2024 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE
Psychology 1PS0/1 PAPER 1. With Marking Scheme
Merged.
Pearson Edexcel Level 1 / Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Wednesday 15 May 2024
reference 1PS0/01
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper
Psychology
PAPER 1
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 98.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
• – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
ability to structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you
make are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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, SECTION A: DEVELOPMENT – HOW DID YOU DEVELOP?
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Define what is meant by the following stages of Piaget’s
Theory of Cognitive Development.
(a) Sensorimotor stage
(1)
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(b) Concrete operational stage
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(1)
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(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)
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, 2 (a) Identify the number of mountains used in Piaget and Inhelder (1956).
(1)
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A One
B Two
C Three
D Four
(b) Identify the number of children aged between 8 and 9 years old that
were included in Piaget and Inhelder’s (1956) sample.
(1)
A 16
B 21
C 30
D 33
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(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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3
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, 3 Shannon is 3 years old and is in the park with her mum. She sees a bird
flying over them. Her mum says, ‘bird’ and Shannon repeats this.
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The next day, Shannon is in the park with her dad and sees an aeroplane in
the sky. She points at the aeroplane and says, ‘bird?’ to her dad. Her dad
smiles and says, ‘No, that is an aeroplane.’
Explain why Shannon mistakenly thought the aeroplane was a bird.
You should refer to Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development in your answer.
(2)
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(Total for Question 3 = 2 marks)
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Psychology 1PS0/1 PAPER 1. With Marking Scheme
Merged.
Pearson Edexcel Level 1 / Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Wednesday 15 May 2024
reference 1PS0/01
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper
Psychology
PAPER 1
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 98.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
• – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
ability to structure your answer logically, showing how the points that you
make are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
*P72994A0144*
P72994A
F:1/1/1/1/1/
, SECTION A: DEVELOPMENT – HOW DID YOU DEVELOP?
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Define what is meant by the following stages of Piaget’s
Theory of Cognitive Development.
(a) Sensorimotor stage
(1)
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(b) Concrete operational stage
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(1)
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(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)
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, 2 (a) Identify the number of mountains used in Piaget and Inhelder (1956).
(1)
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A One
B Two
C Three
D Four
(b) Identify the number of children aged between 8 and 9 years old that
were included in Piaget and Inhelder’s (1956) sample.
(1)
A 16
B 21
C 30
D 33
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(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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3
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, 3 Shannon is 3 years old and is in the park with her mum. She sees a bird
flying over them. Her mum says, ‘bird’ and Shannon repeats this.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
The next day, Shannon is in the park with her dad and sees an aeroplane in
the sky. She points at the aeroplane and says, ‘bird?’ to her dad. Her dad
smiles and says, ‘No, that is an aeroplane.’
Explain why Shannon mistakenly thought the aeroplane was a bird.
You should refer to Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development in your answer.
(2)
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(Total for Question 3 = 2 marks)
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