AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2

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A-level
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 2 Psychology in context


Wednesday 21 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you may use:
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• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. C
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces TOTAL
provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the
end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.

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• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
• Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be
assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.




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Approaches in psychology

Answer all questions in this section.


0 1 Describe how Skinner investigated the effect of reinforcement on behaviour.
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0 2 Outline how evolution might influence behaviour. Give an example from a topic in box

psychology.
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