Psychology A-Level
replication
What replication means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of replication
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Reference: OCR
Writing the method in enough detail that another researcher could repeat the study and obtain comparable results.
Topics that use replication
- Report writing (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Harvard convention
- in-text citation
- publication bias
- replication crisis
- research funding
- results without interpretation
- validation of new knowledge
- appendices and raw data
Using replication in the exam
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