Unit 1: Concepts
Topic 1.2: Causality Questions
Practice 20 exam-style questions for IB Psychology Topic 1.2. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.1
A correlation shows that two things:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.1
Which type of study can actually establish that one thing CAUSES another?
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.1
Which is the ODD ONE OUT — NOT a reason a correlation might not be causal?
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.1
Hot weather makes both ice-cream sales and drownings rise. Hot weather is best called:
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Match each idea to its meaning.
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.2
The independent variable (IV) is:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.2
The dependent variable (DV) is:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.2
Assigning participants to groups by chance is:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.2
Which is the ODD ONE OUT — NOT needed to establish cause in an experiment?
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.2
High internal validity means we are confident that:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.2
Match each part of an experiment to its job.
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.3
A bidirectional relationship is one where:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.3
Stress worsens sleep and poor sleep worsens stress. This repeating cycle is a:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.3
Naming a relationship as bidirectional is a strong move because it shows that:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.3
Which is a bidirectional relationship (not a one-way one)?
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.3
Match each pair to whether it is one-way or bidirectional.
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.1
'Maybe low grades keep students up worrying, rather than lost sleep lowering grades.' This raises:
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.3
Outline what is meant by a bidirectional relationship.
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.3
Explain how a bidirectional relationship makes it harder to interpret a correlational finding. Use an example.
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• Aimnova past-paper practice — 1.2.2
A teacher wants to test whether standing desks improve focus. She lets students choose a standing or sitting desk, then rates their focus herself.
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