A Level Psychology – Finding, Selecting and Using Participants

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AQA A Level Psychology Research Methods A Level Psychology – Finding, Selecting and Using Participants

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Question 1 of 20

1. Question
What is meant by “The Hawthorne Effect”?
- The effect on a study of participants being interested in the area of research
- Bias caused by the researcher
- Participants being disinterested in the area of study
- The researcher overtly influencing participants
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Question 2 of 20

2. Question
Which of these is the main disadvantage to stratified sampling?
- It is costly and time consuming
- It is unethical
- It is unfair
- It is inherently biased
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Question 3 of 20

3. Question
What is meant by the term “target group”?
- The section of the population that a researcher is interested in
- The total population
- The section of the population that the researcher is not interested in
- A random selection from the population
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question
In a stratified sample of the population, roughly what percentage of the sample should be male?
- Roughly 50%
- Roughly 20%
- Roughly 99%
- Roughly 10%
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question
Which of these words would best describe an unrepresentative sample?
- Biased
- Unethical
- Ethical
- Unbiased
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question
In a stratified sample of the population, roughly what percentage of the sample should be female?
- Roughly 50%
- Roughly 20%
- Roughly 99%
- Roughly 10%
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
Which of these is the main advantage to using random sampling?
- It is fair
- It is ethical
- It is thorough
- It is representative
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question
Roughly 12% of the UK population is Muslim. How many Muslims should be present in a stratified sample of 50?
- Six
- Twelve
- Twenty-four
- Three
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question
Which of these is the main disadvantage to using random sampling?
- It does not mean you get a representative sample
- It is unethical
- It is unfair
- It is inherently biased
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
Which of these is the main advantage to using stratified sampling?
- It is representative
- It is ethical
- It is cheap
- It is easy and fast
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
What is meant by the term “opportunity sampling”?
- Using participants who are able and willing
- Using participants who volunteer
- Randomly selecting participants
- Selecting participants from the electoral roll
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Question 12 of 20

12. Question
What is meant by “researcher bias”?
- How the expectations of the researcher impact on the results
- How the presence of a researcher influences participants
- How the lack of a researcher invalidates the results
- How the dress of a researcher impacts on the results
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Question 13 of 20

13. Question
Which of these sources of information is not in the public domain?
- Mobile Telephone Numbers
- Electoral Roll
- Census Data
- Landline Telephone Numbers
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
Which of these sources of information is not in the public domain?
- Banking Details
- Electoral Roll
- Internet Search History
- Medical Records
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Question 15 of 20

15. Question
Which of these sources of information is not in the public domain?
- Email Addresses
- Debit Card Details
- Census Data
- Career History
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
Which of these sources of information is not in the public domain?
- Educational Details
- Electoral Roll
- Census Data
- Landline Telephone Numbers
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
Which of these sources of information is in the public domain?
- Electoral Roll
- Banking Details
- Salaries
- Educational Histories
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
Which of these sources of information is in the public domain?
- Census Data
- Salaries
- Banking Details
- Mortgage information
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
Which of these sources of information is in the public domain?
- Landline Telephone Numbers
- Educational Histories
- Medical records
- Banking Details
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
Which of these is the main disadvantage to volunteer sampling?
- It is inherently biased
- It is unethical
- It is unfair
- It is impractical
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