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OCR A Level Psychology H567/02
Psychological Themes 2026
Prepare for OCR A Level Psychology H567/02:
Psychological Themes Through Core Studies. This Paper
2 revision resource covers the core studies and key
psychological themes assessed by OCR, with focused
review of research methods, approaches, findings,
evaluation, and applications. Ideal for A Level
Psychology students preparing for the H567/02
examination and consolidating core-study knowledge.
Q1. Which core study investigated obedience to authority in a laboratory setting?
A) Piliavin et al. (1969)
B) Milgram (1963)
C) Bocchiaro et al. (2012)
D) Levine et al. (2001)
B) Milgram (1963)
Milgram's study is the classic study in the social area under the key theme "responses
to people in authority" and investigated destructive obedience to an authority figure.
Q2. What was the key theme for Piliavin et al. (1969)?
A) Responses to people in authority
B) Responses to people in need
C) Memory
D) Attention
B) Responses to people in need
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Piliavin et al. (1969) investigated bystander behaviour on the New York subway,
specifically helping behaviour towards a victim in need.
Q3. Which contemporary study is paired with Milgram (1963) in the social area?
A) Levine et al. (2001)
B) Bocchiaro et al. (2012)
C) Piliavin et al. (1969)
D) Chaney et al. (2004)
B) Bocchiaro et al. (2012)
Bocchiaro et al. (2012) is the contemporary study paired with Milgram under the key
theme of responses to people in authority, investigating disobedience and whistle-
blowing.
Q4. What was the key theme for Levine et al. (2001)?
A) Responses to people in authority
B) Responses to people in need
C) Moral development
D) Brain plasticity
B) Responses to people in need
Levine et al. (2001) is the contemporary study paired with Piliavin under the key theme
of responses to people in need, investigating cross-cultural altruism.
Q5. Which area of psychology does Milgram's (1963) study belong to?
A) Cognitive
B) Developmental
C) Social
D) Biological
C) Social
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Milgram's study investigates how people respond to authority figures in social
situations, placing it within the social area of psychology.
Q6. In Milgram's (1963) study, what was the maximum voltage on the shock
generator?
A) 300 volts
B) 350 volts
C) 450 volts
D) 500 volts
C) 450 volts
The shock generator in Milgram's study ranged from 15 volts to 450 volts, with 450
volts labelled "XXX".
Q7. What percentage of participants in Milgram's (1963) baseline condition
administered the full 450 volts?
A) 35%
B) 50%
C) 65%
D) 80%
C) 65%
In Milgram's baseline condition, 65% of participants (26 out of 40) administered the full
450-volt shock, demonstrating high levels of destructive obedience.
Q8. Which sampling method did Milgram (1963) use?
A) Opportunity sampling
B) Volunteer sampling
C) Random sampling
D) Stratified sampling
B) Volunteer sampling
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Milgram advertised in a newspaper for participants, meaning they volunteered to take
part in what they believed was a memory study.
Q9. How many participants took part in Milgram's (1963) baseline study?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
C) 40
Milgram's baseline condition involved 40 male participants aged between 20 and 50
years old.
Q10. What type of experiment was Milgram's (1963) study?
A) Natural experiment
B) Field experiment
C) Laboratory experiment
D) Quasi-experiment
C) Laboratory experiment
Milgram's study was conducted in a controlled laboratory setting at Yale University,
allowing the experimenter to manipulate the independent variable.
Q11. In Bocchiaro et al. (2012), what behaviour were participants asked to report?
A) Criminal behaviour of a friend
B) Immoral behaviour of a superior
C) Academic cheating
D) Aggressive behaviour
B) Immoral behaviour of a superior
OCR A Level Psychology H567/02
Psychological Themes 2026
Prepare for OCR A Level Psychology H567/02:
Psychological Themes Through Core Studies. This Paper
2 revision resource covers the core studies and key
psychological themes assessed by OCR, with focused
review of research methods, approaches, findings,
evaluation, and applications. Ideal for A Level
Psychology students preparing for the H567/02
examination and consolidating core-study knowledge.
Q1. Which core study investigated obedience to authority in a laboratory setting?
A) Piliavin et al. (1969)
B) Milgram (1963)
C) Bocchiaro et al. (2012)
D) Levine et al. (2001)
B) Milgram (1963)
Milgram's study is the classic study in the social area under the key theme "responses
to people in authority" and investigated destructive obedience to an authority figure.
Q2. What was the key theme for Piliavin et al. (1969)?
A) Responses to people in authority
B) Responses to people in need
C) Memory
D) Attention
B) Responses to people in need
,2|Page
Piliavin et al. (1969) investigated bystander behaviour on the New York subway,
specifically helping behaviour towards a victim in need.
Q3. Which contemporary study is paired with Milgram (1963) in the social area?
A) Levine et al. (2001)
B) Bocchiaro et al. (2012)
C) Piliavin et al. (1969)
D) Chaney et al. (2004)
B) Bocchiaro et al. (2012)
Bocchiaro et al. (2012) is the contemporary study paired with Milgram under the key
theme of responses to people in authority, investigating disobedience and whistle-
blowing.
Q4. What was the key theme for Levine et al. (2001)?
A) Responses to people in authority
B) Responses to people in need
C) Moral development
D) Brain plasticity
B) Responses to people in need
Levine et al. (2001) is the contemporary study paired with Piliavin under the key theme
of responses to people in need, investigating cross-cultural altruism.
Q5. Which area of psychology does Milgram's (1963) study belong to?
A) Cognitive
B) Developmental
C) Social
D) Biological
C) Social
,3|Page
Milgram's study investigates how people respond to authority figures in social
situations, placing it within the social area of psychology.
Q6. In Milgram's (1963) study, what was the maximum voltage on the shock
generator?
A) 300 volts
B) 350 volts
C) 450 volts
D) 500 volts
C) 450 volts
The shock generator in Milgram's study ranged from 15 volts to 450 volts, with 450
volts labelled "XXX".
Q7. What percentage of participants in Milgram's (1963) baseline condition
administered the full 450 volts?
A) 35%
B) 50%
C) 65%
D) 80%
C) 65%
In Milgram's baseline condition, 65% of participants (26 out of 40) administered the full
450-volt shock, demonstrating high levels of destructive obedience.
Q8. Which sampling method did Milgram (1963) use?
A) Opportunity sampling
B) Volunteer sampling
C) Random sampling
D) Stratified sampling
B) Volunteer sampling
, 4|Page
Milgram advertised in a newspaper for participants, meaning they volunteered to take
part in what they believed was a memory study.
Q9. How many participants took part in Milgram's (1963) baseline study?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
C) 40
Milgram's baseline condition involved 40 male participants aged between 20 and 50
years old.
Q10. What type of experiment was Milgram's (1963) study?
A) Natural experiment
B) Field experiment
C) Laboratory experiment
D) Quasi-experiment
C) Laboratory experiment
Milgram's study was conducted in a controlled laboratory setting at Yale University,
allowing the experimenter to manipulate the independent variable.
Q11. In Bocchiaro et al. (2012), what behaviour were participants asked to report?
A) Criminal behaviour of a friend
B) Immoral behaviour of a superior
C) Academic cheating
D) Aggressive behaviour
B) Immoral behaviour of a superior
