9990 Psychology AO3 Exercise 1 Activity 1

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  Cambridge International AS & A Level Psychology 9990 (for examination from 2024)

  Skills Exercises - AO3 Analysis and evaluation
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  Exercise 1: Evaluating research

  
  

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    Activity 1: Generalisability

    
    

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    This activity will help learners develop the skills required to effectively evaluate different sampling techniques (opportunity, random and volunteer) which are used in psychological research.

    Learners will also need to consider different features of a study’s sample which will make it more or less generalisable.

    Generalisability is the ability to determine how widely findings from a study can be applied, for examples to other settings and populations.

    Using Worksheet 1: Generalisability, learners assess how representative the samples and sampling techniques of each core study are. These can be replaced with other core studies or key studies from the A Level Specialist Options.

    Use Worksheet 1: Generalisability answers to lead a class discussion where learners share their evaluations, noting that the justification for the judgment is more important than where each ‘X’ is placed on the continuum.