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Psychology
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Standard deviation (sample estimate)
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Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Critical values for Spearman’s rank
Level of significance for a one-tailed test
0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005 0.0025
Level of significance for a two-tailed test
N 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005
5 0.900 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
6 0.829 0.886 0.943 1.000 1.000
7 0.714 0.786 0.893 0.929 0.964
8 0.643 0.738 0.833 0.881 0.905
9 0.600 0.700 0.783 0.833 0.867
10 0.564 0.648 0.745 0.794 0.830
11 0.536 0.618 0.709 0.755 0.800
12 0.503 0.587 0.678 0.727 0.769
13 0.484 0.560 0.648 0.703 0.747
14 0.464 0.538 0.626 0.679 0.723
15 0.446 0.521 0.604 0.654 0.700
16 0.429 0.503 0.582 0.635 0.679
17 0.414 0.485 0.566 0.615 0.662
18 0.401 0.472 0.550 0.600 0.643
19 0.391 0.460 0.535 0.584 0.628
20 0.380 0.447 0.520 0.570 0.612
21 0.370 0.435 0.508 0.556 0.599
22 0.361 0.425 0.496 0.544 0.586
23 0.353 0.415 0.486 0.532 0.573
24 0.344 0.406 0.476 0.521 0.562
25 0.337 0.398 0.466 0.511 0.551
26 0.331 0.390 0.457 0.501 0.541
27 0.324 0.382 0.448 0.491 0.531
28 0.317 0.375 0.440 0.483 0.522
29 0.312 0.368 0.433 0.475 0.513
30 0.306 0.362 0.425 0.467 0.504
The calculated value must be equal to or exceed the critical value in this table for
significance to be shown.
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Chi-squared distribution formula
Chi-squared distribution formula
(!!!)!
𝑋𝑋 ! = 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = 𝑟𝑟 − 1 𝑐𝑐 − 1
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Critical values for chi-squared distribution
Critical values for chi-squared distribution
LevelLevel of significance
of significance for a one-tailed
for a one-tailed test test
0.10 0.05
0.10 0.05 0.0250.0250.01 0.01 0.005 0.005
0.0005 0.0005
LevelLevel of significance
of significance for a two-tailed
for a two-tailed test test
df
df 0.20
0.20 0.10
0.10 0.05 0.05 0.025 0.0250.01 0.01
0.001 0.001
11 1.64
1.64 2.712.71 3.84 3.84 5.02 5.026.64 6.64
10.83 10.83
22 3.22
3.22 4.614.61 5.99 5.99 7.38 7.389.21 9.21
13.82 13.82
33 4.64
4.64 6.256.25 7.82 7.82 9.35 9.35
11.35 11.35
16.27 16.27
44 5.99
5.99 7.787.78 9.49 9.49 11.14 11.14
13.28 13.28
18.47 18.47
55 7.29
7.29 9.249.24 11.0711.0712.83 12.83 15.09 15.0920.52 20.52
66 8.56
8.56 10.65
10.65 12.59 12.59 14.45 14.45
