Clinical psychology Studies

Worked examples (9)

• 1Identify the research method and say what it licenses (3 marks)
• 2Describe the sample (3 marks)
• 3Describe the measures taken and explain why the blood tests were needed (4 marks)
• 4Describe the findings (5 marks)
• 5Calculate from the prevalence data (4 marks)
• 6Explain why no causal conclusion can be drawn (5 marks)
• 7Explain why the study was conducted in Japan (4 marks)
• 8Assess the ethical issues raised by the study (4 marks)
• 9Plan a 16-mark comparison with the classic study (16 marks)

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• 1State the aim of the study (2 marks)
• 2Identify the research method and justify the choice (3 marks)
• 3Describe the procedure of the first study (4 marks)
• 4Describe the findings of the first study (5 marks)
• 5Describe the follow-up study and what it showed (4 marks)
• 6Calculate from Rosenhan's contact data (4 marks)
• 7Explain Spitzer's criticism of the conclusion (5 marks)
• 8Assess the ethics of the study (5 marks)
• 9Plan a 16-mark evaluation of the study (16 marks)

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• 1Distinguish efficacy from effectiveness (4 marks)
• 2Describe the procedure of the meta-analysis (4 marks)
• 3Interpret the effect sizes (4 marks)
• 4Explain the completer and intention-to-treat estimates (4 marks)
• 5Calculate from the dropout data (4 marks)
• 6Explain why the dropout range matters more than the mean (5 marks)
• 7Explain the direction of publication bias in this study (4 marks)
• 8Suggest improvements to the study (5 marks)
• 9Plan a 16-mark evaluation (16 marks)

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• 1State the aim of the study (2 marks)
• 2Describe the procedure (3 marks)
• 3Explain what is meant by a mediator (2 marks)
• 4Distinguish a mediator from a moderator (4 marks)
• 5Show why 'partial mediator' is the only accurate wording (3 marks)
• 6Identify and justify the design (3 marks)
• 7Calculate from stimulus data (4 marks)
• 8Sketch and describe the expected scattergram (4 marks)
• 9Plan a 16-mark evaluation for Section B (16 marks)

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• 1State the aim of the study (2 marks)
• 2Describe the procedure (4 marks)
• 3Identify and justify the design (3 marks)
• 4Describe the quantitative findings (4 marks)
• 5Show that the study does not demonstrate a general rise in disordered eating (4 marks)
• 6Calculate and interpret the change in EAT-26 scores (5 marks)
• 7Design a bar chart of the two indicators (4 marks)
• 8Explain why this is socially sensitive research (4 marks)
• 9Plan a 16-mark evaluation for Section B (16 marks)

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• 1State the aim of the study (2 marks)
• 2Describe the procedure (4 marks)
• 3Explain startle potentiation and startle inhibition (3 marks)
• 4Show that this is not a true experiment (4 marks)
• 5Explain why an implicit measure was used (4 marks)
• 6Calculate startle modulation scores from stimulus data (5 marks)
• 7Design a diagram of the startle result (4 marks)
• 8Evaluate the ethics of the study (4 marks)
• 9Plan a 16-mark evaluation for Section B (16 marks)

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