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A-level
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology
Monday 3 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page Answer Book.
You may use a calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7182/3.
• In Section A, you should answer all questions.
• In Section B, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose.
• In Section C, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose.
• In Section D, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose.
• Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Section A
Issues and debates in psychology
Answer all questions in this section.
Read the examples in Table 1 then answer Questions 01 and 02.
Table 1
Angie is a psychologist who believes that phobias are affected by unconscious forces.
Bibi is a psychologist who believes that phobias are best treated holistically.
Carlo is a psychologist who believes that phobias are influenced by both nature
and nurture.
Dalia is a psychologist who believes that phobias can be explained in terms of
conditioning theory.
Emma is a psychologist who believes that phobias can be reduced to the levels of
cells and chemicals.
0 1 Which psychologist believes in interactionism? Write the correct name in your
answer book.
[1 mark]
0 2 Which psychologist believes in environmental reductionism? Write the correct name in
your answer book.
[1 mark]
0 3 What is meant by ethnocentrism in psychology?
[2 marks]
0 4 Outline two limitations of ethnocentrism.
[4 marks]
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0 5 Maria is a successful gymnast. Her mother was also an athlete and encouraged Maria
throughout her childhood, taking her to practice sessions before school from the age
of 5 years.
Maria is being interviewed about her success as a gymnast. In the interview she says,
‘I don’t know if I am like my mum or not. Wherever it came from, I always had a strong
motivation to succeed. Maybe I didn’t really have much choice. I was destined to be
a gymnast.’
Discuss determinism in psychology. Refer to Maria in your answer.
[16 marks]
Turn over for Section B
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A-level
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology
Monday 3 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page Answer Book.
You may use a calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7182/3.
• In Section A, you should answer all questions.
• In Section B, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose.
• In Section C, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose.
• In Section D, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose.
• Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
7182/3
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Section A
Issues and debates in psychology
Answer all questions in this section.
Read the examples in Table 1 then answer Questions 01 and 02.
Table 1
Angie is a psychologist who believes that phobias are affected by unconscious forces.
Bibi is a psychologist who believes that phobias are best treated holistically.
Carlo is a psychologist who believes that phobias are influenced by both nature
and nurture.
Dalia is a psychologist who believes that phobias can be explained in terms of
conditioning theory.
Emma is a psychologist who believes that phobias can be reduced to the levels of
cells and chemicals.
0 1 Which psychologist believes in interactionism? Write the correct name in your
answer book.
[1 mark]
0 2 Which psychologist believes in environmental reductionism? Write the correct name in
your answer book.
[1 mark]
0 3 What is meant by ethnocentrism in psychology?
[2 marks]
0 4 Outline two limitations of ethnocentrism.
[4 marks]
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0 5 Maria is a successful gymnast. Her mother was also an athlete and encouraged Maria
throughout her childhood, taking her to practice sessions before school from the age
of 5 years.
Maria is being interviewed about her success as a gymnast. In the interview she says,
‘I don’t know if I am like my mum or not. Wherever it came from, I always had a strong
motivation to succeed. Maybe I didn’t really have much choice. I was destined to be
a gymnast.’
Discuss determinism in psychology. Refer to Maria in your answer.
[16 marks]
Turn over for Section B
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