2.3 - Nature of Psychological Data
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What are demographic characteristics?
💡 Hint: Think about what personal background details might relate to individuals.
Give an example of physical information that might be collected.
💡 Hint: Consider factors that describe where someone lives.
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What type of data includes personal characteristics such as age and gender?
💡 Hint: Think about what types of questions survey about people’s backgrounds usually ask.
True or False: Psychological data can be independent of social context.
💡 Hint: Consider if behavior might change based on different situations.
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Describe a scenario where the context might change the psychological data collected in a study about stress levels in students.
💡 Hint: Think of how students might react under different pressures.
Given a study from both urban and rural schools about student performance, discuss how demographic data might differ and affect research findings.
💡 Hint: Consider factors like access to resources and cultural practices.
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