11 mark
Give one reason why it is important for scientific reports to include a referencing section.
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Syllabus Edition
First teaching 2025
First exams 2027
Features of Science, Reporting Investigations & the Scientific Report (AQA A Level Psychology): Exam Questions
Exam code: 7182
19 mins6 questions
21 mark
A study into the relationship between recreational screen time and academic achievement was conducted. Students were asked to self-report the number of hours spent watching TV, playing on their mobile phones or video games (daily recreational screen time) and their end-of-year test performances (academic performance).
The results of the study are shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 The relationship between daily recreational screen time and academic performance
In which section(s) of a scientific report would you expect to find reference to the results/findings of the investigation?
The abstract and the results sections only
The abstract, the discussion and the results sections only
The results and the discussion sections only
The results section only
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33 marks
Describe features of the abstract section in a scientific report.
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42 marks
In 1993, a book about gender was published in New Haven. The book was written by Sandra L Bem from Cornell University. The title was ‘The lenses of gender: transforming the debate on sexual inequality’. The book was published by Yale University Press.
A researcher needs to modify the above information to include Bem’s book in the references section of a scientific report.
Write the full reference for this book as it should appear in the reference section of the researcher’s report.
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14 marks
The teacher noticed that some students reported feeling more motivated when revising in groups. She decided to conduct an experiment to compare group revision and solo revision.
Twenty A Level psychology students from the school took part in the study. They were randomly allocated to one of two conditions:
Condition A: revise alone for 15 minutes
Condition B: revise in groups of 3 or 4 for 15 minutes
All students revised the same set of psychology terms. After the revision period, all students completed a 20-mark test on the material. The teacher recorded each student’s score.
Write a brief consent form that would have been suitable to obtain informed consent from the participants in this study.
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18 marks
Discuss the features of science. Refer to one or more examples of psychological research in your answer.
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