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  1. Q01

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 01: What is meant by flexibility in the context of minority influence? [2 marks]
  2. Q02

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 02: Outline the Authoritarian Personality as an explanation for obedience. [4 marks]
  3. Q03

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 03: Outline one limitation of the Authoritarian Personality explanation for obedience. [2 marks]
  4. Q04

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    16 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 04: A parent-toddler group meets for a trip to a soft play centre. They choose to go to MiniWorld. Julie, one of the parents, thinks MiniWorld is overpriced and wou
  5. Q05

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 05: Which two of the following statements about types of long-term memory are true? Shade two boxes only. [2 marks] A Episodic memories are sometimes referred to as
  6. Q06

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 06: Outline the procedure and/or findings of one study in which coding in memory was investigated. [4 marks]
  7. Q07

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 07: One explanation of forgetting is retrieval failure. Suggest one revision strategy based on retrieval failure that could be used to improve performance in an exa
  8. Q08

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    6 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 08: Another explanation for forgetting is interference. Evaluate the interference explanation for forgetting. [6 marks]
  9. Q09

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    6 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 09: In an investigation into the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, 40 participants were shown the same film of a car crash. Following the film, they were randomly a
  10. Q10

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 10: The researcher found that significantly more participants in Condition A responded ‘Yes’ compared to participants in Condition B. Use your knowledge of research
  11. Q11

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 11: Two researchers conducted an observational study of reciprocity involving mother-infant pairs in a controlled environment. What is meant by reciprocity in attac
  12. Q12

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 12: To conduct the observation of mother-infant pairs, the researchers needed examples of reciprocal behaviours that they could record. Suggest two examples of reci
  13. Q13

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 13: Outline one way in which the reciprocal behaviours could be sampled in this study. [2 marks]
  14. Q14

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 14: The two researchers compared their data to assess inter-observer reliability. This produced a correlation coefficient of +0.26 Briefly explain what a correlatio
  15. Q15

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 15: Outline one way in which the reliability of the two researchers could be improved. [2 marks]
  16. Q16

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    3 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 16: Outline the findings of one animal study of attachment. [3 marks]
  17. Q17

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    3 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 17: Outline one limitation of the study you have referred to in your answer to Question 16. [3 marks]
  18. Q18

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    8 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 18: Discuss findings from studies that have investigated the role of the father in attachment. [8 marks] You may use this space to plan your answer.
  19. Q19

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 19: There are four definitions of abnormality. Which of the four definitions of abnormality would be best applied to the examples A, B, C and D below? Write a diffe
  20. Q20

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 20: Outline Ellis’ ABC model of depression. [4 marks]

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