Psychology A-Level
novel scenario
What novel scenario means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of novel scenario
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Reference: OCR
A situation you have not seen before, which the answer has to be about, such as this child, this offender, this office or this athlete.
Topics that use novel scenario
- 2c. Content of Applied psychology (Component 03) (OCR A-Level)
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Using novel scenario in the exam
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