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AQA A-Level Psychology 7182
Social Influence
Memory
Attachment
Topic overviewCaregiver-infant interactions: reciprocity and interactional synchronySchaffer's stages of attachmentMultiple attachments and the role of the fatherAnimal studies of attachmentExplanations of attachmentAinsworth's Strange Situation and types of attachmentBowlby's theory of maternal deprivation and effects of institutionalisationInfluence of early attachment on relationshipsCultural variations in attachment
Approaches in Psychology
Biopsychology
Topic overviewDivisions of the nervous systemStructure and function of neurons and synaptic transmissionThe endocrine systemThe fight or flight responseWays of studying the brainLocalisation of function and hemispheric lateralisationPlasticity and functional recovery of the brain after traumaBiological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Research Methods
Scientific Processes
Topic overviewAims and hypothesesSamplingPilot studiesExperimental designsObservational designQuestionnaire construction and design of interviewsVariablesControlDemand characteristics and investigator effectsEthicsPeer reviewImplications of psychological research for the economyReliabilityValidityFeatures of scienceReporting psychological investigations
Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Topic overviewQuantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniquesPrimary and secondary data, including meta-analysisDescriptive statistics: measures of central tendency and measures of dispersionPresentation and display of quantitative data: graphs, tables, scattergrams, bar chartsDistributions: normal and skewed distributionsIntroduction to statistical testing; the sign test
Data Handling and Analysis
Inferential Testing
Issues and Debates in Psychology
RelationshipsOption 1
GenderOption 1
Cognition and DevelopmentOption 1
SchizophreniaOption 2
Eating BehaviourOption 2
StressOption 2
AggressionOption 3
Forensic PsychologyOption 3
AddictionOption 3
Explanations for Nicotine AddictionOption 3
Data Handling and Analysis
Presentation and display of quantitative data
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Overview
Bar charts, histograms, scattergrams, tables and line graphs, and what each is appropriate for.
What you need to know
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What does a scattergram display?
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How do tables and line graphs present data?
Questions from this subtopic
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Name four methods used to present and display quantitative data in psychology research.
Model answer
Graphs, tables, scattergrams, and bar charts.
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What type of data do graphs help to present in psychological research?
Model answer
Quantitative data.
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Name one method used to present and display quantitative data in psychology research that organises numerical information into rows and columns.
Model answer
Tables
- 4
What type of data display would be most appropriate for presenting precise numerical values alongside participant categories or experimental conditions?
Model answer
A table, as it allows exact values to be recorded and compared systematically across rows and columns
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When would a researcher choose to use a scattergram to display their data?
Model answer
When investigating a correlation between two continuous variables to visualise the strength and direction of the relationship
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What does the pattern of points on a scattergram indicate about the data?
Model answer
It indicates the type of correlation (positive, negative, or none) and the strength of the relationship between the two variables
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