Psychology GCSE
Validity and ethics of research designs
What Validity and ethics of research designs means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reduced control over extraneous variables can affect the validity of conclusions, and both designs raise ethical and control issues you should be able to identify.
Topics that use Validity and ethics of research designs
- Research methods (AQA GCSE)
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