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    PracticeAQA GCSEAQA GCSE Psychology Paper 1Question 12.1
    Medium3 marksStructured
    Cognition and BehaviourPerceptionResearch MethodsData AnalysisPercentage Calculation

    AQA GCSE · Question 12.1 · Cognition and Behaviour

    Read the following information.

    A teacher carried out an experiment to investigate factors that can affect perception. She divided her class into two groups: A and B.
    Group A was shown nine different pictures of rabbits.
    Group B was shown nine different pictures of ducks.
    Both groups were then shown an ambiguous image (Figure 1, the duck-rabbit) and were asked what animal they saw.

    The results are shown in Table 1.

    Table 1: The type of animal seen by participants

    AnimalGroup AGroup B
    Rabbit112
    Duck313
    Other10

    Calculate the percentage of students in Group B who saw Figure 1 as a rabbit. State your answer using two significant figures and show your workings.

    How to approach this question

    1. Find the total number of students in Group B by adding up the numbers in the 'Group B' column of the table. 2. Identify the number of students in Group B who saw a rabbit. 3. Use the formula: (Part / Whole) x 100 to calculate the percentage. 4. Round your final answer to two significant figures as requested.

    Full Answer

    Workings: Total students in Group B = 2 (Rabbit) + 13 (Duck) + 0 (Other) = 15 students. Number who saw a rabbit = 2. Percentage = (Number who saw rabbit / Total students) x 100 Percentage = (2 / 15) x 100 = 13.333...% Answer: 13%
    To calculate the percentage, you first need the total number of participants in Group B. From the table, this is 2 + 13 + 0 = 15. The number of these participants who saw a rabbit is 2. The calculation for the percentage is (2 ÷ 15) × 100, which equals 13.333...%. The question asks for the answer to be given to two significant figures. The first two significant figures are 1 and 3. The next digit is 3, which is less than 5, so we do not round up. The final answer is 13%.

    Common mistakes

    Using the wrong total (e.g., the total for Group A, or the grand total). Forgetting to multiply by 100. Making an error in rounding to two significant figures.
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