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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Mark Scheme
Friday 5 June 2026
Paper
9PS0/03
(Results)
Morning (Time: 2 hours)
reference
Psychology
Advanced
PAPER 3: Psychological Skills
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Summer 2026
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
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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 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
Pearson Edexcel GCE In Psychology
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FORMULAE AND STATISTICAL TABLES
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Standard deviation (sample estimate) awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including
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Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
6
d2
1
n
n 2 1
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 Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
5 0.900 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
6 0.829 0.886 0.943 1.000 1.000 Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
7 0.714 0.786 0.893 0.929 0.964 everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
8 0.643 0.738 0.833 0.881 0.905 learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
9 0.600 0.700 0.783 0.833 0.867 involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in
10 0.564 0.648 0.745 0.794 0.830 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
11 0.536 0.618 0.709 0.755 0.800 high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find
12 0.503 0.587 0.678 0.727 0.769 can help you and your students at:
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 Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P79077A
28 0.317 0.375 0.440 0.483 0.522
Publication Code 9PS0_03_2606_MS
29 0.312 0.368 0.433 0.475 0.513 the material in this publication is
30 0.306 0.362 0.425 0.467 0.504 Pearson Education Ltd
The calculated value must be equal to or exceed the critical value in this table for
significance to be shown.
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Question Answer Mark
Chi-squared distribution formula
Number
1(a) (4)
O
E
AO2 (2 marks), AO3 (2 marks)
2
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2
df
r
1
c
1
E
Candidate responses have to be drawn from evidence presented
Critical values for chi-squared distribution in Table 1.
Level of significance for a one-tailed test One mark for identification of each conclusion (AO2).
0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005 0.0005 One mark for justification of each conclusion (AO3).
Level of significance for a two-tailed test
df 0.20 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.001 For example:
1 1.64 2.71 3.84 5.02 6.64 10.83
• On average, males drive faster than females (1), which is
2 3.22 4.61 5.99 7.38 9.21 13.82 shown by a difference of 12Km/h where males averaged
3 4.64 6.25 7.82 9.35 11.35 16.27 68 and females 56Km/h on the driving course (1).
4 5.99 7.78 9.49 11.14 13.28 18.47 • Age of drivers did not affect the driving speed (1), which
5 7.29 9.24 11.07 12.83 15.09 20.52 is shown by only a 1Km/h difference between the average
6 8.56 10.65 12.59 14.45 16.81 22.46 driving speed of those under 25 years old and those 25
7 9.80 12.02 14.07 16.01 18.48 24.32 years old and over (1).
8 11.03 13.36 15.51 17.54 20.09 26.12 • Driving experience influenced the speed of driving (1),
9 12.24 14.68 16.92 19.02 21.67 27.88 which is shown by more frequent drivers recording a
10 13.44 15.99 18.31 20.48 23.21 29.59 higher average driving speed of 67Km/h compared to
infrequent drivers who had an average of 56Km/h (1).
11 14.63 17.28 19.68 21.92 24.73 31.26
12 15.81 18.55 21.03 23.34 26.22 32.91 Look for other reasonable marking points.
13 16.99 19.81 22.36 24.74 27.69 34.53
14 18.15 21.06 23.69 26.12 29.14 36.12 Answers must relate to the scenario.
15 19.31 22.31 25.00 27.49 30.58 37.70
Generic answers score 0 marks.
16 20.47 23.54 26.30 28.85 32.00 39.25
17 21.62 24.77 27.59 30.19 33.41 40.79
18 22.76 25.99 28.87 31.53 34.81 42.31
19 23.90 27.20 30.14 32.85 36.19 43.82
20 25.04 28.41 31.41 34.17 37.57 45.32
21 26.17 29.62 32.67 35.48 38.93 46.80
22 27.30 30.81 33.92 36.78 40.29 48.27
23 28.43 32.01 35.17 38.08 41.64 49.73
24 29.55 33.20 36.42 39.36 42.98 51.18
25 30.68 34.38 37.65 40.65 44.31 52.62
26 31.80 35.56 38.89 41.92 45.64 54.05
27 32.91 36.74 40.11 43.20 46.96 55.48
28 34.03 37.92 41.34 44.46 48.28 56.89
29 35.14 39.09 42.56 45.72 49.59 58.30
30 36.25 40.26 43.77 46.98 50.89 59.70
40 47.27 51.81 55.76 59.34 63.69 73.40
50 58.16 63.17 67.51 71.42 76.15 86.66
60 68.97 74.40 79.08 83.30 88.38 99.61
70 79.72 85.53 90.53 95.02 100.43 112.32
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significance to be shown.
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Number
1(b) AO2 (1 mark), AO3 (1 mark) (2)
Mann-Whitney U test formulae
One mark for comparing the observed/calculated value with a
relevant critical value (AO2)
s
na
na
1
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U a na nb
Ra
2 One mark for justification of what this means for the findings of
the study (AO3)
n
n
1
U b na nb
b b Rb
2
For example:
de
(U is the smaller of Ua and Ub)
• The calculated value (0.472) is greater than the critical
Critical values for the Mann-Whitney U test value (0.406) at the 5% level of significance for a two-
tailed test (1). This means that there was a significant
p 0.05 (one-tailed), p 0.10 (two-tailed) relationship between the sensation seeking personality
score and the average driving speed (1).
Nb
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Mark Scheme
Friday 5 June 2026
Paper
9PS0/03
(Results)
Morning (Time: 2 hours)
reference
Psychology
Advanced
PAPER 3: Psychological Skills
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Summer 2026
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 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
Pearson Edexcel GCE In Psychology
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Psychological Skills
•• The list of formulae and statistical tables are printed at the start of this paper.
