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Revise effectively with the official OCR GCSE Psychology (2025) Studies and Applications in Psychology 2 resource. This merged document provides: - The actual exam paper for Studies and Applications in Psychology 2 - The full mark scheme, integrated for examiner guidance - Convenient DOCX format for annotation, printing, or digital study Perfect for students preparing for OCR GCSE Psychology assessments, teachers planning lessons, and tutors supporting exam practice. With both the paper and mark scheme combined, you can simulate exam conditions and check answers instantly. Key Topics Typically Covered: - Key psychological studies and their applications - Research methods: design, sampling, ethics, and data analysis - Cognitive psychology: perception, memory, and problem‑solving - Social psychology: prejudice, conformity, obedience, and prosocial behaviour - Biological psychology: brain structures, nervous system, hormones, and genetics - Developmental psychology: childhood, adolescence, and lifespan changes - Mental health: definitions, explanations, and treatments - Examiner commentary and practical skills This all‑in‑one resource streamlines revision and ensures comprehensive preparation for the OCR Psychology Studies and Applications in Psychology 2 exam.

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INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use
the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly
shown.
• Answer all the questions.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 90.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 20 pages.

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• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.

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Social Influence


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(a) Identify the brain region that has a major influence on a person’s morality.

A Cerebellum

B Hippocampus

C Hypothalamus

D Pre-frontal cortex



Your answer


(b) Identify the personality type that has a major influence on a person’s obedience.

A High authoritarian

B High extraversion

C High neuroticism

D High psychoticism



Your answer


(c) Identify where the NatCen (2011) study into the August riots was conducted.

A England

B New Jersey, USA

C New York, USA

D Russia



Your answer

2 Complete the table to show whether the situational factor increases, decreases or has
no effect on the social behaviour.

Write increases or decreases or has no effect in the table.
Situational Factor Social Behaviour Effect

Larger size of majority Conformity ............................................................



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3 Using an example, outline what deindividuation means.

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4 Taylor and Alex want to raise awareness of the stigma and discrimination surrounding
mental health. They want to do this at the local community centre.

Explain two ways in which minority influence could be used to help reduce mental
health stigma and discrimination. You must refer to the source in your answer.

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[4] 5 Bickman’s (1974) study investigated obedience and the social power of a
uniform.

(a) Identify one feature of the sample in this study.




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(b) Explain one weakness of opportunity sampling as used in Bickman’s (1974) study.

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6 While watching a recording of a riot following an international sports competition, Ali
observed the following types of people:

Type X: aggressively damages public properties.
Type Y: observes what is happening without
participating. Type Z: steals food items from shops.

Using the source:

(a) Identify the category of people found in the NatCen (2011) study into the August riots
to which Type X people would belong.

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(b) Identify the category of people found in the NatCen (2011) study into the August riots
to which Type Z people would belong.

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(c) Explain one criticism of using dispositional factors to explain people’s participation in
riots following an international sports competition.

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