AIM 400/0941/5 Access to
HE Diploma (Humanities
and Social Science)
,AIM 400/0941/5 Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science)
Question 1
A comparison separates Social Science Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) from Social
Inequality and Stratification. Which detail most directly belongs on the Social Science Subject
Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) side of the comparison?
A. The focus on social Inequality and Stratification
B. The focus on culture, Identity, and Belief Systems
C. The focus on social Science Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded)
D. The focus on higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Social Science Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) includes the focus on social Science Subject
Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded). A: Social Inequality and Stratification includes the focus on social
Inequality and Stratification. B: Culture, Identity, and Belief Systems includes the focus on culture,
Identity, and Belief Systems. D: Higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance includes
the focus on higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance.
Question 2
A comparison of Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion and Crimes of Violence and Public
Safety needs one representative concern for each. Which pairing gives both sides an appropriate
focus?
A. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public
Opinion | Crimes of Violence and Public Safety: The focus on crimes of Violence and Public Safety
B. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public
Opinion | Crimes of Violence and Public Safety: The focus on introduction to Criminal Law (Murder
and Manslaughter)
C. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on crimes of Violence and Public Safety |
Crimes of Violence and Public Safety: The focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion
D. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on essential Elements of a Crime | Crimes of
Violence and Public Safety: The focus on crimes of Violence and Public Safety
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion includes the focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public
Opinion. Crimes of Violence and Public Safety includes the focus on crimes of Violence and Public
Safety. B: The second concern is drawn from Introduction to Criminal Law (Murder and Manslaughter),
not Crimes of Violence and Public Safety. C: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits
Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion, and the second fits Crimes of Violence and Public Safety.
D: The first concern is drawn from Essential Elements of a Crime, not Sociology of Mass Media and
Public Opinion.
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,AIM 400/0941/5 Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science)
Question 3
A comparison separates Humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) from
Communication, Presentation, and Seminar Skills. Which detail most directly belongs on the
Humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) side of the comparison?
A. The focus on humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded)
B. The focus on literature, Culture, and Ethics
C. The focus on culture, Identity, and Belief Systems
D. The focus on communication, Presentation, and Seminar Skills
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) includes the focus on humanities Subject Strands
& Units (Level 3 Graded). B: Literature, Culture, and Ethics includes the focus on literature, Culture, and
Ethics. C: Culture, Identity, and Belief Systems includes the focus on culture, Identity, and Belief
Systems. D: Communication, Presentation, and Seminar Skills includes the focus on communication,
Presentation, and Seminar Skills.
Question 4
Match three concerns to their most directly relevant areas: (1) The focus on human Behaviour,
Cognition, and Development; (2) The focus on globalisation and Interconnectedness; (3) The focus
on academic Writing and Referencing Techniques. Which ordering is correct?
A. Globalisation and Interconnectedness / Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development / Academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques
B. Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development / Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques /
Globalisation and Interconnectedness
C. Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques / Globalisation and Interconnectedness / Human
Behaviour, Cognition, and Development
D. Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development / Globalisation and Interconnectedness / Academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development includes the focus on human Behaviour, Cognition, and
Development. Globalisation and Interconnectedness includes the focus on globalisation and
Interconnectedness. Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques includes the focus on academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques. A: The first two associations are reversed; they should be Human
Behaviour, Cognition, and Development and Globalisation and Interconnectedness. B: The second and
third associations are reversed; they should be Globalisation and Interconnectedness and Academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques. C: The first and third associations are reversed; they should be
Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development and Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques.
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, AIM 400/0941/5 Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science)
Question 5
The concerns "The focus on mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing"
and "The focus on human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development" are treated as though they
belong to the same specific area. Which response preserves the most useful distinction?
A. Treat both concerns exclusively as Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological
Wellbeing.
B. Replace both focuses with Higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance without
explaining the change.
C. Treat both concerns exclusively as Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development.
D. Distinguish Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing for the first concern
from Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development for the second.
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing includes the focus on mental Health,
Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing. Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development
includes the focus on human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development. A: The second concern fits
Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development, so assigning both to Mental Health, Atypical
Development, and Psychological Wellbeing loses the distinction. B: Higher Education Preparation and
UCAS Application Guidance does not preserve the two directly relevant focuses. C: The first concern fits
Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing, so assigning both to Human
Behaviour, Cognition, and Development loses the distinction.
Question 6
An integrated review must address The focus on political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi
Germany as well as The focus on ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility. Which two areas
together provide the closest fit?
A. Independent Research and Information Literacy and Historical Social Movements and Protest
B. Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany and Ethics, Morality, and Social
Responsibility
C. Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany and Independent Research and Information
Literacy
D. Historical Social Movements and Protest and Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany includes the focus on political, Economic, and
Social Aspects of Nazi Germany. Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility includes the focus on ethics,
Morality, and Social Responsibility. A: Neither selected area is the closest match for the two stated
concerns. C: This retains Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany but replaces the
needed Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility focus with Independent Research and Information
Literacy. D: This retains Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility but replaces the needed Political,
Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany focus with Historical Social Movements and Protest.
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HE Diploma (Humanities
and Social Science)
,AIM 400/0941/5 Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science)
Question 1
A comparison separates Social Science Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) from Social
Inequality and Stratification. Which detail most directly belongs on the Social Science Subject
Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) side of the comparison?
