Practice Paper: Edexcel AS Psychology
8PS0/01 (Paper 1)
Paper 1: Social & Cognitive Psychology
Question paper
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Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Total: 70 marks
Instructions
• Answer every question in Sections A, B and C.
• Write each answer in the space after the question. Use extra paper if you need
more room, and label it clearly.
• The number of marks for each question or part is shown in brackets. Use it to
judge how much to write and how long to spend (about a minute per mark, plus
reading time).
• You may use a calculator. The formula(e) and critical values you need are printed
on the next page.
• Section A is worth 29 marks, Section B 29 marks and Section C 12 marks.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
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, Formula
Standard deviation (sample estimate)
s = √[ Σ(x − x̄)² ÷ (n − 1) ]
where x is each score, x̄ is the mean of the scores, n is the number of scores and Σ
means ‘the sum of’.
Note: the real examination supplies a full formulae and statistical tables booklet. Only
the formula needed for this practice paper is printed here.
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, Section A: Social Psychology
1 Sherif et al. (1954/1961) carried out a field experiment at a summer camp to study
intergroup conflict.
(a) State one aim of the Robbers Cave study.
(1)
(b) Describe how the researchers created competition between the two groups of
boys during the friction stage of the study.
(2)
(c) Explain two weaknesses of the Robbers Cave study.
(4)
Weakness 1
Weakness 2
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8PS0/01 (Paper 1)
Paper 1: Social & Cognitive Psychology
Question paper
Written by AcePapers
Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Total: 70 marks
Instructions
• Answer every question in Sections A, B and C.
• Write each answer in the space after the question. Use extra paper if you need
more room, and label it clearly.
• The number of marks for each question or part is shown in brackets. Use it to
judge how much to write and how long to spend (about a minute per mark, plus
reading time).
• You may use a calculator. The formula(e) and critical values you need are printed
on the next page.
• Section A is worth 29 marks, Section B 29 marks and Section C 12 marks.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 8PS0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Formula
Standard deviation (sample estimate)
s = √[ Σ(x − x̄)² ÷ (n − 1) ]
where x is each score, x̄ is the mean of the scores, n is the number of scores and Σ
means ‘the sum of’.
Note: the real examination supplies a full formulae and statistical tables booklet. Only
the formula needed for this practice paper is printed here.
Practice Paper 8PS0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 2
, Section A: Social Psychology
1 Sherif et al. (1954/1961) carried out a field experiment at a summer camp to study
intergroup conflict.
(a) State one aim of the Robbers Cave study.
(1)
(b) Describe how the researchers created competition between the two groups of
boys during the friction stage of the study.
(2)
(c) Explain two weaknesses of the Robbers Cave study.
(4)
Weakness 1
Weakness 2
Practice Paper 8PS0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 3
