A-level
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology
k k k k k
Time allowed: 2 hours
k k k
Materials
Fork thisk paperk youk mustk have:
• ank AQAk 16-pagek Answerk
Book.k Youk mayk usek ak calculator.
Instructions
• Usek blackk inkk ork blackk ball-pointk pen.
• Writek thek informationk requiredk onk thek frontk ofk yourk answerk book.k Thek Paperk Referencek isk 7182/3.
• Ink Sectionk A,k youk shouldk answerk allk questions.
• Ink Sectionk B,k choosek onek topic.k Answerk allk questionsk onk thek topick youk choose.
• Ink Sectionk C,k choosek onek topic.k Answerk allk questionsk onk thek topick youk choose.
• Ink Sectionk D,k choosek onek topic.k Answerk allk questionsk onk thek topick youk choose.
• Dok allk roughk workk ink yourk answerk book.k Crossk throughk anyk workk youk dok notk wantk tok bek marked.
Information
• Thek marksk fork questionsk arek shownk ink brackets.
• Thek maximumk markk fork thisk paperk isk 96.
• Youk willk bek markedk onk yourk abilityk to:
– usek goodk English
– organisek informationk clearly
– usek specialistk vocabularyk wherek appropriate.
IB/G/June22/E8
7182/3
, 2
Sectionk A
Issuesk andk debatesk ink psychology
Answerk allk questionsk ink thisk section.
0 1 Outlinek whatk isk meantk byk softk determinism.
[2k marks]
Ak psychologistk investigatedk thek effectk ofk thek presencek ofk ak friendk onk mood.k Shek
usedk ak controlledk laboratoryk experiment.k Shek askedk ak groupk ofk participantsk tok ratek
theirk happinessk onk ak scale.
Ink Conditionk 1k (Alonek Condition),k participantsk completedk thek scalek afterk sittingk alonek ink
ak roomk fork 30k minutes.
Ink Conditionk 2k (Friendk Condition),k thek samek participantsk completedk thek samek scalek afterk
sittingk fork 30k minutesk ink ak roomk withk ak friend.
Thek conditionsk werek counterbalanced.
Thek psychologistk analysedk thek resultsk ofk thek studyk usingk ak Wilcoxonk test.k Thek analysisk
showedk thatk happinessk ratingsk werek significantlyk higherk ink thek Friendk Condition.
0 2 Explaink twok reasonsk whyk itk wask appropriatek tok usek ak Wilcoxonk testk ink thisk situation.k
Referk tok thek descriptionk ofk thek studyk ink yourk answer.
[4k marks]
Thek psychologistk claimedk tok havek demonstratedk ak causalk explanationk fork happiness.
0 3 Whatk isk meantk byk ak causalk explanation?k Explaink whyk itk wask appropriatek tok claimk
thatk therek wask ak causalk explanationk ink thisk case.
[4k marks]
0 4 Usingk ank examplek ofk ak researchk studyk youk havek learnedk aboutk ink psychology,k outlinek
whatk isk meantk byk ak nomothetick approachk tok psychologicalk investigation.
[4k marks]
IB/G/June22/7182/3
, 3
0 5 Referringk tok thek examplek usedk ink yourk answerk tok Questionk 04,k brieflyk explaink how
thek samek behaviourk mightk bek studiedk usingk ank idiographick approachk tok psychologicalk
investigation.
[2k marks]
Therek arek manyk examplesk ofk sociallyk sensitivek researchk ink psychology.
0 6 Outlinek whatk socialk sensitivityk meansk ink thek contextk ofk psychology.k Explaink howk
researchersk ink psychologyk couldk dealk withk issuesk relatedk tok socialk sensitivity.
[8k marks]
Turnk overk fork Sectionk B
Turnk overk ►
IB/G/June22/7182/3
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology
k k k k k
Time allowed: 2 hours
k k k
Materials
Fork thisk paperk youk mustk have:
• ank AQAk 16-pagek Answerk
Book.k Youk mayk usek ak calculator.
Instructions
• Usek blackk inkk ork blackk ball-pointk pen.
• Writek thek informationk requiredk onk thek frontk ofk yourk answerk book.k Thek Paperk Referencek isk 7182/3.
• Ink Sectionk A,k youk shouldk answerk allk questions.
• Ink Sectionk B,k choosek onek topic.k Answerk allk questionsk onk thek topick youk choose.
• Ink Sectionk C,k choosek onek topic.k Answerk allk questionsk onk thek topick youk choose.
• Ink Sectionk D,k choosek onek topic.k Answerk allk questionsk onk thek topick youk choose.
• Dok allk roughk workk ink yourk answerk book.k Crossk throughk anyk workk youk dok notk wantk tok bek marked.
Information
• Thek marksk fork questionsk arek shownk ink brackets.
• Thek maximumk markk fork thisk paperk isk 96.
• Youk willk bek markedk onk yourk abilityk to:
– usek goodk English
– organisek informationk clearly
– usek specialistk vocabularyk wherek appropriate.
IB/G/June22/E8
7182/3
, 2
Sectionk A
Issuesk andk debatesk ink psychology
Answerk allk questionsk ink thisk section.
0 1 Outlinek whatk isk meantk byk softk determinism.
[2k marks]
Ak psychologistk investigatedk thek effectk ofk thek presencek ofk ak friendk onk mood.k Shek
usedk ak controlledk laboratoryk experiment.k Shek askedk ak groupk ofk participantsk tok ratek
theirk happinessk onk ak scale.
Ink Conditionk 1k (Alonek Condition),k participantsk completedk thek scalek afterk sittingk alonek ink
ak roomk fork 30k minutes.
Ink Conditionk 2k (Friendk Condition),k thek samek participantsk completedk thek samek scalek afterk
sittingk fork 30k minutesk ink ak roomk withk ak friend.
Thek conditionsk werek counterbalanced.
Thek psychologistk analysedk thek resultsk ofk thek studyk usingk ak Wilcoxonk test.k Thek analysisk
showedk thatk happinessk ratingsk werek significantlyk higherk ink thek Friendk Condition.
0 2 Explaink twok reasonsk whyk itk wask appropriatek tok usek ak Wilcoxonk testk ink thisk situation.k
Referk tok thek descriptionk ofk thek studyk ink yourk answer.
[4k marks]
Thek psychologistk claimedk tok havek demonstratedk ak causalk explanationk fork happiness.
0 3 Whatk isk meantk byk ak causalk explanation?k Explaink whyk itk wask appropriatek tok claimk
thatk therek wask ak causalk explanationk ink thisk case.
[4k marks]
0 4 Usingk ank examplek ofk ak researchk studyk youk havek learnedk aboutk ink psychology,k outlinek
whatk isk meantk byk ak nomothetick approachk tok psychologicalk investigation.
[4k marks]
IB/G/June22/7182/3
, 3
0 5 Referringk tok thek examplek usedk ink yourk answerk tok Questionk 04,k brieflyk explaink how
thek samek behaviourk mightk bek studiedk usingk ank idiographick approachk tok psychologicalk
investigation.
[2k marks]
Therek arek manyk examplesk ofk sociallyk sensitivek researchk ink psychology.
0 6 Outlinek whatk socialk sensitivityk meansk ink thek contextk ofk psychology.k Explaink howk
researchersk ink psychologyk couldk dealk withk issuesk relatedk tok socialk sensitivity.
[8k marks]
Turnk overk fork Sectionk B
Turnk overk ►
IB/G/June22/7182/3
