EDEXCEL A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

EDEXCEL A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER
3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
issuesA2andA2debates-A2ethicsA2-A2Ans--HUMANS:
deception
debrief
informedA2consent
confidentiality
rightA2toA2withdraw
protectionA2fromA2harm
ANIMAL:A2
-A2researchA2needsA2potentialA2value
-A2needA2toA2justifyA2costsA2inA2lightA2ofA2benefits
-A2replaceA2withA2non-sentientA2alternatives
-A2reduceA2numberA2ofA2animalsA2beingA2used
-A2refineA2proceduresA2soA2sufferingA2isA2minimised
-A2animalA2researchA2andA2researcherA2shouldA2beA2licensed

issuesA2andA2debates-A2practicalA2issuesA2-A2Ans---A2reliability
-A2validityA2(ecological,A2internal,A2external,A2population)
-A2generalisability
-A2standardisedA2procedure
-A2qualitativeA2orA2quantitativeA2data
-A2labA2orA2fieldA2experiment
-A2sampleA2type
-A2timeA2andA2money
-A2subjectiveA2orA2objective
-A2demandA2characteristics/A2HawthorneA2effect

issuesA2andA2debate-A2isA2psychologyA2aA2scienceA2-A2Ans--scienceA2criteria:A2non-
scientific:
-A2replicableA2-A2holistic
-A2falsifiableA2-A2subjectiveA2
-A2evidentialA2supportA2egA2fieldA2expA2-A2fewA2controlsA2
-A2reductionistA2-A2lackA2reliability
-A2objectiveA2-A2qualitativeA2data
-A2quantitativeA2dataA2
-A2generalisable

issuesA2andA2debates-A2socialA2controlA2-A2Ans---
A2theA2controlA2ofA2behaviourA2inA2society

, -A2social:A2reduceA2out-
groupA2prejudiceA2egA2hooligans;A2usedA2byA2governmentsA2toA2createA2out-
groupA2discrimination;A2trainA2soldiersA2toA2obeyA2orders;A2governmentsA2abuseA2power
-
A2cognitive:A2controlA2studentsA2egA2revision;A2controlA2behaviourA2ofA2witnesses;A2infoA2
mayA2beA2manipulatedA2egA2policeA2tamper
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A2biological:A2screenA2population;A2leadsA2toA2stigmaA2andA2labelling;A2reduceA2criminalA2
behaviourA2egA2drugA2treatments;A2governmentsA2useA2powerA2againstA2will
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A2learning:A2reduceA2phobias;A2peopleA2useA2ccA2toA2advantageA2egA2makeA2phobias;A2re
wardsA2andA2punishments=A2safeA2society;A2tokenA2economyA2misusedA2byA2policeA2offic
ers;A2childrenA2haveA2positiveA2roleA2models;A2badA2modelsA2byA2peopleA2inA2power
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A2criminal:A2screenA2population,A2peopleA2mayA2notA2wantA2toA2beA2tested;A2controlA2beha
viourA2egA2sfp;A2controlA2goodA2peopleA2neverA2turningA2toA2crime;A2controlA2witnesses=A2
accurateA2info;A2intimidationA2inA2interview;A2rehabilitationA2forA2criminals;A2treatA2peopleA2
againstA2theirA2will;A2
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A2clinical:A2peopleA2canA2getA2diagnosisA2andA2findA2waysA2toA2treat;A2butA2peopleA2mayA2
notA2wantA2toA2beA2diagnosed,A2stigmatised;A2canA2preventA2causesA2ifA2knownA2toA2prev
entA2shiz;A2butA2won'tA2alwaysA2leadA2toA2disorder;A2canA2giveA2peopleA2helpA2neededA2toA
2functionA2inA2society;A2peopleA2mayA2notA2wantA2toA2beA2treatedA2orA2treatedA2againstA2fr
eeA2will;A2screenA2population;A2therapistA2haveA2powerA2overA2patient

issuesA2andA2debates-A2useA2ofA2psychologicalA2knowledgeA2inA2societyA2-A2Ans---
A2social:A2reduceA2prejudiceA2informedA2byA2ideasA2suchA2asA2superordinateA2goals;A2obe
dienceA2helpedA2byA2faceA2toA2faceA2orders,A2ensuringA2allA2obeyA2andA2usingA2placesA2of
A2authority
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A2cognitive:A2issuesA2ofA2reliabilityA2ofA2eyewitnessA2memory=A2challengeA2ewtA2andA2avoi
dA2miscarriagesA2ofA2justice;A2memoryA2findingsA2helpA2toA2understandA2memoryA2difficult
ies;A2strategiesA2canA2beA2developed
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A2biological:A2understandingA2recreationalA2drugsA2affectA2CNS=A2betterA2treatmentsA2forA
2addictionA2andA2effectiveA2methodsA2ofA2prevention;A2geneA2therapyA2canA2helpA2families
.
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A2learning:A2Pavlov'sA2techniques=A2usedA2toA2createA2conditionedA2responsesA2=A2encou
rageA2healthyA2behavioursA2e.g.A2useA2ofA2distressingA2images;A2cancerousA2lungsA2onA2c
igaretteA2packaging;A2rewardsA2areA2givenA2inA2schools,A2egA2goldA2stars;A2tokenA2econo
myA2programmes=A2prison;A2CCA2helpA2anxietyA2andA2phobias.
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A2criminal:A2ewtA2factorsA2affectingA2juryA2decisionA2making.A2e.g.A2characteristics;A2cognit
iveA2interviews=A2increaseA2accuracyA2ofA2convictions.