The Telepathy Experiment allows A Level psychology students to learn and practice research methods. It is aimed more at Year 2 of A Level. The video is a ficticious story about a telepathy experiment that did not go according to plan. It covers: Independent and Dependent Variables Hypotheses - Null, Directional and Non-Directional Sampling - Volunteer, Opportunity, Stratified, Snowball, Systematic and Random Experimental Design - Repeated Measures, Independent Groups, Matched Pairs External Validity - Ecological, Population, Temporal, Mundane Realism Control Measures - Pilot Studies, Random Allocation, Counterbalancing, Standardised Instructions, Videoing Ethics - the four ethical principles of Competence, Integrity, Confidentiality and Responsibility Inferential stats - which one to choose Levels of Measurement - Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio Files include: 01 Research methods Questions to accompany the video 02 Research methods Questions AND answers for assessment 03 A PowerPoint of the script and images that go with the video. The video (click on the video tab) If you have any issues with the resources please get in touch and I will be happy to help: Twitter: @blonde_pretzel YouTube: Psychology Students

This handy revisoin timetable (Gannt Chart format) allows students to plan their own revision timetable from now until the exams in May 2019. Print onto A3 paper (single sided). The dates are split into Monday-Thursday and Friday-Sunday. They can then check every Monday and Friday to see what topics they will be revision over the next few days. They decide what when they will revise each topic from the specification, however, I have put them in the order that I recommend they start (eg starting with research methods which can come into any section.) Planning the revision could be done as a directed study task, or completed during tutorial time with help from the teacher. They should put their Gannt Chart up on a notice board (or bedroom wall) where they can easily check it every Monday and Friday to stay on track. I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, try making the margins narrow or contact me on this website if you need any further help. You can also tweet me: @blonde_pretzel. Many thanks

A handy front sheet with formulas for Percentage Increase and Decrease AND a writing template for interpreting Descriptive Statistics (Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Dispersion). Designed as a practice and assessment activity that I give to my students as homework. The mark scheme allows for quick and easy peer marking. I often get everyone to swap and spend about 10 minutes at the beginning of a lesson marking them. If you have any questions, please do get in touch either on this website or via Twitter: @blonde_pretzel or on YouTube 'Psychology Students. Many thanks

I have written a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exams. This is the 8th set. The stimulus for this one a correlational study investigating the relationship between age and the accuracy of eye-witness testimony. This is the same stimulus as the 7th set, but with different questions. There are 24 marks as per the real exam and students should be allocated 30 minutes to complete it. The comprehensive mark scheme allows for easy marking and peer marking. This paper tests: Direction of hypotheses Hypothesis writing Strength & Limitation of a Volunteer Sample Ethical issues Dealing with ethical issues Controlling for investigator bias Mathematical symbol > (greater than) Identification of direction of correlation from a table of results Calculation of the range The purpose of peer review The limitation of peer review I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, then change the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me on this website, or on twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Psychology Students Thanks very much for looking at my resource.

I have written a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exams. This is the 7th set. The stimulus for this one is a correlational study investigating the relationship between age and the accuracy of eye-witness testimony. There are 24 marks as per the real exam and students should be allocated 30 minutes to complete it. The comprehensive mark scheme allows for easy marking and peer marking. This paper tests: Identification of the research method Sampling Hypothesis writing Pilot study Demand characteristics Calculation of the mean Displaying results from a table into a graph Interpretation of the strength & direction of a correlation Writing a debrief I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, then change the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me on this website, or on twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Psychology Students Thanks very much for looking at my resource.

This is the 3rd set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of AS Level Psychology. I have made a short video to help guide students on how to read the stimulus and make ‘clues’ which will help them answer the questions in the exam paper. There is a stimulus (the same stimulus as the 4th set unofficial exam paper) and questions (24 marks) for students to answer. Because it’s AS level I have only put 24 marks worth of questions. I am currently making unofficial exam papers for A level that have 48 marks. This paper tests: Experimental Design Sampling technique Hypothesis (directional/non-directional) Hypothesis writing Extraenous Variables Random Allocation Percentage Increase calculation Interpeting descriptive statistics Implications to the economy There is a mark scheme for ease of marking, and/or peer marking. As in the real AQA exam, students should be given 30 minutes to complete the paper. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch either on this website, or via twitter: @blonde_preztel.

