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,AIM 400/0950/6 Access to HE Diploma (Social Science)
Question 1
A comparison of Politics and Governance and The Criminal Justice System needs one
representative concern for each. Which pairing gives both sides an appropriate focus?
A. Politics and Governance: Political ideologies (liberalism, socialism, conservatism) | The Criminal
Justice System: Changing patterns of marriage, divorce, and family structures
B. Politics and Governance: Political ideologies (liberalism, socialism, conservatism) | The Criminal
Justice System: Policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence, rehabilitation)
C. Politics and Governance: Policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence,
rehabilitation) | The Criminal Justice System: Political ideologies (liberalism, socialism,
conservatism)
D. Politics and Governance: Official crime statistics, dark figures of crime, and victim surveys | The
Criminal Justice System: Policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence,
rehabilitation)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Politics and Governance includes political ideologies (liberalism, socialism, conservatism). The Criminal
Justice System includes policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence, rehabilitation). A:
The second concern is drawn from Sociology of Families and Households, not The Criminal Justice
System. C: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Politics and Governance, and the second
fits The Criminal Justice System. D: The first concern is drawn from Understanding Crime and Deviance,
not Politics and Governance.
Question 2
Which statement most accurately distinguishes Approaches in Psychology from Introduction to
Social Welfare in the UK for the concerns under consideration?
A. Approaches in Psychology: The historical development of the welfare state (Beveridge Report,
NHS). Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: Key assumptions, methods of investigation, and
core studies.
B. Approaches in Psychology: The focus on the Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) (Reference.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: The historical development of the welfare state (Beveridge
Report, NHS).
C. Approaches in Psychology: Key assumptions, methods of investigation, and core studies.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: The role and function of education in society.
D. Approaches in Psychology: Key assumptions, methods of investigation, and core studies.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: The historical development of the welfare state (Beveridge
Report, NHS).
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Approaches in Psychology includes key assumptions, methods of investigation, and core studies.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK includes the historical development of the welfare state
(Beveridge Report, NHS). A: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Approaches in
Psychology, and the second fits Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK. B: The first part substitutes a
concern of The Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) (Reference for the relevant focus of Approaches
in Psychology. C: The second part substitutes a concern of Sociology of Education for the relevant focus
of Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK.
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Question 3
A broad review includes Sociological Perspectives and Theories and Social influence, but the next
question is specifically about conformity, obedience, and minority influence. Which focus should
be brought to the foreground?
A. Social Stratification and Inequality
B. Social influence
C. Sociological Perspectives and Theories
D. Theoretical Explanations of Criminal Behavior
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Social influence includes conformity, obedience, and minority influence. Sociological Perspectives and
Theories includes social action theory and interactionism. A: Social Stratification and Inequality
concerns class, gender, ethnicity, and age as axes of inequality, rather than being the closest match for
the concern in the question. C: Sociological Perspectives and Theories remains relevant to the broader
review, but the stated concern is more directly about Social influence. D: Theoretical Explanations of
Criminal Behavior concerns biological and psychological positivism, rather than being the closest match
for the concern in the question.
Question 4
Which area-to-concern link is the most accurate for distinguishing Independent Research,
Approaches in Psychology, Developing Critical Thinking, and Sociological Perspectives and
Theories?
A. Independent Research — Formulating research questions and selecting appropriate sources
B. Developing Critical Thinking — Structuralism, functionalism, Marxism, and feminism
C. Sociological Perspectives and Theories — Biological, cognitive, behavioral, and psychodynamic
perspectives
D. Approaches in Psychology — Assessing arguments, identifying bias, and evaluating evidence
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Independent Research includes formulating research questions and selecting appropriate sources. B:
The stated concern belongs most directly with Sociological Perspectives and Theories, not Developing
Critical Thinking. C: The stated concern belongs most directly with Approaches in Psychology, not
Sociological Perspectives and Theories. D: The stated concern belongs most directly with Developing
Critical Thinking, not Approaches in Psychology.