A. The focus on social Inequality and Stratification
B. The focus on culture, Identity, and Belief Systems
C. The focus on social Science Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded)
D. The focus on higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation:
Social Science Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) includes the focus on social Science Subject
Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded). A: Social Inequality and Stratification includes the focus on social
Inequality and Stratification. B: Culture, Identity, and Belief Systems includes the focus on culture,
Identity, and Belief Systems. D: Higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance includes
the focus on higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance.
Question 2
A comparison of Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion and Crimes of Violence and Public
Safety needs one representative concern for each. Which pairing gives both sides an appropriate
focus?
A. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public
Opinion | Crimes of Violence and Public Safety: The focus on crimes of Violence and Public Safety
B. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public
Opinion | Crimes of Violence and Public Safety: The focus on introduction to Criminal Law (Murder
and Manslaughter)
C. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on crimes of Violence and Public Safety |
Crimes of Violence and Public Safety: The focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion
D. Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion: The focus on essential Elements of a Crime | Crimes of
Violence and Public Safety: The focus on crimes of Violence and Public Safety
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion includes the focus on sociology of Mass Media and Public
Opinion. Crimes of Violence and Public Safety includes the focus on crimes of Violence and Public
Safety. B: The second concern is drawn from Introduction to Criminal Law (Murder and Manslaughter),
not Crimes of Violence and Public Safety. C: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits
Sociology of Mass Media and Public Opinion, and the second fits Crimes of Violence and Public Safety.
D: The first concern is drawn from Essential Elements of a Crime, not Sociology of Mass Media and
Public Opinion.
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,AIM 400/0941/5 Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science)
Question 3
A comparison separates Humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) from
Communication, Presentation, and Seminar Skills. Which detail most directly belongs on the
Humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) side of the comparison?
A. The focus on humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded)
B. The focus on literature, Culture, and Ethics
C. The focus on culture, Identity, and Belief Systems
D. The focus on communication, Presentation, and Seminar Skills
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Humanities Subject Strands & Units (Level 3 Graded) includes the focus on humanities Subject Strands
& Units (Level 3 Graded). B: Literature, Culture, and Ethics includes the focus on literature, Culture, and
Ethics. C: Culture, Identity, and Belief Systems includes the focus on culture, Identity, and Belief
Systems. D: Communication, Presentation, and Seminar Skills includes the focus on communication,
Presentation, and Seminar Skills.
Question 4
Match three concerns to their most directly relevant areas: (1) The focus on human Behaviour,
Cognition, and Development; (2) The focus on globalisation and Interconnectedness; (3) The focus
on academic Writing and Referencing Techniques. Which ordering is correct?
A. Globalisation and Interconnectedness / Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development / Academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques
B. Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development / Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques /
Globalisation and Interconnectedness
C. Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques / Globalisation and Interconnectedness / Human
Behaviour, Cognition, and Development
D. Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development / Globalisation and Interconnectedness / Academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development includes the focus on human Behaviour, Cognition, and
Development. Globalisation and Interconnectedness includes the focus on globalisation and
Interconnectedness. Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques includes the focus on academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques. A: The first two associations are reversed; they should be Human
Behaviour, Cognition, and Development and Globalisation and Interconnectedness. B: The second and
third associations are reversed; they should be Globalisation and Interconnectedness and Academic
Writing and Referencing Techniques. C: The first and third associations are reversed; they should be
Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development and Academic Writing and Referencing Techniques.
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, AIM 400/0941/5 Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science)
Question 5
The concerns "The focus on mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing"
and "The focus on human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development" are treated as though they
belong to the same specific area. Which response preserves the most useful distinction?
A. Treat both concerns exclusively as Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological
Wellbeing.
B. Replace both focuses with Higher Education Preparation and UCAS Application Guidance without
explaining the change.
C. Treat both concerns exclusively as Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development.
D. Distinguish Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing for the first concern
from Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development for the second.
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing includes the focus on mental Health,
Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing. Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development
includes the focus on human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development. A: The second concern fits
Human Behaviour, Cognition, and Development, so assigning both to Mental Health, Atypical
Development, and Psychological Wellbeing loses the distinction. B: Higher Education Preparation and
UCAS Application Guidance does not preserve the two directly relevant focuses. C: The first concern fits
Mental Health, Atypical Development, and Psychological Wellbeing, so assigning both to Human
Behaviour, Cognition, and Development loses the distinction.
Question 6
An integrated review must address The focus on political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi
Germany as well as The focus on ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility. Which two areas
together provide the closest fit?
A. Independent Research and Information Literacy and Historical Social Movements and Protest
B. Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany and Ethics, Morality, and Social
Responsibility
C. Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany and Independent Research and Information
Literacy
D. Historical Social Movements and Protest and Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany includes the focus on political, Economic, and
Social Aspects of Nazi Germany. Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility includes the focus on ethics,
Morality, and Social Responsibility. A: Neither selected area is the closest match for the two stated
concerns. C: This retains Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany but replaces the
needed Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility focus with Independent Research and Information
Literacy. D: This retains Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility but replaces the needed Political,
Economic, and Social Aspects of Nazi Germany focus with Historical Social Movements and Protest.
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