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PSYCHOLOGY 9990/12
Paper 1 Approaches, Issues and Debates May/June 2025
1 hour 30 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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Section A
Answer all questions.
1 In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), Experiment 2 used four coloured pictures of a room.
In these pictures there were several objects including a lamp and a clock.
(a) Name one other object that was always in the pictures.
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(b) Outline how the participants were deceived in Experiment 2 of this study.
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(c) Outline one result from Experiment 2 of this study in relation to the hormone oxytocin.
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2 From the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups):
(a) Identify two features of the female used as a ‘human face target’.
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2 ................................................................................................................................................
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(b) Explain one strength of this study in relation to reliability.
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Cambridge International AS & A Level
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* 2 4 0 0 3 3 1 5 4 8 *
PSYCHOLOGY 9990/12
Paper 1 Approaches, Issues and Debates May/June 2025
1 hour 30 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
DC (CE) 341758/1
© UCLES 2025 [Turn over
9990_s25_qp_12.pdf 9990_s25_qp_12.pdf 9990_s25_qp_12.pdf
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2
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Section A
Answer all questions.
1 In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), Experiment 2 used four coloured pictures of a room.
In these pictures there were several objects including a lamp and a clock.
(a) Name one other object that was always in the pictures.
............................................................................................................................................. [1]
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN
(b) Outline how the participants were deceived in Experiment 2 of this study.
...................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. [2]
(c) Outline one result from Experiment 2 of this study in relation to the hormone oxytocin.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN
...................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. [2]
2 From the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups):
(a) Identify two features of the female used as a ‘human face target’.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN
1 ................................................................................................................................................
2 ................................................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) Explain one strength of this study in relation to reliability.
...................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN
...................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. [2]
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