Edexcel A Level Psychology Cognitive
Psychology June 2024 Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
What are case studies? - Answer>> Allows data gathered to be
in-depth and detailed. Gathers data from many different sources
and different research methods
What type of data do case studies gather? - Answer>>
Qualitative, but can also give quantitative (e.g. IQ tests)
What is triangulation? - Answer>> Gathering data using
different research methods and developing themes.
Who was HM? - Answer>> Henry Molaison
What happened to HM? - Answer>> Suffered brain injury as a
result of surgical procedure to relieve him from seizures caused
by epilepsy.
Which part of HM's brain was removed? - Answer>> William
Scoville removed HM's hippocampus, which was associated with
consolidating memories.
What happened to HM's memory? - Answer>> He was
assessed of having anterograde (loss of ability to make NEW
memories) and retrograde (loss of ability to recall events PRIOR
to the injury) amnesia.
How did HM contribute to understanding memory? - Answer>>
Shows that there is short term and long term memory storage.
Informs us that short term memories need to be transferred to
long term storage to be able to be retrieved again.
,What 3 main standards should a good study adhere to? -
Answer>> 1. Possible to generalise
2. Replicable
3. Valid
What is test-retest reliability? - Answer>> If findings are
consistent, and considered reliable, it can be trusted that findings
will happen again.
Objectivity - Answer>> Need to be impartial and judgement free
Internal validity - Answer>> How well the procedure establishes
a causal relationship between manipulated IV and measured DV.
Predictive validity - Answer>> The extent to which the
performance on the measure can predict future performance on a
similar criterion.
Ecological validity - Answer>> The extent to which the research
can be generalised to other situations (real life or everyday
situations).
Operationalised hypothesis - Answer>> Defining precisely how
you intend to measure the DV and alter the conditions of the IV
What are the 3 experimental designs? - Answer>> Independent
measures, repeated measures and matched pairs
Independent measures design - Answer>> Using DIFFERENT
participants in each condition of the experiment
Repeated measures design - Answer>> Using the SAME
participants in each condition of the experiment
, Matched pairs - Answer>> Using different but similar
participants in each condition. An effort is made to match the
participants in any important characteristics that might be
important to the study.
Order effects - Answer>> Occurs when repeated measures
design is used.
Practice effect - become practised at the test and improve their
performance
Fatigue effect - become tired or bored so performance
deteriorates
Counterbalancing - Answer>> Each condition is tested first or
second in equal amounts. Divided equally between the conditions
and experiment them in different order.
e.g. one group tested in A then B, other group do B then A.
Randomising - Answer>> Each participant is assigned either
Condition A or B first randomly
Standard deviation - Answer>>
Extraneous variable - Answer>> Variable that may have
affected the DV but that was not the IV
Confounding variable - Answer>> Variable that affects the
findings of a study directly, so much that you are no longer
measuring what was intended
Situational variables - Answer>> An extraneous variable found
in the environment, such as noise, time of day, temperature,
disturbances etc.
Psychology June 2024 Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
What are case studies? - Answer>> Allows data gathered to be
in-depth and detailed. Gathers data from many different sources
and different research methods
What type of data do case studies gather? - Answer>>
Qualitative, but can also give quantitative (e.g. IQ tests)
What is triangulation? - Answer>> Gathering data using
different research methods and developing themes.
Who was HM? - Answer>> Henry Molaison
What happened to HM? - Answer>> Suffered brain injury as a
result of surgical procedure to relieve him from seizures caused
by epilepsy.
Which part of HM's brain was removed? - Answer>> William
Scoville removed HM's hippocampus, which was associated with
consolidating memories.
What happened to HM's memory? - Answer>> He was
assessed of having anterograde (loss of ability to make NEW
memories) and retrograde (loss of ability to recall events PRIOR
to the injury) amnesia.
How did HM contribute to understanding memory? - Answer>>
Shows that there is short term and long term memory storage.
Informs us that short term memories need to be transferred to
long term storage to be able to be retrieved again.
,What 3 main standards should a good study adhere to? -
Answer>> 1. Possible to generalise
2. Replicable
3. Valid
What is test-retest reliability? - Answer>> If findings are
consistent, and considered reliable, it can be trusted that findings
will happen again.
Objectivity - Answer>> Need to be impartial and judgement free
Internal validity - Answer>> How well the procedure establishes
a causal relationship between manipulated IV and measured DV.
Predictive validity - Answer>> The extent to which the
performance on the measure can predict future performance on a
similar criterion.
Ecological validity - Answer>> The extent to which the research
can be generalised to other situations (real life or everyday
situations).
Operationalised hypothesis - Answer>> Defining precisely how
you intend to measure the DV and alter the conditions of the IV
What are the 3 experimental designs? - Answer>> Independent
measures, repeated measures and matched pairs
Independent measures design - Answer>> Using DIFFERENT
participants in each condition of the experiment
Repeated measures design - Answer>> Using the SAME
participants in each condition of the experiment
, Matched pairs - Answer>> Using different but similar
participants in each condition. An effort is made to match the
participants in any important characteristics that might be
important to the study.
Order effects - Answer>> Occurs when repeated measures
design is used.
Practice effect - become practised at the test and improve their
performance
Fatigue effect - become tired or bored so performance
deteriorates
Counterbalancing - Answer>> Each condition is tested first or
second in equal amounts. Divided equally between the conditions
and experiment them in different order.
e.g. one group tested in A then B, other group do B then A.
Randomising - Answer>> Each participant is assigned either
Condition A or B first randomly
Standard deviation - Answer>>
Extraneous variable - Answer>> Variable that may have
affected the DV but that was not the IV
Confounding variable - Answer>> Variable that affects the
findings of a study directly, so much that you are no longer
measuring what was intended
Situational variables - Answer>> An extraneous variable found
in the environment, such as noise, time of day, temperature,
disturbances etc.
