plumiReliability and validity: OCR A‑Level Psychology questions
Every OCR A-Level Psychology exam question on Reliability and validity, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 19 questions on Reliability and validity, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q15 (1 mark): Which type of validity refers to research that appears to be studying/measuring what it claims to be? A criterion B ecological C face D population
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q19(a) (1 mark): Which variables did the researchers correlate to check inter-rater reliability? A aggression scores of girls and boys B number of aggressive acts by models and
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q25 (6 marks): Outline two ways the validity of the data collected in this study could have been affected. 1
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q29(a) (3 marks): Outline one way that using a self-report method increases the reliability of the data collected in this study.
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q29(b) (3 marks): Outline one way that using a self-report method decreases the reliability of the data collected in this study.
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q3(c) (6 marks): Assess the reliability of these findings.
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q4 (10 marks): Discuss the validity of definitions of abnormality.
- June 2025, Paper 3 (Child psychology), Q5(b) (15 marks): Discuss the reliability of research into perceptual development.
- June 2025, Paper 3 (Sport and exercise psychology), Q8(b) (15 marks): Discuss the validity of research into exercise and mental health.
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q1 (1 mark): Which type of reliability is checked by a correlation between the data of two researchers? A inter-rater B replicability C split-half D test-retest
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q24 (6 marks): Explain two factors that could affect the external validity of this study. 1
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q19 (1 mark): Which type of validity refers to the agreement between two measures or assessments taken at the same time? A concurrent B construct C criterion D face
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q32 (6 marks): Identify and explain two factors that could have affected the reliability of the data collected in this study. 1
- June 2023, Paper 3 (Sport and exercise psychology), Q9(b) (15 marks): Discuss the reliability of research into personality and sport.
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q7 (1 mark): Which of these is a type of reliability? A criterion B ecological C face D test-retest
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q25 (2 marks): Outline one way to help reduce demand characteristics in this study.
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q32 (6 marks): Outline two ways in which the naturalistic observation method used in this study could affect the validity of the data collected. 1
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q4(c) (8 marks): To what extent can these findings be considered reliable?
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q18 (1 mark): Which of the following could help reduce demand characteristics? A debriefing the participants B deceiving the participants C harming the participants D paying
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