16.81 16.81
22.46 22.46
77 9.80 12.02
9.80 12.02 14.0714.0716.01 16.01 18.48 18.4824.32 24.32
88 11.03 13.36
11.03 13.36 15.5115.5117.54 17.54 20.09 20.0926.12 26.12
99 12.24 14.68
12.24 14.68 16.9216.9219.02 19.02 21.67 21.6727.88 27.88
10
10 13.44
13.44 15.99 15.99 18.3118.3120.48 20.48 23.21 23.2129.59 29.59
11
11 14.63
14.63 17.28
17.28 19.6819.6821.92 21.92
24.73 24.73
31.26 31.26
12
12 15.81
15.81 18.55
18.55 21.0321.0323.34 23.34
26.22 26.22
32.91 32.91
13
13 16.99
16.99 19.81
19.81 22.3622.3624.74 24.74
27.69 27.69
34.53 34.53
14
14 18.15
18.15 21.06
21.06 23.6923.6926.12 26.12
29.14 29.14
36.12 36.12
15
15 19.31
19.31 22.31
22.31 25.0025.0027.49 27.49
30.58 30.58
37.70 37.70
16
16 20.47
20.47 23.54
23.54 26.3026.3028.85 28.85
32.00 32.00
39.25 39.25
17
17 21.62
21.62 24.77
24.77 27.5927.5930.19 30.19
33.41 33.41
40.79 40.79
18
18 22.76
22.76 25.99
25.99 28.8728.8731.53 31.53
34.81 34.81
42.31 42.31
19
19 23.90
23.90 27.20
27.20 30.1430.1432.85 36.19
32.85 43.82
36.19 43.82
20
20 25.04
25.04 28.41
28.41 31.4131.4134.17 37.57
34.17 45.32
37.57 45.32
21
21 26.17
26.17 29.62
29.62 32.6732.6735.48 35.48
38.93 38.93
46.80 46.80
22
22 27.30
27.30 30.81
30.81 33.9233.9236.78 36.78
40.29 40.29
48.27 48.27
23
23 28.43
28.43 32.01
32.01 35.1735.1738.08 38.08
41.64 41.64
49.73 49.73
24
24 29.55
29.55 33.20
33.20 36.4236.4239.36 39.36
42.98 42.98
51.18 51.18
25
25 30.68
30.68 34.38
34.38 37.6537.6540.65 40.65
44.31 44.31
52.62 52.62
26
26 31.80
31.80 35.56
35.56 38.8938.8941.92 41.92
45.64 45.64
54.05 54.05
27
27 32.91
32.91 36.74
36.74 40.1140.1143.20 46.96
43.20 55.48
46.96 55.48
28
28 34.03
34.03 37.92
37.92 41.3441.3444.46 48.28
44.46 56.89
48.28 56.89
29
29 35.14
35.14 39.09
39.09 42.5642.5645.72 49.59
45.72 58.30
49.59 58.30
30
30 36.25
36.25 40.26
40.26 43.7743.7746.98 50.89
46.98 59.70
50.89 59.70
40
40 47.27
47.27 51.81
51.81 55.7655.7659.34 59.34
63.69 63.69
73.40 73.40
50
50 58.16
58.16 63.17
63.17 67.5167.5171.42 71.42
76.15 76.15
86.66 86.66
60
60 68.97
68.97 74.40
74.40 79.0879.0883.30 88.38
83.30 99.61
88.38 99.61
70
70 79.72
79.72 85.53
85.53 90.5390.5395.02 100.43
95.02 112.32
100.43 112.32
The calculated value must be equal to or exceed the critical value in this table for
significance to be shown.
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significance to be shown.
Mann-Whitney U test formulae
Mann-Whitney U test formulae
!! !! !!
𝑈𝑈! = 𝑛𝑛! 𝑛𝑛! + − 𝑅𝑅!
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!! !! !!
𝑈𝑈! = 𝑛𝑛! 𝑛𝑛! + − 𝑅𝑅! (U is the smaller of Ua and Ub)
!
