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PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 2 Psychology in context
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Section A
Approaches in psychology
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0 1 Which of the following statements is correct according to the
psychodynamic approach?
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[1 mark] A The ego is present at birth.
B The id is based on the morality principle.
C The id is part of the unconscious mind.
D The superego mediates between the demands of the id
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0 2 State one assumption of the cognitive approach.
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Steph enjoys being challenged at work. Steph’s daughter listens to her
mother’s colleagues praising and admiring Steph’s work and sees the
awards she has been presented with in recognition of her effort.
Steph’s daughter is an enthusiastic student who is keen to be
challenged at school.
Georgie hates her job. Her daughter has heard her boss shout at her
down the phone for missing deadlines and sees how tired Georgie is
after staying up late working. Georgie’s daughter feels anxious when
she is given difficult work and does not want to go to school.
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A-level
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 2 Psychology in context
Thursday 25 Jan2026 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
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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.
*JUN237182201* IB/G/June23/E11 7182/2
Section A
Approaches in psychology
Answer all questions in this section.
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Only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate
answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer
as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer
you now wish to select as shown.
0 1 Which of the following statements is correct according to the
psychodynamic approach?
Shade one circle only.
[1 mark] A The ego is present at birth.
B The id is based on the morality principle.
C The id is part of the unconscious mind.
D The superego mediates between the demands of the id
and ego.
0 2 State one assumption of the cognitive approach.
[1 mark]
*02*
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Steph and Georgie are both working mothers.
Steph enjoys being challenged at work. Steph’s daughter listens to her
mother’s colleagues praising and admiring Steph’s work and sees the
awards she has been presented with in recognition of her effort.
Steph’s daughter is an enthusiastic student who is keen to be
challenged at school.
Georgie hates her job. Her daughter has heard her boss shout at her
down the phone for missing deadlines and sees how tired Georgie is
after staying up late working. Georgie’s daughter feels anxious when
she is given difficult work and does not want to go to school.
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