The use of methods in psychology when carrying out research in criminological psychology
Methods from Units 1 and 2, as appropriate, related to criminological psychology.
Experiments as used in the study of eye witness memory.
Mock jury research as a method for studying jury decision-making.
Calculate the range for jurors from other ethnic backgrounds. (1) January 2017
Calculate the modal crime from Table 3. (1) January 2017
Draw a bar chart to illustrate the data in Table 4. (3) January 2017
Calculate the median for the number of correct items recalled in a standard interview. (1) June 2017
Give one conclusion that can be drawn from the data in Table 2. (1) June 2017
Calculate the standard deviation for the number of correct items recalled as shown in Table 3. You must give your answer to two decimal places. (2) June 2017
Draw a scatter diagram to illustrate the data in Table 4. (3) June 2017
Explain one weakness of self-report questionnaires. (2) June 2017
Describe two reasons why it might be preferable to use qualitative rather than quantitative data in Donal’s investigation. (4) October 2017
Padraic concludes that cognitive interviews are successful. Justify Padriac’s conclusion with reference to the data in Table 3. (2) October 2017
Coleen disagrees, stating that cognitive interviews are not successful. Justify Coleen’s statement with reference to the data in Table 3. (2) October 2017
State what is meant by ‘criminological psychology’. (1) October 2018
Identify the level of measurement used by Ernesto in this study. (1) June 2019
State a fully operationalised directional (one-tailed) hypothesis for Giulia’s investigation. (2) January 2020