AQA PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 1 ALL
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECTPASSED ANSWERS
Briefly outline how two variables investigated by Asch were found to affect conformity. 2
marks - Correct Answer ✔✔ - increasing the size of the majority increased conformity
(up to a majority of 3)
- increasing task difficulty increased conformity
Explain how social influence processes contribute to social change. 4 marks - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - minorities contribute to social change by being consistent, flexible and
showing commitment.
-Through social crypto-amnesia and the snowball effect, gradually the minority turns into
the majority
- majority influence through NSI
Describe and evaluate the procedure of Zimbardo's research into social roles. 8 marks -
Correct Answer ✔✔ -24 U.S male student volunteers
- randomly assigned role of prisoner or guard
- prisoners unexpectedly arrested at home
- deloused, given prison uniform and ID number Zimbardo took the role of prison
superintendent
- planned duration was 2 weeks
- stopped after 6 days.
Possible evaluation points:
- ethical issues: lack of informed consent, whether or not the consent gained was
sufficiently informed; deception; lack of protection from psychological harm - whether or
not the distress should have been anticipated
- Zimbardo playing a 'dual-role'. Zimbardo's own behaviour affected the way in which
events unfolded, thus the validity of the findings could be questioned
- methodological issues: sample bias; demand characteristics/lack of internal validity;
lack of ecological validity/mundane realism and their implications for the findings
- good internal validity: participant selection; random allocation of roles.
Describe the phonological loop component of the working memory model. 3 marks -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - deals with auditory/sound information or deals with both written
and spoken material
- can be subdivided into the phonological store (inner ear) and the articulatory process
(inner voice)
- has a limited capacity
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECTPASSED ANSWERS
Briefly outline how two variables investigated by Asch were found to affect conformity. 2
marks - Correct Answer ✔✔ - increasing the size of the majority increased conformity
(up to a majority of 3)
- increasing task difficulty increased conformity
Explain how social influence processes contribute to social change. 4 marks - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - minorities contribute to social change by being consistent, flexible and
showing commitment.
-Through social crypto-amnesia and the snowball effect, gradually the minority turns into
the majority
- majority influence through NSI
Describe and evaluate the procedure of Zimbardo's research into social roles. 8 marks -
Correct Answer ✔✔ -24 U.S male student volunteers
- randomly assigned role of prisoner or guard
- prisoners unexpectedly arrested at home
- deloused, given prison uniform and ID number Zimbardo took the role of prison
superintendent
- planned duration was 2 weeks
- stopped after 6 days.
Possible evaluation points:
- ethical issues: lack of informed consent, whether or not the consent gained was
sufficiently informed; deception; lack of protection from psychological harm - whether or
not the distress should have been anticipated
- Zimbardo playing a 'dual-role'. Zimbardo's own behaviour affected the way in which
events unfolded, thus the validity of the findings could be questioned
- methodological issues: sample bias; demand characteristics/lack of internal validity;
lack of ecological validity/mundane realism and their implications for the findings
- good internal validity: participant selection; random allocation of roles.
Describe the phonological loop component of the working memory model. 3 marks -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - deals with auditory/sound information or deals with both written
and spoken material
- can be subdivided into the phonological store (inner ear) and the articulatory process
(inner voice)
- has a limited capacity