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Question 5
A broad review includes Contemporary Social Policy Issues and Understanding Crime and
Deviance, but the next question is specifically about Official crime statistics, dark figures of crime,
and victim surveys. Which focus should be brought to the foreground?
A. Sociological theories
B. Understanding Crime and Deviance
C. Approaches in Psychology
D. Contemporary Social Policy Issues
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Understanding Crime and Deviance includes official crime statistics, dark figures of crime, and victim
surveys. Contemporary Social Policy Issues includes health, housing, education, and social security
policies. A: Sociological theories concerns strain, subcultural, labeling, and Marxist perspectives, rather
than being the closest match for the concern in the question. C: Approaches in Psychology concerns
biological, cognitive, behavioral, and psychodynamic perspectives, rather than being the closest match
for the concern in the question. D: Contemporary Social Policy Issues remains relevant to the broader
review, but the stated concern is more directly about Understanding Crime and Deviance.
Question 6
The concerns "Social action theory and interactionism" and "The ideological perspectives of
welfare (welfare state vs. neoliberalism)" are treated as though they belong to the same specific
area. Which response preserves the most useful distinction?
A. Treat both concerns exclusively as Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK.
B. Distinguish Sociological Perspectives and Theories for the first concern from Introduction to Social
Welfare in the UK for the second.
C. Treat both concerns exclusively as Sociological Perspectives and Theories.
D. Replace both focuses with Academic Subject Content (Graded Level 3 Component) without
explaining the change.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Sociological Perspectives and Theories includes social action theory and interactionism. Introduction to
Social Welfare in the UK includes the ideological perspectives of welfare (welfare state vs.
neoliberalism). A: The first concern fits Sociological Perspectives and Theories, so assigning both to
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK loses the distinction. C: The second concern fits Introduction to
Social Welfare in the UK, so assigning both to Sociological Perspectives and Theories loses the
distinction. D: Academic Subject Content (Graded Level 3 Component) does not preserve the two
directly relevant focuses.
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HE Diploma (Social Science)
,AIM 400/0950/6 Access to HE Diploma (Social Science)
Question 1
A comparison of Politics and Governance and The Criminal Justice System needs one
representative concern for each. Which pairing gives both sides an appropriate focus?
A. Politics and Governance: Political ideologies (liberalism, socialism, conservatism) | The Criminal
Justice System: Changing patterns of marriage, divorce, and family structures
B. Politics and Governance: Political ideologies (liberalism, socialism, conservatism) | The Criminal
Justice System: Policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence, rehabilitation)
C. Politics and Governance: Policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence,
rehabilitation) | The Criminal Justice System: Political ideologies (liberalism, socialism,
conservatism)
D. Politics and Governance: Official crime statistics, dark figures of crime, and victim surveys | The
Criminal Justice System: Policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence,
rehabilitation)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Politics and Governance includes political ideologies (liberalism, socialism, conservatism). The Criminal
Justice System includes policing, courts, and sentencing aims (retention, deterrence, rehabilitation). A:
The second concern is drawn from Sociology of Families and Households, not The Criminal Justice
System. C: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Politics and Governance, and the second
fits The Criminal Justice System. D: The first concern is drawn from Understanding Crime and Deviance,
not Politics and Governance.
Question 2
Which statement most accurately distinguishes Approaches in Psychology from Introduction to
Social Welfare in the UK for the concerns under consideration?
A. Approaches in Psychology: The historical development of the welfare state (Beveridge Report,
NHS). Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: Key assumptions, methods of investigation, and
core studies.
B. Approaches in Psychology: The focus on the Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) (Reference.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: The historical development of the welfare state (Beveridge
Report, NHS).
C. Approaches in Psychology: Key assumptions, methods of investigation, and core studies.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: The role and function of education in society.
D. Approaches in Psychology: Key assumptions, methods of investigation, and core studies.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK: The historical development of the welfare state (Beveridge
Report, NHS).
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation:
Approaches in Psychology includes key assumptions, methods of investigation, and core studies.
