CAIE A-Level Psychology AS Self Reports Questions

Practise describing questionnaires and interviews, question formats and techniques, and evaluating self-report methods with CAIE Psychology AS questions and mark schemes.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Psychology 9990
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Describe questionnaires and interviews, including question formats, techniques and evaluation.

CAIE A-Level Psychology AS Self Reports Questions question 1

[Maximum number: 6]

Chyou is conducting a self-report about students' subject choices. Four of her questions are:

A Describe how much you like maths.
B How much do you enjoy studying science?
0= do not enjoy it at all, 5= enjoy it a lot.
C "I have always known what subjects I want to study."
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
strongly agree / agree / neither agree nor disagree / disagree / strongly disagree.
D Write about whether you would like to be a doctor.

Question (a)

(a)

Identify one closed question from A to D.

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Question (b)

(b)

Identify one open question from A to D.

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Question (c)

(c)

Chyou has written two questions to investigate the process of students choosing their subjects.

E How old were you when you decided you did or did not like science?
F Describe how you felt when you made your final decision about subject choices.

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Question (i)

(i)

State one strength of question E.

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Question (ii)

(ii)

State one strength of question F.

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Question (d)

(d)

Suggest two questions Chyou could ask to investigate factors affecting students' subject choices.

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