Psychology A-Level
open and closed questions
What open and closed questions means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of open and closed questions
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Reference: OCR
Closed items and rating scales give numbers that compare easily across a large sample, while open items give depth that resists summary.
Topics that use open and closed questions
- Research methods and techniques (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- behavioural categories
- causal inference
- co-variables
- direction and strength
- inter-rater reliability
- interviewer effects
- manipulation of an independent variable
- qualitative and quantitative data
Using open and closed questions in the exam
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