Psychology Writing Practice - Unti 1

A psychologist is investigating whether students learn vocabulary more effectively in the morning or the afternoon. The students are tested once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

(a) Identify the experimental design being used in this study.

A psychologist is investigating whether students learn vocabulary more effectively in the morning or the afternoon. The students are tested once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

(b) Explain one strength and one weakness of using this design.

A psychologist is investigating whether students learn vocabulary more effectively in the morning or the afternoon. The students are tested once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

(c) Suggest one way the researcher could reduce order effects in this study.

A researcher wants to find out about people’s experiences with online learning. They create a questionnaire with both open and closed questions.

(a) Give one example of a closed question that the researcher could use.

A researcher wants to find out about people’s experiences with online learning. They create a questionnaire with both open and closed questions.

(b) Explain one strength of using a questionnaire for this study.

A researcher wants to find out about people’s experiences with online learning. They create a questionnaire with both open and closed questions.

(c) Suggest one weakness of using self-reports in this study.

A psychologist decides to carry out a case study on a teenager who has a rare memory condition.

(a) Explain one strength of using a case study for this investigation.

A psychologist decides to carry out a case study on a teenager who has a rare memory condition.

(b) Suggest one weakness of using this method.

A psychologist decides to carry out a case study on a teenager who has a rare memory condition.
(c) Describe one other research method that could be used alongside the case study to collect more data.

Maya is conducting an observation to see how children share toys in a playroom. She wants to use a structured observation.
(a) Explain what is meant by a structured observation.