Psychology A-Level
named key research
What named key research means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of named key research
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Reference: OCR
The one study that every topic in the applied paper has, which learners should be able to describe and relate to the topic area.
Topics that use named key research
- 2c. Content of Applied psychology (Component 03) (OCR A-Level)
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Using named key research in the exam
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