Topic outline

  • AO1 Knowledge and understanding


    Cambridge International AS & A Level Psychology 9990
    Skills Exercises - AO2 Application
  • Exercise 2: Using data

    • Activity 2: Making appropriate choices

    • Learners must be able to apply their knowledge of research methods to novel research situations. 

      This includes making choices about what would be the most suitable approach to take in terms of the methodology, data collection and data analysis. 

      Use Worksheet 5: Making appropriate choices to get learners thinking about the choices psychologists make when designing studies.

      Using Worksheet 5: Making appropriate choices answers, discuss, as a class, the rank orders learners have chosen. 

      Explore learners' justifications for each choice.