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While this is an unusual blog title, the "Should you bring an iced coffee to a job interview?" debate that went viral online last week, gives an opportunity to look at two different perspectives on what...
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The cognitive approach
We have received questions from teachers about the differences between the cognitive approach and the learning and cognition context. You have also wanted to check how questions may be framed, and what...
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Dear John,Sorry for all the questions today! :| I have a quick one: Can a replication study count as the second relevant research study for the Psychology IA proposal? Thank you.
Writing the introduction -
Hi John and Laura I think i am getting a bit bamboozled with all the different IA topics coming at me. One student have proposed this: A survey that explores the relationship satisfaction between young heterosexual couples...
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Could the study be used to support the SAQ 'Explain the use of one research method in one study of genes and behaviour.'?
Wedekind (1995)
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Hi John and Laura My students will be doing an overt, naturalistic observation of students studying with and then without music to see about distractibility. Our question is about informed consent. It has to be overt as why else...
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