Study Additional research methods and techniques in the Pearson Edexcel A Level Psychology specification, with the knowledge and exam application needed for accurate mark-scheme…
Case studies of brain damaged patients such as HM, provide cognitive psychologists with valuable research data about human memory functions.
Justify the use of brain scanning/neuroimaging as a way to increase the credibility of case studies of brain damaged patients.
AO3 (2 marks)
Credit up to two marks for justification in relation to increased credibility
(AO3)
For example;
- Expert researchers not directly involved in the case study can provide
objective, scientific scans/images of the internal functions of the human
brain (1) so they can use methodological triangulation by evidencing brain
functioning to support the observed behaviours recorded by researchers
(1).
Look for other reasonable marking points.
(2)