Ib Psychology Paper 3 - Question 1. A: Already Passed

Unstructured interview - Characteristic 2 {Ans: UNSTRUCTURED interviewers need more training and experience to collect credible data; it can be hard to keep the interview on track and achieve the research objective when there is no 'script' as such; eliciting relevant information without asking leading questions and with minimal guidance in the interview schedule requires practice and skill.}Naturalistic Observation: Non-Participant - Characteristic 1 {Ans: In NON_PARTICIPANT observation, the researcher remains separate from the activities of the group and does not interact with participants whilst conducting the observation; this lack of involvement means that the researcher is free to focus entirely on the data collection, arguably leading to a more accurate record of events.}True/Lab Experiment (Quant) Characteristic 2: {Ans: The lab experiment can establish a cause-effect relationship between the manipulation of the independent variable (IV) and its effect on the dependent variable (DV). (Identify this in the stimulus piece)}Correlational study - Characteristic 2 {Ans: Correlational studies are common in areas of psychology where it may not be possible to ethically or practically manipulate variables as part of an experiment; as there is no attempt to establish causality, internal validity relates solely to the extent to which the