APS Exam Grade 11 Questions with
complete solutions (2024-2025)
Social jScience j- jANS✓✓-the jscientific jdiscipline jinvolving jhe jorganized jstudy
jof jpeople jand jtheir jactivities jand jrelationships(the jstudy jof jpeople)
Anthropology j- jANS✓✓-the jstudy jof jhuman jbeings jas ja jspecies jand jas ja
jmember jof jdifferent jcultures(studies jhumankind)
Physical jAnthropology j- jANS✓✓-studies jevolution jand jadaption jto
jenvironmental jstresses
Cultural jAnthropology j- jANS✓✓-studies jbehaviour jin jcultures(ex. jBeliefs,
jhabits, jtraditions, jcustoms, jreligion, jclothing, jrituals, jfood, jmusic)
Psychology j- jANS✓✓-the jstudy jof jmental jprocesses jand jbehaviours jof jpeople.
jDeals jwith jthe jbehaviour jand jpersonality jof jthe jindividual, jincluding jthoughts
jand jfeelings
Sociology j- jANS✓✓-Focuses jon jthe jrelationships jbetween jpeople jand jthe
jsocieties jthey jdevelop. jExplains jthe jbehavior jof jindividuals jin jsocial jgroups,
jfamilies, jsociety. jEx. jincome, jage, jgender, jstatus, jsymbolism
Hypothesis j- jANS✓✓-an jeducated jguess, jpossible jexplanation jor jprediction
Theory j- jANS✓✓-when ja jhypothesis jhas jbeen jthoroughly jtested jthrough ja
jvariety jof jexperiments, jthen jthis jis jdeveloped
Independent jVariable j- jANS✓✓-has ja jdirect jimpact jon jthe jdependent jvariable.
jIs jmanipulated jin jthe jexperiment
Dependent jVariable j- jANS✓✓-what jis jbeing jmeasured
Controls j- jANS✓✓-used jin jsocial jscience jto jensure jthe jresults jof jan
jexperiment jare jnot jinfluenced jby joutside jfactors/variables
, Unstructured jObservations j- jANS✓✓-involves jstudying jpeople jwithout ja
jpredetermined jidea jof jwhat jto jlook jfor
Structured jObservation j- jANS✓✓-involves jplanning jbeforehand jwhat jwill jbe
jobserved jby jkeeping ja jchecklist
Participant jObservation j- jANS✓✓-a jtechnique jused jby jmany janthropologist.
jResearchers jnot jonly jobserve jbut jlive jwith jthe jgroup jthey jare jstudying
Interview j- jANS✓✓-A jmethod jfor jthe jinterviewer jto jcollect jinformation jfrom jthe
jsubject jby jasking jopen-ended jquestions, jwhich jare jprepared jahead jof jtime.
Sample jSurvey j- jANS✓✓-Asking jquestions jto ja jsmall jgroup jof jpeople jthat
jrepresent jthe jlarger jpopulation
Questionnaires jand jSurveys j- jANS✓✓-A jmethod jto jcollect jinformation jabout
jpeople's jthoughts jand jbehaviours jthrough jthe jsmaller jgroup jthat jrepresents
jthe jlarger jpopulation. jCan jbe jdone jby jhaving jthe jresearcher jask jthe jquestions
jwhile jthe jsubjects jwrites jthe janswers j(Administered jquestionnaire) jor jSubjects
jare jgiven jquestions jand jlater jreturned jto jresearchers j(most jof jwhich jare
jclosed-ended jquestions jlike jmultiple jchoice, jrank, jscales)
Case jStudy j- jANS✓✓-Repeated jobservations jof jthe jsame jgroup/individual jin
jthe jsame jsituation jover ja jlong jperiod jof jtime
Field jWork j- jANS✓✓-A jresearch jstudy jconducted joutside jof jthe jlab
Inquiry jModel/Scientific jMethod j- jANS✓✓-The jproper jmethod jof jcollecting jdata
jand jmaking jconclusions jto jeither jsupport jor jreject ja jhypothesis. jThese jsteps
jmust jbe jfollowed jin jorder jfor jprofessionals jto jbelieve jthe jdata jis jconsistent,
jreliable, jvalid, jand jaccurate:
Select ja jproblem
Do jbackground jresearch j
Develop jhypothesis
Plan jthe jresearch jdesign
Collect jdata
Analyse jdata
Report jand jcreate jconclusion jbased jon jdata
Formal jTheory j- jANS✓✓-Theories jthat jcan jbe jtrusted jas jresearchers jfollowed
jthe jscientific jmethod. jThese jtheories jhave jless jbias jand jare jconducted jby
jtrained jresearchers j(Bystander jEffect)
complete solutions (2024-2025)
Social jScience j- jANS✓✓-the jscientific jdiscipline jinvolving jhe jorganized jstudy
jof jpeople jand jtheir jactivities jand jrelationships(the jstudy jof jpeople)
Anthropology j- jANS✓✓-the jstudy jof jhuman jbeings jas ja jspecies jand jas ja
jmember jof jdifferent jcultures(studies jhumankind)
Physical jAnthropology j- jANS✓✓-studies jevolution jand jadaption jto
jenvironmental jstresses
Cultural jAnthropology j- jANS✓✓-studies jbehaviour jin jcultures(ex. jBeliefs,
jhabits, jtraditions, jcustoms, jreligion, jclothing, jrituals, jfood, jmusic)
Psychology j- jANS✓✓-the jstudy jof jmental jprocesses jand jbehaviours jof jpeople.
