Psychology A-Level
infant research methods
What infant research methods means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of infant research methods
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Techniques like preferential looking and habituation turn perception into measurable responses, as infants cannot report what they see.
Topics that use infant research methods
- Section B: Option 1 Child psychology (OCR A-Level)
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