(U is the smaller of Ua and Ub)
Critical values for the Mann-Whitney U test
Critical values for the Mann-Whitney U test
Nb
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 N 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
b
Na 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
p ≤N
0.05
a
(one-tailed), p ≤ 0.10 (two-tailed)
5 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 25
p ≤ 0.05 (one-tailed), p ≤ 0.10 (two-tailed)
6 5 7 8 10 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 25 26 28 30 32
7 6 8 11 13 15 17 19 21 24 26 28 30 33 35 37 39
8
58 410 513 615 818 920 11
23
12
26
13
28
15
31
16
33
18
36
19
39
20
41
22
44
23
47
25
9 69 512 715 818 1021 1224 27
14 30
16 33
17 36
19 39
21 42
23 45
25 48
26 51
28 54
30 32
10 11 14 17 20 24 27 31 34 37 41 44 48 51 55 58 62
11 712 616 819 1123 1327 1531 17
34 19
38 21
42 24
46 26
50 28
54 30
57 33
61 35
65 37
69 39
12 813 817 1021 1326 1530 1834 38
20 42
23 47
26 51
28 55
31 60
33 64
36 68
39 72
41 77
44 47
13 15 19 24 28 33 37 42 47 51 56 61 65 70 75 82 84
14 916 921 1226 1531 1836 2141 24
46 27
51 30
56 33
61 36
66 39
71 42
77 45
82 48
87 51
92 54
15 1018 1123 1428 1733 2039 2444 50
27 55
31 61
34 66
37 72
41 77
44 83
48 88
51 94
55 100
58 62
16 19 25 30 36 42 48 54 60 65 71 77 83 89 95 101 107
17 1120 1226 1633 1939 2345 2751 31
57 34
64 38
70 42
77 46
83 50
89 54
96 57
102 61
109 65
115 69
18 1222 1328 1735 2141 2648 3055 61
34 68
38 75
42 82
47 88
51 95
55 102
60 109
64 116
68 123
72 77
19 23 30 37 44 51 58 65 72 80 87 94 101 109 116 123 130
20 1325 1532 1939 2447 2854 3362 37
69 42
77 47
84 51
92 56
100 61
107 65
115 70
123 75
130 80
138 84
14 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 77 82 87 92
15 18 23 28 33 39 44 50 55 61 66 72 77 83 88 94 100
16 19 25 30 36 42 48 54 60 65 71 77 83 89 95 101 107
17 20 26 33 39 45 51 57 64 70 77 83 89 96 102 109 115
18 22 28 35 41 48 55 61 68 75 82 88 95 102 109 116 123
19 23 30 37 44 51 58 65 72 80 87 94 101 109 116 123 130
20 25 32 39 47 54 62 69 77 84 92 100 107 115 123 130 138
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 12 May 2025
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 8PS0/01
Psychology
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Social and Cognitive Psychology
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 70.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
•• The list of formulae and statistical tables are printed at the start of this paper.
Candidates may use a calculator.
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
P78775A
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*P78775A0136*
, FORMULAE AND STATISTICAL TABLES
Standard deviation (sample estimate)
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Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Critical values for Spearman’s rank
Level of significance for a one-tailed test
0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005 0.0025
Level of significance for a two-tailed test
N 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005
5 0.900 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
6 0.829 0.886 0.943 1.000 1.000
7 0.714 0.786 0.893 0.929 0.964
8 0.643 0.738 0.833 0.881 0.905
9 0.600 0.700 0.783 0.833 0.867
10 0.564 0.648 0.745 0.794 0.830
11 0.536 0.618 0.709 0.755 0.800
12 0.503 0.587 0.678 0.727 0.769
13 0.484 0.560 0.648 0.703 0.747
14 0.464 0.538 0.626 0.679 0.723
15 0.446 0.521 0.604 0.654 0.700
16 0.429 0.503 0.582 0.635 0.679
17 0.414 0.485 0.566 0.615 0.662
18 0.401 0.472 0.550 0.600 0.643
19 0.391 0.460 0.535 0.584 0.628
20 0.380 0.447 0.520 0.570 0.612
21 0.370 0.435 0.508 0.556 0.599
22 0.361 0.425 0.496 0.544 0.586
23 0.353 0.415 0.486 0.532 0.573
24 0.344 0.406 0.476 0.521 0.562
25 0.337 0.398 0.466 0.511 0.551
26 0.331 0.390 0.457 0.501 0.541
27 0.324 0.382 0.448 0.491 0.531
28 0.317 0.375 0.440 0.483 0.522
29 0.312 0.368 0.433 0.475 0.513
30 0.306 0.362 0.425 0.467 0.504
The calculated value must be equal to or exceed the critical value in this table for
significance to be shown.
2
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,
Chi-squared distribution formula
Chi-squared distribution formula
(!!!)!
