where it usually goes wrong
the six that cost
the most marks
methods and stats carry the grade
the content is readable. the marks are in study design and analysis, which is where people who chose psychology to avoid maths get caught.
correlation and causation
the single most examined distinction in the subject, and the one most often fudged in an answer that otherwise knows the material.
know the design, not just the finding
for the classic studies, what was manipulated and what was measured matters more than the headline result. the questions are about method.
the terms are precise
reinforcement is not reward, and significant does not mean important. everyday meanings leak in and cost marks quietly.
the software is its own hurdle
spss, r or jamovi. knowing which test to run is separate from getting the program to run it and reading what it hands back.
application questions need a structure
name the concept, define it, apply it to the scenario, evaluate. answers that only do the first two lose half the marks available.
what to post
a photo of the problem, or a sentence about where you got stuck. set the deadline and attach anything that matters.
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