AQA A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2
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Paper 2 Psychology in context
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Questionsmshouldmbemansweredminmcontinuousmprose.m Youmwillmbemassessedmonmyourmabilitymto:
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chesminmpsychology
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0 1 OutlinemthemwayminmwhichmPavlovmstudiedmclassicalmconditioning.
[4mmarks]
0 2 SomemcriticsmhavemsaidmthatmPavlov’smstudiesmmaymlackmecologicalmvalidity.
Whatmismmeantmbymthemtermmecologicalmvalidity?
[2mmarks]
, 0 3 JemimamandmLilymaremidenticalmtwins.m LilymcomplainsmtomJemima,m“Imdon’tmunderstandmit.m Ifm
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[4mmarks]
Turnmovermformthemnextmquestion
