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Paper 1 AQA AS Introductory Topics in Psychology full mark specimen paper 1 (second set) for £4 (PDF). A*, full mark example of the AQA AS PAPER 1 (second set) specimen paper.
AQA AS-Psychology-7181/1 (second set) on Introductory Topics in Psychology. (New syllabus)
Featuring:
Section A : Social Influence
Section B : Memory
Section C: Attachment.
This resource demonstrates in a practical way how to get the best grade you can in your AQA AS exam for Paper 1.
Featuring answers to the following questions:
Section A
Social influence
0 1 Identify and briefly discuss two reasons why people have criticised Zimbardo’s prison study. [6 marks]
0 2 With reference to this example of social change, explain how psychology might affect the economy. [4 marks]
0 3 Discuss two explanations for conformity. Refer to Polly and Jed in your discussion. [12 marks]
Section B
Memory
0 1 Use your knowledge of the multi-store model of memory to explain the purpose of this research and the likely outcome. [4 marks]
0 2 Suggest one 4-letter sequence and one 5-letter sequence that the researcher could use. In the case of each sequence, give a justification for your choice. Use a different justification for each sequence. [4 marks]
0 3 Discuss two explanations for forgetting. Refer to Martin’s experiences in your answer. [12 marks]
Section C
Attachment
0 1 Using the data in Table 1, explain the procedure used for the time sampling technique in this study. [3 marks]
0 2 In what percentage of the total observations was the baby gazing at his mother? Show your calculations. [2 marks]
0 3 Explain what is meant by ‘overt observation’. [2 marks]
0 4 Outline the procedure used in one study of animal attachment. [4 marks]
0 5 Briefly discuss one limitation of using animals to study attachment in humans. [4 marks]
0 6 Outline and evaluate Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment [8 marks]
1884 words total for all questions and answers in this PDF document.

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Four A* full mark whole paper examples of Paper 1 (two sets) and Paper 2 (two sets) AQA AS Psychology examinations.

