Psychology A-Level
experiment and causation
What experiment and causation means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of experiment and causation
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Reference: OCR
Manipulating one variable while holding the rest steady is what licenses a claim about cause.
Topics that use experiment and causation
- Practical activities (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- choosing an analysis
- correlation and third variables
- observation
- risk assessment
- self-report
- ethical safeguards
- small-scale practical work
Using experiment and causation in the exam
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