AQA 7182 Research Methods Exam Buster

AQA A-Level Psychology Research Methods Exam Buster | Paper 2, Statistics and Study Design

A complete but accessible 48-page Research Methods revision pack for AQA A-Level Psychology 7182.

This printable Exam Buster covers the full Research Methods route without pages of unnecessary textbook-style explanation. Students are shown what each method means, how to apply it to an unfamiliar investigation and how to explain its effect on reliability, validity, ethics or interpretation.

Coverage includes:

• Paper 2 Research Methods exam route
• Aims and operationalised hypotheses
• Variables and operationalisation
• Laboratory, field, natural and quasi experiments
• Experimental designs and controls
• Sampling techniques
• Pilot studies
• Observations and behavioural categories
• Questionnaires and interviews
• Correlations, content analysis and case studies
• Ethical issues
• Reliability and validity
• Psychology as a science
• Peer review and the economy
• Qualitative, quantitative, primary and secondary data
• Descriptive statistics and data presentation
• Levels of measurement
• Complete inferential-test selection route
• Spearman’s rho, Pearson’s r, Wilcoxon, Mann–Whitney, t-tests, chi-square and the Sign test
• Significance, critical values and Type I/II errors
• Calculations and percentage change
• Psychological report writing
• Extended study-design guidance
• Practice questions, answers and final panic sheet

File format: 48-page A4 PDF.
Print double-sided, flip on the long edge, at actual size.

Aligned with the current AQA 7182 specification for teaching from September 2025.

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