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Gender: AQA A‑Level Psychology questions

Every AQA A-Level Psychology exam question on 4.3.3 Gender, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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Q10
June 2025 · Paper 3
4 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q11
June 2025 · Paper 3
4 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q12
June 2025 · Paper 3
16 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q12
June 2024 · Paper 3
3 marks4.3.3 Gender 4.2.3.1 Scientific processes
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Q13
June 2024 · Paper 3
2 marks4.3.3 Gender 4.2.3.2 Data handling and analysis
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Q14
June 2024 · Paper 3
1 mark4.3.3 Gender 4.2.3.1 Scientific processes
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Q15
June 2024 · Paper 3
2 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q16
June 2024 · Paper 3
8 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q17
June 2024 · Paper 3
8 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q09
June 2023 · Paper 3
2 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q10
June 2023 · Paper 3
6 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q11
June 2023 · Paper 3
8 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q12
June 2023 · Paper 3
8 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q09
June 2022 · Paper 3
8 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q10
June 2022 · Paper 3
16 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q10
November 2021 · Paper 3
4 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q11
November 2021 · Paper 3
4 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q12
November 2021 · Paper 3
16 marks4.3.3 Gender
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Q10
November 2020 · Paper 3
1 mark4.3.3 Gender
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Q11
November 2020 · Paper 3
5 marks4.3.3 Gender 4.2.3.3 Inferential testing
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All 23 questions on Gender, as a list

June 2025, Paper 3, Q10 (4 marks): Cal is 6 years old. He admires his father, who is a lawyer. Cal tells his school friends, “My daddy is clever and important.” Cal often sees his father using th
June 2025, Paper 3, Q11 (4 marks): Briefly evaluate the influence of sex-role stereotyping on gender. [4 marks]
June 2025, Paper 3, Q12 (16 marks): A psychologist observes 3-year-old Leela playing at home. Leela spends most of her time dressing up and playing with the toy kitchen. She ignores her brother’s
June 2024, Paper 3, Q12 (3 marks): A psychologist studied the effects of sex-role stereotyping in the media. There were 60 participants. The psychologist assigned the first 30 people on the alpha
June 2024, Paper 3, Q13 (2 marks): To analyse the results, the psychologist calculated the median sex-role stereotyping score in a questionnaire for participants in each group at the end of the m
June 2024, Paper 3, Q14 (1 mark): After conducting the study, the psychologist wrote up a psychological report. Which section of the psychological report should include information about how the
June 2024, Paper 3, Q15 (2 marks): Suggest two examples of sex-role stereotyped behaviour that might have occurred in the TV programmes watched by Group 1. [2 marks]
June 2024, Paper 3, Q16 (8 marks): Discuss the role of identification in the development of gender. [8 marks]
June 2024, Paper 3, Q17 (8 marks): Outline and evaluate psychological research into androgyny. [8 marks]
June 2023, Paper 3, Q09 (2 marks): What is meant by gender dysphoria? [2 marks]
June 2023, Paper 3, Q10 (6 marks): Outline one strength and one limitation of biological explanations for gender dysphoria. [6 marks]
June 2023, Paper 3, Q11 (8 marks): Discuss the effects of media on the development of gender roles. [8 marks]
June 2023, Paper 3, Q12 (8 marks): Outline and evaluate Kohlberg’s theory of gender development. [8 marks]
June 2022, Paper 3, Q09 (8 marks): Use your knowledge of cognitive explanations for gender development to explain the comments made by Olga and Frank. [8 marks]
June 2022, Paper 3, Q10 (16 marks): Discuss the role of chromosomes and hormones in sex and gender. [16 marks]
November 2021, Paper 3, Q10 (4 marks): Describe the role of chromosomes in sex and gender. [4 marks]
November 2021, Paper 3, Q11 (4 marks): Use your knowledge of gender schema theory to explain Beatrix’s behaviour at nursery and at home. [4 marks]
November 2021, Paper 3, Q12 (16 marks): Discuss what psychological research has told us about the influence of social learning on gender development. [16 marks]
November 2020, Paper 3, Q10 (1 mark): Which one of the following best describes Kohlberg’s gender stability stage? Write the correct letter in your answer book. [1 mark]
November 2020, Paper 3, Q11 (5 marks): Suggest a more appropriate statistical test of difference for the student to use with this data. Explain two reasons for your choice based on the description of
November 2020, Paper 3, Q12 (2 marks): The student who carried out the study selected the two pictures. He decided himself which were sex-stereotypical activities and which were non-sex-stereotypical
November 2020, Paper 3, Q13 (8 marks): Discuss sex-role stereotypes. Refer to the likely outcome of the student’s study in your answer. [8 marks]
November 2020, Paper 3, Q14 (8 marks): Outline Bem’s research into androgyny. Explain one or more limitation(s) of Bem’s research. [8 marks]

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