General Paper 1

Question 1

What is a cohort

Answer 1

Group that has similar experiences of something eg year they were born

Question 2

1 pro and 1 con of longitudinal studies

Answer 2

Control for individual differences
But
Low generalisability (possible cohort effect) and can be intrusive (unethical)

Question 3

How can you see if a behaviour is universal or not

Answer 3

Use a cross cultural research design

Question 4

4 types of sampling techniques

Answer 4

Random
Stratified
Opportunity
Volunteer

Question 5

Measure of central tendency includes

Answer 5

Mean mode and median

Question 6

Measures of dispersion include

Answer 6

Range and standard deviation

Question 7

Pro and con of repeated measures design

Answer 7

Control over individual differences
But
Order effect may occur (fatigue or practice)

Question 8

When should a Wilcoxon test be used

Answer 8

Ordinal data, repeated measures design, test of difference

Question 9

When should a Mann Whitney U stat test be used

Answer 9

MOID

Ordinal data, independent group design, test of difference

Question 10

When should a Spearmans Rho stat test be used

Answer 10

Correlation, ordinal data

Question 11

When should a Chi Squared stat test be used

Answer 11

NIC

Nominal data, Independent groups