A*, full mark examples of the AQA AS PAPER 1 (first and second set) and AQA AS PAPER 2 (first and second set) specimen papers. Featuring answers to the following questions: Paper 1 (First set) Section A Social influence 0 1 Briefly outline and evaluate the authoritarian personality as an explanation of obedience to authority. \[4 marks\] 0 2 With reference to the article above, explain how social influence leads to social change. \[6 marks\] 0 3 Describe and evaluate two studies of social influence. \[12 marks\] Section B Memory 0 1 The experiment used an independent groups design. Explain how this study could have been modified by using a matched pairs design. \[4 marks\] 02 Identify and outline two techniques that may be used in a cognitive interview. \[4 marks\] 0 3 Outline and evaluate research into the effects of leading questions on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. \[8 marks\] Section C Attachment 0 1 With reference to Abdul’s conversation with his friend, outline two features of caregiver-infant interaction. \[4 marks\] 0 2 Explain how such observational research might be refined through the use of behavioural categories. \[4 marks\] 0 3 Discuss Bowlby’s maternal deprivation theory. Refer to the experience of Joe as part of your discussion. \[12 marks\] (1698 words for this file) Paper 1 (Second set) Section A Social influence 0 1 Identify and briefly discuss two reasons why people have criticised Zimbardo’s prison study. \[6 marks\] 0 2 With reference to this example of social change, explain how psychology might affect the economy. \[4 marks\] 0 3 Discuss two explanations for conformity. Refer to Polly and Jed in your discussion. \[12 marks\] Section B Memory 0 1 Use your knowledge of the multi-store model of memory to explain the purpose of this research and the likely outcome. \[4 marks\] 0 2 Suggest one 4-letter sequence and one 5-letter sequence that the researcher could use. In the case of each sequence, give a justification for your choice. Use a different justification for each sequence. \[4 marks\] 0 3 Discuss two explanations for forgetting. Refer to Martin’s experiences in your answer. \[12 marks\] Section C Attachment 0 1 Using the data in Table 1, explain the procedure used for the time sampling technique in this study. \[3 marks\] 0 2 In what percentage of the total observations was the baby gazing at his mother? Show your calculations. \[2 marks\] 0 3 Explain what is meant by ‘overt observation’. \[2 marks\] 0 4 Outline the procedure used in one study of animal attachment. \[4 marks\] 0 5 Briefly discuss one limitation of using animals to study attachment in humans. \[4 marks\] 0 6 Outline and evaluate Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment. \[8 marks\] (1884 words for this file) Paper 2 (first set) Approaches in Psychology 0 1 Briefly suggest how each of these responses might inform psychologists investigating models of human cognitive processing. \[2 marks\] 0 2 Explain which type of conditioning is being investigated in this experiment? \[2 marks\] 0 3 Outline what is meant by social learning theory and explain how social learning might have occurred in the procedure described above. \[6 marks\] 0 4 Discuss two limitations of social learning theory. \[6 marks\] Section B Psychopathology 0 1 Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions. \[2 marks\] 0 2 With reference to the study described above, what do the results seem to show about possible influences on the development of OCD? \[4 marks\] 0 3 Outline one cognitive characteristic of OCD and one behavioural characteristic of OCD that can be identified from the description provided by Steven. \[2 marks\] 0 4 Briefly outline one strength of the cognitive explanation of depression. \[2 marks\] 0 5 Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to treating phobias. \[12 marks\] Section C Research methods Identify the experimental design used in this study and outline one advantage of this experimental design. \[3 marks\] 0 2 Describe one other experimental design that researchers use in psychology. \[2 marks\] 0 3 Apart from using random allocation, suggest one way in which the psychologist might have improved this study by controlling for the effects of extraneous variables. Justify your answer. \[2 marks\] 0 4 Write a suitable hypothesis for this study. \[3 marks\] 0 5 From the information given in the description, calculate the number of participants in each group in Condition B. \[1 mark\] 0 6 Name a measure of dispersion the psychologist could use. \[1 mark\] 0 7 The psychologist uses the measure of dispersion you have named in your answer to question 0 6. State how the result for each condition would differ. \[1 mark\] 0 8 Explain how the psychologist could have used random allocation to assign the 15 participants in Condition B into the 5 groups. \[3 marks\] 0 9 Using the information given, explain how the psychologist could further analyse the data using percentages. \[2 marks\] 1 0 At the end of the study the psychologist debriefed each participant. Write a debriefing that the psychologist could read out to the participants in Condition A. \[6 marks\] (2251 words for this file) Paper 2 Second set Section A Approaches in Psychology 0 1 Briefly explain one function of the endocrine system. \[2 marks\] 0 2 Why are the standard deviation values found in the study above useful descriptive statistics for the cognitive psychologist? \[2 marks\] 0 3 Outline one problem of studying internal mental processes like memory ability by conducting experiments such as that described in Question 03 above. \[2 marks\] 0 4 Use your knowledge of genotype and phenotype to explain this difference in their personalities. \[4 marks\] 0 5 Outline and evaluate the social learning theory approach. Refer to evidence in your answer. \[12 marks\] Section B Psychopathology 0 1 What is meant by ‘statistical infrequency’ as a definition of abnormality? \[2 marks\] Outline two characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Refer to Gavin in your answer. \[4 marks\] A psychologist has suggested treating Tommy’s fear of birds using systematic desensitisation. Explain how this procedure could be used to help Tommy overcome his phobia. \[4 marks\] 0 4 Explain why systematic desensitisation might be more ethical than using flooding to treat Tommy’s phobia. \[2 marks\] 0 5 Outline and evaluate at least one cognitive approach to explaining depression. \[12 marks\] Section C Research Methods 0 1 What does the table suggest about the relationship between age and attitude to social care issues? Explain your answer. \[2 marks\] 0 2 The researchers rated the active engagement of the participants in the discussion on social care. They used this rating as a measure of each participant’s attitude to social care issues. Briefly explain how investigator effects might have occurred in this study. \[2 marks\] 0 3 Outline how the researchers could have avoided investigator effects having an impact on the study. \[2 marks\] 0 4 Briefly discuss the benefits for the researchers of using both closed and open questions on their questionnaire about attitudes to social care. \[4 marks\] 0 5 Write one question that you think the researchers might have put on their questionnaire. Explain which type of question you have written and why you think this would be a suitable question for this study. \[3 marks\] 0 6 Identify the qualitative and quantitative data collected in this study. Explain your answer. \[4 marks\] 0 7 Explain how the researchers should have addressed two ethical issues in the investigation. \[4 marks\] (2265 words for this file) 8129 words for all 4 files in this bundle.

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