OCR A Level Psychology H567/03 Applied psychology June 2025 Combined
QUESTION PAPER and MARK SCHEME
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 9 June 2025 – Morning
A Level Psychology
H567/03 Applied psychology
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer all the questions in Section A.
• Choose two options in Section B and answer all the parts of the question for each
option.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 105.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Try to answer every part of each question you choose.
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, © OCR 2025 [601/5122/5] OCR is an exempt Charity
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Section A
Issues in mental health
1 Outline the biochemical explanation of mental illness. [5]
2
(a) Describe one way mental disorders can be categorised. [4]
(b) Outline one problem a clinical psychologist might have when categorising mental disorders. Use
an example of a mental disorder to support your answer. [4]
3 As part of the key research by Rosenhan (1973), the pseudopatients approached members of
staff within the hospitals with a polite request for relevant information. The table contains details
of how hospital staff responded to these requests. The table also contains results from when a
person approached members of teaching staff at a university with a similarly polite request for
relevant information.
Percentage of hospital staff in Percentage of teaching
a psychiatric hospital doing staff at a university doing
each action (based on 1283 each action (based on 14
attempted interactions) attempted interactions)
Moves on, head averted 88 0
Makes eye contact 10 0
Pauses and chats 2 0
Stops and talks 0.5 100
(a) Outline one conclusion that can be drawn from these findings. [3]
(b) Outline one suggestion a psychologist might make about how these findings could be used. [3]
(c) Assess the reliability of these findings. [6]
4* Discuss the validity of definitions of abnormality. [10]
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Section B
Options
Choose two options and answer all the parts of the question in your chosen options.
OPTION 1
Child psychology
5
(a) * Outline the key research by Gibson and Walk (1960) and use it to show the extent to which depth
can be perceived by infants. [10]
(b) * Discuss the reliability of research into perceptual development. [15]
(c) * Nina is the manager of a pre-school playgroup for children aged 2–5 years. She is concerned
that young children have too much ‘screen time’ (i.e. playing on electronic devices) so wants to
use play to aid their development.
Outline at least one play strategy a psychologist might suggest to Nina to use with the children at
her playgroup to help develop their perception. [10]
OPTION 2
Criminal psychology
6
(a) * Outline the key research by Hall and Player (2008) and use it to show the extent to which bias
affects the collection and processing of forensic evidence. [10]
(b) * Discuss to what extent research into the collection and processing of forensic evidence is
scientific. [15]
(c) * From a crime scene, the police recover different examples of forensic evidence including
fingerprints and a handwritten note. Experts will analyse the forensic evidence to help the police
identify a suspect.
Outline at least one strategy a psychologist might suggest to the experts to reduce bias in the
collection and processing of forensic evidence. [10]
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QUESTION PAPER and MARK SCHEME
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 9 June 2025 – Morning
A Level Psychology
H567/03 Applied psychology
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer all the questions in Section A.
• Choose two options in Section B and answer all the parts of the question for each
option.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 105.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Try to answer every part of each question you choose.
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, © OCR 2025 [601/5122/5] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (KN) 332935/5 Turn over
*136 1 6 664 18 *
, 2
Section A
Issues in mental health
1 Outline the biochemical explanation of mental illness. [5]
2
(a) Describe one way mental disorders can be categorised. [4]
(b) Outline one problem a clinical psychologist might have when categorising mental disorders. Use
an example of a mental disorder to support your answer. [4]
3 As part of the key research by Rosenhan (1973), the pseudopatients approached members of
staff within the hospitals with a polite request for relevant information. The table contains details
of how hospital staff responded to these requests. The table also contains results from when a
person approached members of teaching staff at a university with a similarly polite request for
relevant information.
Percentage of hospital staff in Percentage of teaching
a psychiatric hospital doing staff at a university doing
each action (based on 1283 each action (based on 14
attempted interactions) attempted interactions)
Moves on, head averted 88 0
Makes eye contact 10 0
Pauses and chats 2 0
Stops and talks 0.5 100
(a) Outline one conclusion that can be drawn from these findings. [3]
(b) Outline one suggestion a psychologist might make about how these findings could be used. [3]
(c) Assess the reliability of these findings. [6]
4* Discuss the validity of definitions of abnormality. [10]
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Section B
Options
Choose two options and answer all the parts of the question in your chosen options.
OPTION 1
Child psychology
5
(a) * Outline the key research by Gibson and Walk (1960) and use it to show the extent to which depth
can be perceived by infants. [10]
(b) * Discuss the reliability of research into perceptual development. [15]
(c) * Nina is the manager of a pre-school playgroup for children aged 2–5 years. She is concerned
that young children have too much ‘screen time’ (i.e. playing on electronic devices) so wants to
use play to aid their development.
Outline at least one play strategy a psychologist might suggest to Nina to use with the children at
her playgroup to help develop their perception. [10]
OPTION 2
Criminal psychology
6
(a) * Outline the key research by Hall and Player (2008) and use it to show the extent to which bias
affects the collection and processing of forensic evidence. [10]
(b) * Discuss to what extent research into the collection and processing of forensic evidence is
scientific. [15]
(c) * From a crime scene, the police recover different examples of forensic evidence including
fingerprints and a handwritten note. Experts will analyse the forensic evidence to help the police
identify a suspect.
Outline at least one strategy a psychologist might suggest to the experts to reduce bias in the
collection and processing of forensic evidence. [10]
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