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK includes the historical development of the welfare state
(Beveridge Report, NHS). A: This reverses the associations: the first concern fits Approaches in
Psychology, and the second fits Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK. B: The first part substitutes a
concern of The Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) (Reference for the relevant focus of Approaches
in Psychology. C: The second part substitutes a concern of Sociology of Education for the relevant focus
of Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK.
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Question 3
A broad review includes Sociological Perspectives and Theories and Social influence, but the next
question is specifically about conformity, obedience, and minority influence. Which focus should
be brought to the foreground?
A. Social Stratification and Inequality
B. Social influence
C. Sociological Perspectives and Theories
D. Theoretical Explanations of Criminal Behavior
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Social influence includes conformity, obedience, and minority influence. Sociological Perspectives and
Theories includes social action theory and interactionism. A: Social Stratification and Inequality
concerns class, gender, ethnicity, and age as axes of inequality, rather than being the closest match for
the concern in the question. C: Sociological Perspectives and Theories remains relevant to the broader
review, but the stated concern is more directly about Social influence. D: Theoretical Explanations of
Criminal Behavior concerns biological and psychological positivism, rather than being the closest match
for the concern in the question.
Question 4
Which area-to-concern link is the most accurate for distinguishing Independent Research,
Approaches in Psychology, Developing Critical Thinking, and Sociological Perspectives and
Theories?
A. Independent Research — Formulating research questions and selecting appropriate sources
B. Developing Critical Thinking — Structuralism, functionalism, Marxism, and feminism
C. Sociological Perspectives and Theories — Biological, cognitive, behavioral, and psychodynamic
perspectives
D. Approaches in Psychology — Assessing arguments, identifying bias, and evaluating evidence
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation:
Independent Research includes formulating research questions and selecting appropriate sources. B:
The stated concern belongs most directly with Sociological Perspectives and Theories, not Developing
Critical Thinking. C: The stated concern belongs most directly with Approaches in Psychology, not
Sociological Perspectives and Theories. D: The stated concern belongs most directly with Developing
Critical Thinking, not Approaches in Psychology.
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Question 5
A broad review includes Contemporary Social Policy Issues and Understanding Crime and
Deviance, but the next question is specifically about Official crime statistics, dark figures of crime,
and victim surveys. Which focus should be brought to the foreground?
A. Sociological theories
B. Understanding Crime and Deviance
C. Approaches in Psychology
D. Contemporary Social Policy Issues
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Understanding Crime and Deviance includes official crime statistics, dark figures of crime, and victim
surveys. Contemporary Social Policy Issues includes health, housing, education, and social security
policies. A: Sociological theories concerns strain, subcultural, labeling, and Marxist perspectives, rather
than being the closest match for the concern in the question. C: Approaches in Psychology concerns
biological, cognitive, behavioral, and psychodynamic perspectives, rather than being the closest match
for the concern in the question. D: Contemporary Social Policy Issues remains relevant to the broader
review, but the stated concern is more directly about Understanding Crime and Deviance.
Question 6
The concerns "Social action theory and interactionism" and "The ideological perspectives of
welfare (welfare state vs. neoliberalism)" are treated as though they belong to the same specific
area. Which response preserves the most useful distinction?
A. Treat both concerns exclusively as Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK.
B. Distinguish Sociological Perspectives and Theories for the first concern from Introduction to Social
Welfare in the UK for the second.
C. Treat both concerns exclusively as Sociological Perspectives and Theories.
D. Replace both focuses with Academic Subject Content (Graded Level 3 Component) without
explaining the change.
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation:
Sociological Perspectives and Theories includes social action theory and interactionism. Introduction to
Social Welfare in the UK includes the ideological perspectives of welfare (welfare state vs.
neoliberalism). A: The first concern fits Sociological Perspectives and Theories, so assigning both to
Introduction to Social Welfare in the UK loses the distinction. C: The second concern fits Introduction to
Social Welfare in the UK, so assigning both to Sociological Perspectives and Theories loses the
distinction. D: Academic Subject Content (Graded Level 3 Component) does not preserve the two
directly relevant focuses.
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