AIM 400/0887/3 Access to
Higher Education Diploma
(Social Science and
Humanities)
,AIM 400/0887/3 Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)
Question 1
Which proposed activity applies the Globalisation focus more directly than the competing focuses
Sociology of Mass Media, Must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands
(including core study skills, humanities, and social science components), and Progressing to
Higher Education?
A. Examine the focus on must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands
(including core study skills, humanities, and social science components)
B. Examine social policies affecting public well-being, poverty, and social exclusion
C. Examine ownership and control of the mass media
D. Examine financial implications, budgeting, and student support systems
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Globalisation includes social policies affecting public well-being, poverty, and social exclusion. A: Must
achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core study skills,
humanities, and social science components) includes the focus on must achieve mandatory minimum
credit splits across structural strands (including core study skills, humanities, and social science
components). C: Sociology of Mass Media includes ownership and control of the mass media. D:
Progressing to Higher Education includes financial implications, budgeting, and student support
systems.
Question 2
An integrated review must address UCAS application processes, personal statements, and
interview techniques as well as How social factors (class, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexuality)
shape personal and collective identity. Which two areas together provide the closest fit?
A. British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th Century) and Understanding Crime and Deviance
B. Progressing to Higher Education and British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th Century)
C. Progressing to Higher Education and Sociology of Identity
D. Understanding Crime and Deviance and Sociology of Identity
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Progressing to Higher Education includes UCAS application processes, personal statements, and
interview techniques. Sociology of Identity includes how social factors (class, gender, ethnicity, age,
and sexuality) shape personal and collective identity. A: Neither selected area is the closest match for
the two stated concerns. B: This retains Progressing to Higher Education but replaces the needed
Sociology of Identity focus with British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th Century). D: This
retains Sociology of Identity but replaces the needed Progressing to Higher Education focus with
Understanding Crime and Deviance.
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,AIM 400/0887/3 Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)
Question 3
Which proposed activity applies the Public Health and Urban Development focus more directly
than the competing focuses Imperialism and Global Relations, British Politics and Political
Systems, and Political Ideologies?
A. Examine impact of imperial expansion on colonized regions (with specific focus on Africa)
B. Examine electoral systems, voting behavior, and public participation
C. Examine core tenets of major political ideologies (e.g., Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism)
D. Examine causes, scale, and effects of public health crises in the 19th century
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Public Health and Urban Development includes causes, scale, and effects of public health crises in the
19th century. A: Imperialism and Global Relations includes impact of imperial expansion on colonized
regions (with specific focus on Africa). B: British Politics and Political Systems includes electoral
systems, voting behavior, and public participation. C: Political Ideologies includes core tenets of major
political ideologies (e.g., Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism).
Question 4
Which pair of concerns most directly corresponds to Developing Critical Thinking followed by
Research Methods in Psychology?
A. Distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias; then Quantitative and qualitative research methods
B. Distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias; then The focus on must achieve mandatory
minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core study skills, humanities, and social
science components)
C. Quantitative and qualitative research methods; then Distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias
D. Legislative, social, and medical responses to 19th-century public health problems; then
Quantitative and qualitative research methods
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Developing Critical Thinking includes distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias. Research Methods
in Psychology includes quantitative and qualitative research methods. B: The second concern is
associated with Must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core
study skills, humanities, and social science components), not the requested Research Methods in
Psychology. C: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Developing Critical Thinking, and
the second fits Research Methods in Psychology. D: The first concern is associated with Public Health
and Urban Development, not the requested Developing Critical Thinking.
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, AIM 400/0887/3 Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)
Question 5
Which statement most accurately distinguishes Academic Study Techniques from British Politics
and Political Systems for the concerns under consideration?
A. Academic Study Techniques: Industry and urban society structure (c.1700–1760). British Politics
and Political Systems: Role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and
multi-party dynamics).
B. Academic Study Techniques: Managing constraints upon study. British Politics and Political
Systems: The focus on must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands
(including core study skills, humanities, and social science components).
C. Academic Study Techniques: Managing constraints upon study. British Politics and Political
Systems: Role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and multi-party
dynamics).
D. Academic Study Techniques: Role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and
multi-party dynamics). British Politics and Political Systems: Managing constraints upon study.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Academic Study Techniques includes managing constraints upon study. British Politics and Political
Systems includes role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and multi-party
dynamics). A: The first part substitutes a concern of British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th
Century) for the relevant focus of Academic Study Techniques. B: The second part substitutes a
concern of Must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core
study skills, humanities, and social science components) for the relevant focus of British Politics and
Political Systems. D: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Academic Study Techniques,
and the second fits British Politics and Political Systems.
