plumiSampling: OCR A‑Level Psychology questions
Every OCR A-Level Psychology exam question on Sampling, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 13 questions on Sampling, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q23 (3 marks): Outline one weakness of using self-selected sampling in this study.
- June 2024, Paper 3 (Sport and exercise psychology), Q8(b) (15 marks): Discuss sampling bias in research into personality and sport.
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q18 (1 mark): Which of these is not a sampling technique that can be used to obtain participants for research? A creative B opportunity C random D self-selected
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q7(a) (3 marks): Outline one weakness of the sample used in this study.
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q6 (1 mark): Which sampling technique ensures everyone in the target population has an equal chance of being in the sample? A opportunity B random C self-selected D snowball
- June 2022, Paper 3 (Environmental psychology), Q7(b) (15 marks): Discuss sampling bias in research into biological rhythms.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q19 (1 mark): In the Lee et al. study (1997) of lying and truth telling, which of these best describes the sample used? A Chinese and American children B Chinese and Canadian
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q21(a) (2 marks): Give details of the sample (participants) they would use to obtain data from in this study.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q21(b) (3 marks): Outline how they could use a self-selected sampling technique to obtain the participants for this study.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q21(c) (3 marks): Outline one weakness of using a self-selected sampling technique to obtain participants for this study.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q24(a) (3 marks): Outline the sampling technique you used to obtain the participants for any one of your own practical activities.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q24(b) (3 marks): Outline one strength of using this sampling technique to obtain the participants for that practical activity.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q30 (3 marks): Outline one way that the sampling technique used to obtain participants for this study could have affected the generalisability of the data collected in this st
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