OCR_AS_PSYCHOLOGY_CERTIFICATION_REVIEW_2026_QUESTIONS_WITH_ANSWERS

OCR AS PSYCHOLOGY CERTIFICATION
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+

●● field experiment. Answer: experiments that occur in the natural
environment of the participants


●● Quasi. Answer: where the independent variable is naturally occurring


●● structured observation. Answer: researcher identifies beforehand
which behaviors are to be observed and recorded


●● unstructured observation. Answer: the problem has not been
specifically defined, so a great deal of flexibility is allowed the
observers in terms of what they note and record


●● naturalistic observation. Answer: observing and recording behavior
in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control
the situation


●● controlled observation. Answer: Some control over variables takes
place to observe how people may interact/behave. They take place inside
and outside of a lab.

, ●● participant observation. Answer: a research method in which
investigators systematically observe people while joining them in their
routine activities


●● non-participant observation. Answer: The researcher is not involved
in what is going on. The researcher is external to what is going on/the
people being observed.


●● overt observation. Answer: Participants know they are being
observed


●● covert observation. Answer: Participants do not know they are being
observed


●● questionnaire. Answer: a written set of questions to be answered by a
research participant


●● structured. Answer:


●● unstructured. Answer:


●● semi structured. Answer: