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What are the five things to note about a class practical?
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Aim, procedure, sample, results and ethics.
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How many people does an experiment practical need?
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At least 5 if everyone does both conditions, or 10 if each person does one.
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What are the four Paper 2 Section A questions?
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Describe how you used the method [4], a concept in relation to it [4], compare with another method [6], design a study with a different method [6].
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What did Loftus and Palmer (1974) find?
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The verb in a question changed speed estimates: "smashed" about 41 mph, "contacted" about 32.
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What is the Mozart effect?
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A 1993 claim that listening to Mozart briefly improves some thinking tasks; later studies found it small.
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When is deception allowed in a class practical?
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When it is mild and followed at once by a debrief.
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