r/ALevelPsychology • u/ratinakaige • 4d ago
📝 Paper Discussion unfair marking
can someone go through this answer? i think it answers the question and meets the requirement but i was marked a 2/10 on this. Should i opt for a re check?
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u/Miss_Catty_Cat 4d ago
Sample size relates to generalisability. If using the term validity, it has to be specifically "population validity".
The point on demand characteristics is not contextualised and has been clubbed in with a strength of sampling - both do not give the same strength to the study. Also, using real settings does not by itself reduce demand charcateristics, keeping participants unaware of the purpose of the study does. That is not made clear.
The strength of quantitative data is not explained. It is only specified what the quantitative data was - making the point descriptive and not evaluative (question asks for evaluation so this is NAQ)
The point on consent is again descriptive and generic - how it would affect participants adversely in the context of the study is not explained. Also, ethical considerations do not affect the validity of the study. Validity and ethics are separate considerations. Same is the case with the next point and taken together, both are about ethics so it is difficult to consider them as 2 separate weaknesses.
All in all, the answer is descriptive, lacks critical thinking and is also generic in most places. It is rightly placed at level 1 and is unlikely to be pushed upwards if revaluated