I have written a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exams. This is the first set. I have made a YouTube video explaining how to find ‘clues’ in the stimulus. It might be an idea for students to try the paper first, then watch the video to see if they would need to make any changes. The stimulus for this one is set in prison, (it’s also the stimulus for the 2nd set). There are 24 marks as per the real exam and students should be allocated 30 minutes to complete it. The comprehensive mark scheme allows for easy marking and peer marking. This paper test: Experimental Method Experimental Design Control Measure - counterbalancing Ethics - Deception and Informed Consent Dealing with ethical issues % Decrease Interpreting a table of results Sign Test Value of N and Calculated value of S Significance Implications to the economy I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, then change the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me on this website, or on twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Psychology Students Thanks very much for looking at my resource.

This is the 4th set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of AS Level Psychology. There is a stimulus (the same stimulus as the 3rd set unofficial exam paper) and questions (24 marks) for students to answer. Because it’s AS level I have only put 24 marks worth of questions. I am currently making unofficial exam papers for A level that have 48 marks. I have a created a video to help students ‘de-code’ the stimulus looking for ‘clues’ to help them answer the questions. This paper tests: Experimental Method Sampling technique Operationalisation Independent variable Random allocation as a control measure Pilot Study Measures of Central Tendency (strengths and limitations of the median) Bar chart Peer Review Validity There is a mark scheme for ease of marking, and/or peer marking. As in the real AQA exam, students should be given 30 minutes to complete the paper. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch either on this website, or via twitter: @blonde_preztel.

I have created a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exam. They follow the format of the real exams, i.e. have a stimulus and all the questions are based on the stimulus. This is the second set. I has the same stimulus as the first set, but tests:: Experimental Method Experimental Design Hypothesis direction Operationalised Dependent Variable Control Measure: Counterbalancing Testing for Significance using a critical values table Assessing reliability of data Calculating a % Significant figures Informed consent The paper has 24 marks and should be allocated 30 minutes to complete in exam conditions as per the real exam. If you have any problems or questions about the resource please contact me on this website or twitter: @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Psychology Students. The mark scheme is comprehensive and allows for easy marking and peer marking. Thanks for looking at my resource.

I have written a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exams. This is the 5th set. The stimulus for this one is investigating how long different ages groups spend on social media. There are 24 marks as per the real exam and students should be allocated 30 minutes to complete it. The comprehensive mark scheme allows for easy marking and peer marking. This paper tests: Experimental Method The direction of a hypothesis Experimental Design Sampling Extraneous Variables % increase Significant figures Interpreting Descriptive Statistics Ethics - Deception and Informed Consent Peer Review I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, then change the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me on this website, or on twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Psychology Students Thanks very much for looking at my resource.

I have written a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exams. This is the 6th set. The stimulus for this one a correlational study investigating the relationship between age and time spent on social media. There are 24 marks as per the real exam and students should be allocated 30 minutes to complete it. The comprehensive mark scheme allows for easy marking and peer marking. This paper tests: Sampling Identification of the Research Method Hypothesis writing Ethical issues Dealing with ethical issues Displaying results in an appropriate graph Interpretation of the graph Calculation of the range External Validity I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, then change the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me on this website, or on twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Psychology Students Thanks very much for looking at my resource.

This is the 6th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about testing the relationship between time spent on social media and mood. This paper tests: Identification of an appropriate hypothesis Operationalized co-variables Identification and justification of sampling techniques The purpose of filler questions Writing a filler question Type of data Identification of and Addressing ethical issues Interpretation of a table of descriptive stats Identification of a control measure The purpose of replication in relation to the study Writing a reference Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including the procedure, design, variables, control measures, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

These short answer tests are designed to test a student’s knowledge of the wording and content of the specification for different units. They should therefore help students understand the possible wording of the questions on the exam paper. They will also highlight any areas they should focus on for revision. The mark schemes allow for quick peer marking. I use them at the beginning of a revision session on a particular unit so students know where to focus their revision. Thanks for looking at my resources.

