A Level Psychology – Observing, Questioning and Interviewing

Last updated: 01/09/2020

AQA A Level Psychology Research Methods A Level Psychology – Observing, Questioning and Interviewing

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Question 1 of 20

1. Question
Which of these could be considered to be a leading question?
- Did you see the brown dog in the picture?
- Please tell me what you saw in the photo
- What did you see in the picture?
- Please describe the picture to me
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Question 2 of 20

2. Question
Which of these could be considered to be a leading question?
- Would you say that, like most people, you had a happy childhood?
- Please describe your childhood to me
- How happy would you say your childhood was?
- Would you describe your childhood as unhappy?
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Question 3 of 20

3. Question
Which of these could be considered to be a leading question?
- To what extent does your mood reflect the cultural norm of stress and anxiety?
- To what extent do you normally feel stressed?
- Please describe to me your levels of stress
- Please describe to me your levels of anxiety
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question
Which of these would not be considered a leading question?
- Did you see a child In a brown shirt in the video?
- Please describe to me what you saw in the video
- Did you see any children in the video?
- What colours did you see people wearing in the video?
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question
What is meant by “participant observation”?
- When the researcher participates in the task or activity
- When the participants observe each other
- When the researcher is observed by participants
- When the researcher cannot be observed by participants
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question
What is wrong with this question: “To what extent does your attachment feel insecure in regards to your primary caregiver?”
- There is too much jargon
- It is open
- It is closed
- It is ambiguous
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
What is meant by “overt observation”?
- The presence of the researcher is obvious
- The presence of the researcher is detectable, but hidden
- The presence of the researcher is hidden
- No researchers are present
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question
What is wrong with this question: “Do you feel quite stressed today?”
- It is ambiguous
- It is open
- It is biased
- It is leading
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question
What is meant by “event sampling”?
- Recording only events you are interested in
- Recording all events
- Recording events you are not interested in
- Recording no events
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
What name is given to a question with two parts?
- Double-barrelled
- Double-ended
- Open-ended
- Double-layer
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
Which of these is an example of a close-ended question?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy would you say your childhood was?
- Please describe your childhood to me
- How would you rate your childhood?
- How happy would you say your relationship with your parents was?
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Question 12 of 20

12. Question
Why should leading questions be avoided in interviews and questionnaires?
- They generate bias in the results
- They lead to quantitative data
- They lead to qualitative data
- They result in a null hypothesis
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Question 13 of 20

13. Question
Which of these is an example of a close-ended question?
- Do you feel comfortable talking about your mother?
- How does talking about your mother make you feel?
- How are you feeling at the moment as we talk about your mother?
- Please tell me about your mother
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
Which of these is an example of a close-ended question?
- On a scale of 1 to 5, how accurate do you think your memory is?
- Generally, how would you describe the accuracy of your memory?
- Describe to me your feelings about the accuracy of your memory
- How do you usually feel about the accuracy of your memory?
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Question 15 of 20

15. Question
Which of these is an example of a close-ended question?
- Was your relationship with your father a happy one?
- Tell me about your relationship with your father
- Please describe to me your feelings about your father
- How does thinking about your father make you feel?
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
Which of these words would be considered to be too ambiguous when asking questions of participants?
- Normal
- Cultural norms
- Social norms
- Mentally healthy
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
Which of these words would be considered to be too ambiguous when asking questions of participants?
- Happy
- Securely attached
- Insecurely attached
- Anxious
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
Which of these words would be considered to be too ambiguous when asking questions of participants?
- Good
- Psychologically normal
- Abnormal behaviour
- Mood
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
Which of these words would be considered to be too ambiguous when asking questions of participants?
- Quite
- Excessively
- Abnormal behaviour
- Mentally healthy
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
Which of these words would be considered to be too ambiguous when asking questions of participants?
- Very
- Securely attached
- Abnormal behaviour
- Social norms
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