Candidates may use a calculator. 9PS0/03
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
P79077APearson Education Ltd.
P:1/1/1/1/1
*P79077A0136*
, Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
FORMULAE AND STATISTICAL TABLES
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest
Standard deviation (sample estimate) awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for
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x
2
he our qualifications websites at
n
1 or . Alternatively, you can get in touch
us page at
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
6
d2
1
n
n 2 1
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 Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
5 0.900 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
6 0.829 0.886 0.943 1.000 1.000 Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
7 0.714 0.786 0.893 0.929 0.964 everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
8 0.643 0.738 0.833 0.881 0.905 learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
9 0.600 0.700 0.783 0.833 0.867 involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in
10 0.564 0.648 0.745 0.794 0.830 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
11 0.536 0.618 0.709 0.755 0.800 high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find
12 0.503 0.587 0.678 0.727 0.769 can help you and your students at:
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 Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P79077A
28 0.317 0.375 0.440 0.483 0.522
Publication Code 9PS0_03_2606_MS
29 0.312 0.368 0.433 0.475 0.513 the material in this publication is
30 0.306 0.362 0.425 0.467 0.504 Pearson Education Ltd
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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©2020 Pearson Education Ltd.
, Section A: Methods
Question Answer Mark
Chi-squared distribution formula
Number
1(a) (4)
O
E
AO2 (2 marks), AO3 (2 marks)
2
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X
2
df
r
1
c
1
E
Candidate responses have to be drawn from evidence presented
Critical values for chi-squared distribution in Table 1.
Level of significance for a one-tailed test One mark for identification of each conclusion (AO2).
0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005 0.0005 One mark for justification of each conclusion (AO3).
Level of significance for a two-tailed test
df 0.20 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.001 For example:
1 1.64 2.71 3.84 5.02 6.64 10.83
• On average, males drive faster than females (1), which is
2 3.22 4.61 5.99 7.38 9.21 13.82 shown by a difference of 12Km/h where males averaged
3 4.64 6.25 7.82 9.35 11.35 16.27 68 and females 56Km/h on the driving course (1).
4 5.99 7.78 9.49 11.14 13.28 18.47 • Age of drivers did not affect the driving speed (1), which
5 7.29 9.24 11.07 12.83 15.09 20.52 is shown by only a 1Km/h difference between the average
6 8.56 10.65 12.59 14.45 16.81 22.46 driving speed of those under 25 years old and those 25
7 9.80 12.02 14.07 16.01 18.48 24.32 years old and over (1).
8 11.03 13.36 15.51 17.54 20.09 26.12 • Driving experience influenced the speed of driving (1),
9 12.24 14.68 16.92 19.02 21.67 27.88 which is shown by more frequent drivers recording a
10 13.44 15.99 18.31 20.48 23.21 29.59 higher average driving speed of 67Km/h compared to
infrequent drivers who had an average of 56Km/h (1).
11 14.63 17.28 19.68 21.92 24.73 31.26
12 15.81 18.55 21.03 23.34 26.22 32.91 Look for other reasonable marking points.
13 16.99 19.81 22.36 24.74 27.69 34.53
14 18.15 21.06 23.69 26.12 29.14 36.12 Answers must relate to the scenario.
15 19.31 22.31 25.00 27.49 30.58 37.70
Generic answers score 0 marks.
16 20.47 23.54 26.30 28.85 32.00 39.25
17 21.62 24.77 27.59 30.19 33.41 40.79
18 22.76 25.99 28.87 31.53 34.81 42.31
19 23.90 27.20 30.14 32.85 36.19 43.82
20 25.04 28.41 31.41 34.17 37.57 45.32
21 26.17 29.62 32.67 35.48 38.93 46.80
22 27.30 30.81 33.92 36.78 40.29 48.27
23 28.43 32.01 35.17 38.08 41.64 49.73
24 29.55 33.20 36.42 39.36 42.98 51.18
25 30.68 34.38 37.65 40.65 44.31 52.62
26 31.80 35.56 38.89 41.92 45.64 54.05
27 32.91 36.74 40.11 43.20 46.96 55.48
28 34.03 37.92 41.34 44.46 48.28 56.89
29 35.14 39.09 42.56 45.72 49.59 58.30
30 36.25 40.26 43.77 46.98 50.89 59.70
40 47.27 51.81 55.76 59.34 63.69 73.40
50 58.16 63.17 67.51 71.42 76.15 86.66
60 68.97 74.40 79.08 83.30 88.38 99.61
70 79.72 85.53 90.53 95.02 100.43 112.32
The calculated value must be equal to or exceed the critical value in this table for
significance to be shown.
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, Question Answer Mark
Number
1(b) AO2 (1 mark), AO3 (1 mark) (2)
Mann-Whitney U test formulae
One mark for comparing the observed/calculated value with a
relevant critical value (AO2)
s
na
na
1
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U a na nb
Ra
2 One mark for justification of what this means for the findings of
the study (AO3)
n
n
1
U b na nb
b b Rb
2
For example:
de
(U is the smaller of Ua and Ub)
• The calculated value (0.472) is greater than the critical
Critical values for the Mann-Whitney U test value (0.406) at the 5% level of significance for a two-
tailed test (1). This means that there was a significant
p 0.05 (one-tailed), p 0.10 (two-tailed) relationship between the sensation seeking personality
score and the average driving speed (1).
Nb
Look for other reasonable marking points.
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