Features of Science, Reporting Investigations & the Scientific Report (AQA A Level Psychology)

Exam Questions

5 mins3 questions
11 mark

Give one reason why it is important for scientific reports to include a referencing section?

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21 mark

A study into the relationship between recreational screen time and academic achievement was conducted. Students were asked to self-report the number of hours spent watching TV, playing on their mobile phones or video games (daily recreational screen time) and their end-of-year test performances (academic performance).

The results of the study are shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 The relationship between daily recreational screen time and academic performance

Scatter plot showing the negative correlation between academic performance (%) and daily recreational screen time (hours), with performance decreasing as screen time increases.

In which section(s) of a scientific report would you expect to find reference to the results/findings of the investigation?

  • The abstract and the results sections only

  • The abstract, the discussion and the results sections only

  • The results and the discussion sections only

  • The results section only

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33 marks

Describe features of the abstract section in a scientific report.

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