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Psychology Edexcel AS level

Question 1 of 24

1

Name a weakness of random sampling?

Select one of the following:

  • Very time consuming

  • Sample may not be representative

  • Participants may have special qualities

Explanation

Question 2 of 24

1

A hypothesis which states 'the kind of difference between two conditions' is called...

Select one of the following:

  • Directional (one tailed)

  • Non-directional (two tailed)

  • Null

Explanation

Question 3 of 24

1

What is a strength of random sampling?

Select one of the following:

  • Very representative

  • No researcher bias

  • Quick and easy

Explanation

Question 4 of 24

1

Milgram's original study of obedience had how many participants?

Select one of the following:

  • 60

  • 40

  • 53

Explanation

Question 5 of 24

1

The shock generator ranged from...

Select one of the following:

  • 15v - 450v

  • 50v - 450v

  • 40v - 250v

Explanation

Question 6 of 24

1

Milgram's variation study found that...

Select one of the following:

  • Obedience fell to 20.5%

  • Obedience increased by 20.5%

  • Obedience remained the same

Explanation

Question 7 of 24

1

What was the aim of Milgram's original study of obedience?

Select one of the following:

  • To see how obedient participants would be when ordered to administer electric shocks to an innocent victim

  • To see how obedient participants would be when ordered to administer teach to a learner

  • To see how obedient participants would be when paid

Explanation

Question 8 of 24

1

Which of these was a weakness of Milgram's original study of obedience?

Select one of the following:

  • Task Validity

  • Experimental Validity

  • Reliability

Explanation

Question 9 of 24

1

Meeus and Raijmaaker's study tested...

Select one of the following:

  • Obedience in an everyday situation of a lab interview

  • Obedience in an everyday situation of a lab experiemnt

  • Love

Explanation

Question 10 of 24

1

How much were participants paid in Meeus and Raaijmaker's study?

Select one of the following:

  • $4

  • $10

  • $13

Explanation

Question 11 of 24

1

What was the name of the Dr in Hofling's study?

Select one of the following:

  • Dr John

  • Dr Smith

  • Dr Jones

Explanation

Question 12 of 24

1

What was the name of the patient nurses had to administer astroten to?

Select one of the following:

  • Mr Jones

  • Mr John

  • Mr Jim

Explanation

Question 13 of 24

1

Why was the agency theory passed down through evolution?

Select one of the following:

  • To ensure our survival

  • To ensure our happiness

  • To maintain capitalism

Explanation

Question 14 of 24

1

Social identity theory was proposed by which psychologist?

Select one of the following:

  • Tajfel

  • Sherif

  • Milgram

Explanation

Question 15 of 24

1

The aim of Tajfel's study was 'to investigate whether being categorised into a group would cause prejudice'

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 24

1

Godden and Baddeley found which results from their study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Dry + Dry = 13.5

  • Wet + Wet = 11.4

  • Dry + Dry = 14.3

  • Wet + Wet = 10.5

Explanation

Question 17 of 24

1

Which two of the following are aims of Godden and Baddeley's study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • If recall was better when learning context was present at recall

  • If recall was worse when learning context was present at recall

  • Would participants remember more words when 'wet' learning and 'wet' recall or 'dry' learning and 'dry' recall took place

  • Would participants see more words when 'wet' learning and 'dry' recall or 'dry' learning and 'wet' recall took place

Explanation

Question 18 of 24

1

How many words were used in Godden and Baddeley's study?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 23

  • 65

  • 36

Explanation

Question 19 of 24

1

The words used in Godden and Baddeley's study were chosen from a TV show

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 24

1

The words in Godden and Baddeley's study were presented 3 times

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 24

1

A practice session was used in Godden and Baddeley's study because...

Select one of the following:

  • The divers had to learn to breathe and hold their breaths to hear the list of words

  • The experimenters needed to make sure participants could dive

  • The participants were badly prepared for the experiment

Explanation

Question 22 of 24

1

How is eyewitness testimony recorded?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Police statement

  • Verbal testimony

  • Court case

Explanation

Question 23 of 24

1

Which two of the following are of Hofling's aims?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Nurses would obey an instruction which would involve them breaking hospital reg and endanger the lives of patients

  • To see whether nurses were aware of how obedient they tended to be

  • To see whether nurses would not obey

  • To see whether nurses could avoid instructions

Explanation

Question 24 of 24

1

Craik and Tulving's study aimed to find out...

Select one or more of the following:

  • Whether words processed for their meaning would be better remembered than words processed for the way they appear or sound

  • Whether words processed for the way they appear would be better remembered than words processed for their meaning or sound

  • Whether words processed for their sound would be better remembered than words processed for the way they appear or meaning

Explanation

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