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Here is the third in our series of science blogs exploring evolution. Explaining evolution 3 – Time scales One thing we cannot do is turn back the clock to see what has come before on this planet. We use human evidence (e.g. pictures or writing) for recent events, but for changes that happened before humans […]

Here is the 16th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Describing and Evaluating Studies When answering exam questions, you will often find questions that ask you to describe and evaluate a study. If […]

The second in a series of science blogs looking at evolution. Explaining evolution 2 – Early observation From the beginning of civilisation it seems that humans must have wondered how their existence had come about. We can say this because very early paintings and artifacts indicate that the humans who made them observed life around […]

Here is the 15th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Variables Affecting Research – Standardised Instructions I want to see how many five year olds in a class of thirty can read a […]

Here is the first in a series of science blogs exploring evolution. Explaining evolution 1 – Species Evolution is an explanation to answer the questions: ‘Why have some species of plants and animals died out?’ and, ‘How do new species of plants and animals develop?’ Yet evolution is not an easy concept for students of […]

Here is the 14th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Variables Affecting Research – Participants and Random Allocation The participants themselves can actually affect the results of an experiment. We know that we […]

Here is the 13th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Variables Affecting Research – Order Effects and Counterbalancing Another variable that can affect experiment results is order effects. Order effects occur when the […]

Here is the 11th in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. Ethical Issues in Sociological Research In recent blogs, we have talked about some of the ethical issues in sociological research, but let’s look at them a bit more. Ethics in research looks at what is morally […]

Here is the 12th in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Variables Affecting Research – Extraneous Variables – Distraction and Noise The way that an experiment is carried out can affect the results of […]

Here is the 10th in our series of study blogs for those studying Sociology GCSE and Sociology A Level. Research Methods – Secondary Sources of Data Qualitative and quantitative data are primary sources of data, in that the sociologist collects the information him/herself in the form of surveys, structured interviews and so on. Sometimes, however, […]