𝑋𝑋 ! = 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = 𝑟𝑟 − 1 𝑐𝑐 − 1
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Critical values for chi-squared distribution
Critical values for chi-squared distribution
LevelLevel of significance
of significance for a one-tailed
for a one-tailed test test
0.10 0.05
0.10 0.05 0.0250.0250.01 0.01 0.005 0.005
0.0005 0.0005
LevelLevel of significance
of significance for a two-tailed
for a two-tailed test test
df
df 0.20
0.20 0.10
0.10 0.05 0.05 0.025 0.0250.01 0.01
0.001 0.001
11 1.64
1.64 2.712.71 3.84 3.84 5.02 5.026.64 6.64
10.83 10.83
22 3.22
3.22 4.614.61 5.99 5.99 7.38 7.389.21 9.21
13.82 13.82
33 4.64
4.64 6.256.25 7.82 7.82 9.35 9.35
11.35 11.35
16.27 16.27
44 5.99
5.99 7.787.78 9.49 9.49 11.14 11.14
13.28 13.28
18.47 18.47
55 7.29
7.29 9.249.24 11.0711.0712.83 12.83 15.09 15.0920.52 20.52
66 8.56
8.56 10.65
10.65 12.59 12.59 14.45 14.45
16.81 16.81
22.46 22.46
77 9.80 12.02
9.80 12.02 14.0714.0716.01 16.01 18.48 18.4824.32 24.32
88 11.03 13.36
11.03 13.36 15.5115.5117.54 17.54 20.09 20.0926.12 26.12
99 12.24 14.68
12.24 14.68 16.9216.9219.02 19.02 21.67 21.6727.88 27.88
10
10 13.44
13.44 15.99 15.99 18.3118.3120.48 20.48 23.21 23.2129.59 29.59
11
11 14.63
14.63 17.28
17.28 19.6819.6821.92 21.92
24.73 24.73
31.26 31.26
12
12 15.81
15.81 18.55
18.55 21.0321.0323.34 23.34
26.22 26.22
32.91 32.91
13
13 16.99
16.99 19.81
19.81 22.3622.3624.74 24.74
27.69 27.69
34.53 34.53
14
14 18.15
18.15 21.06
21.06 23.6923.6926.12 26.12
29.14 29.14
36.12 36.12
15
15 19.31
19.31 22.31
22.31 25.0025.0027.49 27.49
30.58 30.58
37.70 37.70
16
16 20.47
20.47 23.54
23.54 26.3026.3028.85 28.85
32.00 32.00
39.25 39.25
17
17 21.62
21.62 24.77
24.77 27.5927.5930.19 30.19
33.41 33.41
40.79 40.79
18
18 22.76
22.76 25.99
25.99 28.8728.8731.53 31.53
34.81 34.81
42.31 42.31
19
19 23.90
23.90 27.20
27.20 30.1430.1432.85 36.19
32.85 43.82
36.19 43.82
20
20 25.04
25.04 28.41
28.41 31.4131.4134.17 37.57
34.17 45.32
37.57 45.32
21
21 26.17
26.17 29.62
29.62 32.6732.6735.48 35.48
38.93 38.93
46.80 46.80
22
22 27.30
27.30 30.81
30.81 33.9233.9236.78 36.78
40.29 40.29
48.27 48.27
23
23 28.43
28.43 32.01
32.01 35.1735.1738.08 38.08
41.64 41.64
49.73 49.73
24
24 29.55
29.55 33.20
33.20 36.4236.4239.36 39.36
42.98 42.98
51.18 51.18
25
25 30.68
30.68 34.38
34.38 37.6537.6540.65 40.65
44.31 44.31
52.62 52.62
26
26 31.80
31.80 35.56
35.56 38.8938.8941.92 41.92
45.64 45.64
54.05 54.05
27
27 32.91
32.91 36.74
36.74 40.1140.1143.20 46.96
43.20 55.48
46.96 55.48
28
28 34.03
34.03 37.92
37.92 41.3441.3444.46 48.28
44.46 56.89
48.28 56.89
29
29 35.14
35.14 39.09
39.09 42.5642.5645.72 49.59
45.72 58.30
49.59 58.30
30
30 36.25
36.25 40.26
40.26 43.7743.7746.98 50.89
46.98 59.70
50.89 59.70
40
40 47.27
47.27 51.81
51.81 55.7655.7659.34 59.34
63.69 63.69
73.40 73.40
50
50 58.16
58.16 63.17
63.17 67.5167.5171.42 71.42
76.15 76.15
86.66 86.66
60
60 68.97
68.97 74.40
74.40 79.0879.0883.30 88.38
83.30 99.61
88.38 99.61
70
70 79.72
79.72 85.53
85.53 90.5390.5395.02 100.43
95.02 112.32
100.43 112.32
The calculated value must be equal to or exceed the critical value in this table for
significance to be shown.