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Higher Education Diploma
(Social Science and
Humanities)
,AIM 400/0887/3 Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)
Question 1
Which proposed activity applies the Globalisation focus more directly than the competing focuses
Sociology of Mass Media, Must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands
(including core study skills, humanities, and social science components), and Progressing to
Higher Education?
A. Examine the focus on must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands
(including core study skills, humanities, and social science components)
B. Examine social policies affecting public well-being, poverty, and social exclusion
C. Examine ownership and control of the mass media
D. Examine financial implications, budgeting, and student support systems
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Globalisation includes social policies affecting public well-being, poverty, and social exclusion. A: Must
achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core study skills,
humanities, and social science components) includes the focus on must achieve mandatory minimum
credit splits across structural strands (including core study skills, humanities, and social science
components). C: Sociology of Mass Media includes ownership and control of the mass media. D:
Progressing to Higher Education includes financial implications, budgeting, and student support
systems.
Question 2
An integrated review must address UCAS application processes, personal statements, and
interview techniques as well as How social factors (class, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexuality)
shape personal and collective identity. Which two areas together provide the closest fit?
A. British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th Century) and Understanding Crime and Deviance
B. Progressing to Higher Education and British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th Century)
C. Progressing to Higher Education and Sociology of Identity
D. Understanding Crime and Deviance and Sociology of Identity
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Progressing to Higher Education includes UCAS application processes, personal statements, and
interview techniques. Sociology of Identity includes how social factors (class, gender, ethnicity, age,
and sexuality) shape personal and collective identity. A: Neither selected area is the closest match for
the two stated concerns. B: This retains Progressing to Higher Education but replaces the needed
Sociology of Identity focus with British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th Century). D: This
retains Sociology of Identity but replaces the needed Progressing to Higher Education focus with
Understanding Crime and Deviance.
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,AIM 400/0887/3 Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)
Question 3
Which proposed activity applies the Public Health and Urban Development focus more directly
than the competing focuses Imperialism and Global Relations, British Politics and Political
Systems, and Political Ideologies?
A. Examine impact of imperial expansion on colonized regions (with specific focus on Africa)
B. Examine electoral systems, voting behavior, and public participation
C. Examine core tenets of major political ideologies (e.g., Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism)
D. Examine causes, scale, and effects of public health crises in the 19th century
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Public Health and Urban Development includes causes, scale, and effects of public health crises in the
19th century. A: Imperialism and Global Relations includes impact of imperial expansion on colonized
regions (with specific focus on Africa). B: British Politics and Political Systems includes electoral
systems, voting behavior, and public participation. C: Political Ideologies includes core tenets of major
political ideologies (e.g., Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism).
Question 4
Which pair of concerns most directly corresponds to Developing Critical Thinking followed by
Research Methods in Psychology?
A. Distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias; then Quantitative and qualitative research methods
B. Distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias; then The focus on must achieve mandatory
minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core study skills, humanities, and social
science components)
C. Quantitative and qualitative research methods; then Distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias
D. Legislative, social, and medical responses to 19th-century public health problems; then
Quantitative and qualitative research methods
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Developing Critical Thinking includes distinguishing between fact, opinion, and bias. Research Methods
in Psychology includes quantitative and qualitative research methods. B: The second concern is
associated with Must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core
study skills, humanities, and social science components), not the requested Research Methods in
Psychology. C: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Developing Critical Thinking, and
the second fits Research Methods in Psychology. D: The first concern is associated with Public Health
and Urban Development, not the requested Developing Critical Thinking.
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, AIM 400/0887/3 Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science and Humanities)
Question 5
Which statement most accurately distinguishes Academic Study Techniques from British Politics
and Political Systems for the concerns under consideration?
A. Academic Study Techniques: Industry and urban society structure (c.1700–1760). British Politics
and Political Systems: Role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and
multi-party dynamics).
B. Academic Study Techniques: Managing constraints upon study. British Politics and Political
Systems: The focus on must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands
(including core study skills, humanities, and social science components).
C. Academic Study Techniques: Managing constraints upon study. British Politics and Political
Systems: Role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and multi-party
dynamics).
D. Academic Study Techniques: Role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and
multi-party dynamics). British Politics and Political Systems: Managing constraints upon study.
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Academic Study Techniques includes managing constraints upon study. British Politics and Political
Systems includes role of political parties (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, and multi-party
dynamics). A: The first part substitutes a concern of British Social and Economic History (18th to 19th
Century) for the relevant focus of Academic Study Techniques. B: The second part substitutes a
concern of Must achieve mandatory minimum credit splits across structural strands (including core
study skills, humanities, and social science components) for the relevant focus of British Politics and
Political Systems. D: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Academic Study Techniques,
and the second fits British Politics and Political Systems.
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