I have made a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exam. This is the 2nd set. The stimulus for this paper is an experiment testing the difference in the type of cola participants were required to drink and the number of hours sleep they had. The exam paper tests: Hypothesis Direction Hypothesis Writing Control Measures Identification and control of Extraneous Variables Interpretation of Descriptive Statistics Calculation of percentage decrease Testing for Significance using Critical Values Tables Identification of ethical issues Addressing Ethical issues Type 1 Error Writing a Debrief The Purpose & Content of an Abstract Design a Study (12 marks) (Correlational study) The mark scheme is comprehensive and should allow for peer marking. I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, try changing the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch via this website or through twitter: @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology. Thank you for looking at my resource.

This is the 3rd in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an experiment that tests the difference in accuracy of recall between anxious and non-anxious participants for neutral events. This paper tests: Hypothesis Direction Hypothesis Writing Identification of ethical issues Addressing ethical issues Demand Characteristics Assessing validity of a questionnaire Calculation of percentage decrease Significant figures Interpretation of a table of descriptive statistics Identification and justification of a suitable inferential stats test Testing for significance using a critical table Type 1 error Writing a debrief Design a study (12 marks) (An observation study to provide information and justification for the type of observation, operationalised behavioural categories, time/event sampling, assessment of reliability of data) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

This is the 9th in a set of Unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the A Level Psychology Exam. The stimulus includes information a football manager’s decision to ban his squad from playing video games while on a football tour because of their ‘addictive’ nature. The players use diaries to report their experiences. The stimulus continues further on in the paper about an experiment to test the difference in number of hours sleep between those who play the game and those who don’t. The paper tests: Content analysis Estimation of % from a pie chart Improving validity of the investigation Experimental Method Experimental Design Interpretation of a table of descriptive stats Determining significance from a critical values table Type 1 error Falsifiability The content and purpose of an Introduction Determining issues of internal validity Strengths of peer review Limitations of peer review Design a study (12 marks) (An Observation study including information on type of observation with justification, operationalized behavioural categories, time/event sampling, assessment of reliability of data) The mark scheme is fully comprehensive and should allow for peer marking. I tend to use narrow margins, so if the formatting appears ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. If you have any concerns or questions about this resource, please do get in touch either via this website or twitter: @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology. Thanks for looking at my resources.

This is the 7th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an experiment that tests whether there is a difference between men and women in seeking sex earlier in a relationship. This paper tests: Identification of sampling techniques Identification of an operationalized dependent variable Hypothesis writing Identification of a research method A limitation of self-report as a research method Testing Validity Outlining validity Identification of an invalid measure Writing a debrief Calculation of degrees of freedom Displaying the results of a table in a graph Testing for significance using a critical values table Type 2 error The purpose of replication in relation to the study Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including the procedure, design, variables, control measures, assessment of reliability of data, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

This is the 8th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an experiment that tests whether there is a difference between men and women in how verbally aggressive they are. This paper tests: Experimental method Identification of sampling techniques Limitation of sampling techniques Calculation of attrition Significant figures Identification of the operationalized dependent variable Assessing validity External validity Identification of an extraneous variables Control of extraneous variables Assessment of reliability of data Median Calculation of % increase Interpreting a table of descriptive stats Identification and justification of an inferential stats test Testing for significance using a critical values table Checking to see if you have made a Type 2 error Writing a debrief I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

This is the 4th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about testing the relationship between anxiety and accuracy of eye-witness testimony. This paper tests: Identification of sampling technique Strengths and limitations of a sampling technique Hypothesis Writing (Correlation) Assessing the reliability of questionnaires Writing an Informed Consent Form Display of a table of data into a suitable graph Interpretation of a Scattergraph/table of data Identification and justification of a probability level Testing for Significance using critical values tables Type 1 error Writing a reference The purpose and content of an abstract Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including experimental design, variables, control measures, procedures, specialist materials, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

This is the 5th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an observational study in a prison to compare aggressive acts by prisoners in either a Government run or privately run prison. This paper tests: Type of observation Hypothesis Direction Writing a Null Hypothesis Operationalising behavioural categories Addressing lack of informed consent Identification and justification of sampling techniques Assessing reliability of data Calculation of percentage increase Identification and justification of a suitable inferential stats test Testing for significance using a critical values table The purpose of content analysis Explanation of how to carry out a content analysis Design a study (12 marks) (A correlation study including information on research method, variables, hypothesis writing, procedure, assessment of reliability of data, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.