A Level Psychology OCR Practice Exam

Both Chaney et al and Bandura et al studies share what commonality?

1. Both involved solely qualitative data collection

2. Both studies modified the behavior of children

3. Both used opportunity sampling techniques

4. Both had parents as primary participants

The correct answer is: Both studies modified the behavior of children

The correct response highlights that Chaney et al. and Bandura et al. both focused on the modification of children's behavior through their respective experimental designs. In the Chaney et al. study, researchers investigated the impact of an innovative asthma device aimed at improving medication adherence among children, leading to observed changes in their behavior regarding asthma management. Similarly, Bandura et al. examined how environmental influences, particularly through observational learning and social modeling, impacted aggressive behavior in children. In both studies, the key focus was on how certain interventions or factors could effectively modify the behavior of children through external stimuli or modeling. The other options do not encompass the primary focus of both studies effectively. The collection of qualitative data was not the central method used in either study. While opportunity sampling may have been employed in one or both studies, it is not a defining characteristic shared by them. Additionally, while parents might have played a role, they were not the primary participants in both studies; the focus was predominantly on the children themselves.