jDeals jwith jthe jbehaviour jand jpersonality jof jthe jindividual, jincluding jthoughts
jand jfeelings
Sociology j- jANS✓✓-Focuses jon jthe jrelationships jbetween jpeople jand jthe
jsocieties jthey jdevelop. jExplains jthe jbehavior jof jindividuals jin jsocial jgroups,
jfamilies, jsociety. jEx. jincome, jage, jgender, jstatus, jsymbolism
Hypothesis j- jANS✓✓-an jeducated jguess, jpossible jexplanation jor jprediction
Theory j- jANS✓✓-when ja jhypothesis jhas jbeen jthoroughly jtested jthrough ja
jvariety jof jexperiments, jthen jthis jis jdeveloped
Independent jVariable j- jANS✓✓-has ja jdirect jimpact jon jthe jdependent jvariable.
jIs jmanipulated jin jthe jexperiment
Dependent jVariable j- jANS✓✓-what jis jbeing jmeasured
Controls j- jANS✓✓-used jin jsocial jscience jto jensure jthe jresults jof jan
jexperiment jare jnot jinfluenced jby joutside jfactors/variables
, Unstructured jObservations j- jANS✓✓-involves jstudying jpeople jwithout ja
jpredetermined jidea jof jwhat jto jlook jfor
Structured jObservation j- jANS✓✓-involves jplanning jbeforehand jwhat jwill jbe
jobserved jby jkeeping ja jchecklist
Participant jObservation j- jANS✓✓-a jtechnique jused jby jmany janthropologist.
jResearchers jnot jonly jobserve jbut jlive jwith jthe jgroup jthey jare jstudying
Interview j- jANS✓✓-A jmethod jfor jthe jinterviewer jto jcollect jinformation jfrom jthe
jsubject jby jasking jopen-ended jquestions, jwhich jare jprepared jahead jof jtime.
Sample jSurvey j- jANS✓✓-Asking jquestions jto ja jsmall jgroup jof jpeople jthat
jrepresent jthe jlarger jpopulation
Questionnaires jand jSurveys j- jANS✓✓-A jmethod jto jcollect jinformation jabout
jpeople's jthoughts jand jbehaviours jthrough jthe jsmaller jgroup jthat jrepresents
jthe jlarger jpopulation. jCan jbe jdone jby jhaving jthe jresearcher jask jthe jquestions
jwhile jthe jsubjects jwrites jthe janswers j(Administered jquestionnaire) jor jSubjects
jare jgiven jquestions jand jlater jreturned jto jresearchers j(most jof jwhich jare
jclosed-ended jquestions jlike jmultiple jchoice, jrank, jscales)
Case jStudy j- jANS✓✓-Repeated jobservations jof jthe jsame jgroup/individual jin
jthe jsame jsituation jover ja jlong jperiod jof jtime
Field jWork j- jANS✓✓-A jresearch jstudy jconducted joutside jof jthe jlab
Inquiry jModel/Scientific jMethod j- jANS✓✓-The jproper jmethod jof jcollecting jdata
jand jmaking jconclusions jto jeither jsupport jor jreject ja jhypothesis. jThese jsteps
jmust jbe jfollowed jin jorder jfor jprofessionals jto jbelieve jthe jdata jis jconsistent,
jreliable, jvalid, jand jaccurate:
Select ja jproblem
Do jbackground jresearch j
Develop jhypothesis
Plan jthe jresearch jdesign
Collect jdata
Analyse jdata
Report jand jcreate jconclusion jbased jon jdata
Formal jTheory j- jANS✓✓-Theories jthat jcan jbe jtrusted jas jresearchers jfollowed
jthe jscientific jmethod. jThese jtheories jhave jless jbias jand jare jconducted jby
jtrained jresearchers j(Bystander jEffect)
