Study Correlational research in the Pearson Edexcel A Level Psychology specification, including the knowledge, application and evaluation needed for exam questions and…
Daisy wanted to use a correlational research method to investigate whether aggression and exposure to media violence were linked. She decided to use a questionnaire to gather her data.
Explain one weakness with Daisy using a correlational research method to investigate exposure to media violence and aggression.
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AO2 (1 mark), AO3 (1 mark)
Credit one mark for accurate identification of a weakness in relation to
the scenario (AO2).
Credit one mark for justification/exemplification of the weakness (AO3)
For example;
- Daisy's correlational research only looks at co-variables and
cannot establish cause and effect between exposure to media
violence and aggression (1). The data only indicates a
relationship, not whether one leads to the other, so Daisy cannot
draw conclusions about the impact of media violence on
someone's levels of aggression (1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
Generic answers score 0 marks.
(2)