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, The calculated value must be equal to or less than the critical value in this table for
significance to be shown.
Mann-Whitney U test formulae
Mann-Whitney U test formulae
!! !! !!
𝑈𝑈! = 𝑛𝑛! 𝑛𝑛! + − 𝑅𝑅!
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
!
!! !! !!
𝑈𝑈! = 𝑛𝑛! 𝑛𝑛! + − 𝑅𝑅! (U is the smaller of Ua and Ub)
!
(U is the smaller of Ua and Ub)
Critical values for the Mann-Whitney U test
Critical values for the Mann-Whitney U test
Nb
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 N 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
b
Na 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
p ≤N
0.05
a
(one-tailed), p ≤ 0.10 (two-tailed)
5 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 25
p ≤ 0.05 (one-tailed), p ≤ 0.10 (two-tailed)
6 5 7 8 10 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 25 26 28 30 32
7 6 8 11 13 15 17 19 21 24 26 28 30 33 35 37 39
8
58 410 513 615 818 920 11
23
12
26
13
28
15
31
16
33
18
36
19
39
20
41
22
44
23
47
25
9 69 512 715 818 1021 1224 27
14 30
16 33
17 36
19 39
21 42
23 45
25 48
26 51
28 54
30 32
10 11 14 17 20 24 27 31 34 37 41 44 48 51 55 58 62
11 712 616 819 1123 1327 1531 17
34 19
38 21
42 24
46 26
50 28
54 30
57 33
61 35
65 37
69 39
12 813 817 1021 1326 1530 1834 38
20 42
23 47
26 51
28 55
31 60
33 64
36 68
39 72
41 77
44 47
13 15 19 24 28 33 37 42 47 51 56 61 65 70 75 82 84
14 916 921 1226 1531 1836 2141 24
46 27
51 30
56 33
61 36
66 39
71 42
77 45
82 48
87 51
92 54
15 1018 1123 1428 1733 2039 2444 50
27 55
31 61
34 66
37 72
41 77
44 83
48 88
51 94
55 100
58 62
16 19 25 30 36 42 48 54 60 65 71 77 83 89 95 101 107
17 1120 1226 1633 1939 2345 2751 31
57 34
64 38
70 42
77 46
83 50
89 54
96 57
102 61
109 65
115 69
18 1222 1328 1735 2141 2648 3055 61
34 68
38 75
42 82
47 88
51 95
55 102
60 109
64 116
68 123
72 77
19 23 30 37 44 51 58 65 72 80 87 94 101 109 116 123 130
20 1325 1532 1939 2447 2854 3362 37
69 42
77 47
84 51
92 56
100 61
107 65
115 70
123 75
130 80
138 84
14 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 77 82 87 92
15 18 23 28 33 39 44 50 55 61 66 72 77 83 88 94 100
16 19 25 30 36 42 48 54 60 65 71 77 83 89 95 101 107
17 20 26 33 39 45 51 57 64 70 77 83 89 96 102 109 115
18 22 28 35 41 48 55 61 68 75 82 88 95 102 109 116 123
19 23 30 37 44 51 58 65 72 80 87 94 101 109 116 123 130
20 25 32 39 47 54 62 69 77 84 92 100 107 115 123 130 138
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