A-level
Psychology A-level:
Research Methods
Learn It
Check you know the main principles by reviewing the list of different topic areas, either click on the topic heading to quick learn the whole topic or pick individual principles to brush up.
Research Methods
Types of investigations and research design
Dealing with Participants
- Choosing participants - sampling
- Relationships between researchers and participants
- Minimising researcher effects and demand characteristics
Experiments
Correlation
Naturalistic Observations
- Definition
- Designing naturalistic observations
- Strengths and weaknesses of naturalistic observations
Questionnaires and Interviews
- Designing a questionnaire survey
- Strengths and weaknesses of questionnaires
- Interviews
- Strengths and weaknesses of interviews
- Qualitative data analysis
Data Analysis and Presentation of Results
Test It
Now you have learnt the main principles, test yourself with these sample questions. If you get stuck, go back and review the principle again.
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