2023 AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/3 Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]

2023 AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/3 Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] A-level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology Monday 5 June 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 16-page Answer Book. You may use a calculator. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7182/3. • In Section A, you should answer all questions. • In Section B, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. • In Section C, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. • In Section D, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. • Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 96. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. 7182/3 IB/G/June23/E7 2 There are no questions printed on this page IB/G/Jun23/7182/3 3 Section A Issues and debates in psychology Answer all questions in this section. 0 1 0 2 0 3 What is meant by androcentrism? [2 marks] Suggest two ways in which psychologists could avoid gender bias in their research. [2 marks] Bob and Mike each have a daughter. Both girls are talented swimmers. Bob says his daughter was destined to be a good swimmer because her grandfather was a great swimmer when he was young. Mike says it was inevitable that his daughter would be a good swimmer because she was given lots of praise in swimming lessons when she was little. Use your knowledge of determinism to explain Bob’s and Mike’s comments. [4 marks] 0 4 There are different levels of explanation in psychology, ranging from reductionism to holism. Discuss levels of explanation in psychology. Refer to one or more topics in your answer. [16 marks] Turn over for Section B Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/7182/3 4 Section B Relationships or Gender or Cognition and development Choose one topic from Section B. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. Topic: Relationships 0 5What is meant by self-disclosure? [2 marks] 0 6 0 7 0 8 Outline one strength and one limitation of self-disclosure as an explanation for attraction in romantic relationships. [6 marks] Discuss Duck’s phase model of relationship breakdown. [8 marks] Outline and evaluate the absorption addiction model of parasocial relationships. [8 marks] Topic: Gender 0 9What is meant by gender dysphor