Psychology A-Level
evidence and policy
What evidence and policy means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of evidence and policy
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Reference: OCR
Bodies such as research councils, ethics committees and clinical guideline bodies weigh evidence in public to make decisions about scientific issues, with cost, ethics and evidence weighed together.
Topics that use evidence and policy
- How science works (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- applications of psychology
- economic implications
- falsification
- induction and deduction
- objectivity and control
- replicability
- socially sensitive research
Using evidence and policy in the exam
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