Psychology A-Level
Abstract
What Abstract means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Abstract
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Reference: AQA
A short summary of the aim, hypothesis, method, results and conclusion, read first to decide whether the paper is worth reading at all.
Topics that use Abstract
- Scientific processes (AQA A-Level)
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