2025
Pearson Edexcel GCSE In
Psychology (1PS0) Paper 1
(Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme
Combined, Summer 2025)
,Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate number.
•
• Answer
name, all
Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space
questions.
than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 98.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
brackets
ability to structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you
make are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
question.
, SECTION A
Development – How did you develop?
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you
change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and
then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Identify two findings from Gunderson et al. (2013).
A Boys received more process praise than girls.
B Praise of any type was on average 8% of all utterances by parents.
C Person praise at 14–38 months was significantly correlated to
children’s entity (fixed) motivational framework at 7–8 years
old.
D Boys received more person and other praise than girls.
E Process praise at 14–38 months was significantly correlated to
incremental (malleable) motivational framework at 7–8 years
AREA
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old.
(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)
2 Describe the difference between the conventional and post-conventional
stages of morality.
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(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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Pearson Edexcel GCSE In
Psychology (1PS0) Paper 1
(Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme
Combined, Summer 2025)
,Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate number.
•
• Answer
name, all
Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space
questions.
than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 98.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
brackets
ability to structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you
make are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
question.
, SECTION A
Development – How did you develop?
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you
change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and
then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Identify two findings from Gunderson et al. (2013).
A Boys received more process praise than girls.
B Praise of any type was on average 8% of all utterances by parents.
C Person praise at 14–38 months was significantly correlated to
children’s entity (fixed) motivational framework at 7–8 years
old.
D Boys received more person and other praise than girls.
E Process praise at 14–38 months was significantly correlated to
incremental (malleable) motivational framework at 7–8 years
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
old.
(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)
2 Describe the difference between the conventional and post-conventional
stages of morality.
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......................
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(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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