Research methods · AS 91841
Demonstrate understanding of the methods used in psychological research
Level 1 · Year 114 creditsInternalAchievement StandardPsychology 1.3
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You need to show you understand the different ways psychologists carry out research to study human behaviour and psychology. This means identifying and describing at least three research methods (like experiments, surveys, case studies, observations, or correlations) and explaining why researchers chose those particular methods for their specific study.
What you actually do
- ·Identify at least three different research methods used in a psychology study
- ·Describe what each method actually involves and how it was carried out
- ·Explain why the researchers chose these particular methods for their study
- ·Compare the different methods used and discuss their strengths and weaknesses
- ·Justify why these methods were the right choice for answering the research question
AAchieved
You identify and describe at least three research methods used in the psychology study, showing basic understanding of what each method involves.
MMerit
You explain the reasons why the researchers chose these particular methods and discuss how appropriate each method was for the research question.