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Ethical considerations: AQA GCSE Psychology questions

Every AQA GCSE Psychology exam question on 3.1.4.8 Ethical considerations, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q21.4

    June 2023 · Paper 1

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  2. Q06

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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  3. Q17.3

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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  4. Q02.4

    June 2022 · Paper 2

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  5. Q21.2

    November 2021 · Paper 2

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  6. Q02.2

    November 2020 · Paper 2

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All 6 questions on Ethical considerations, as a list
  1. June 2023, Paper 1, Q21.4 (2 marks): Read the following information. The researcher wanted to find out more about the types of learning activity happening during study lessons. They decided to obse
  2. June 2023, Paper 2, Q06 (6 marks): Solomon Asch carried out his famous ‘line’ experiment in the 1950s. Discuss whether or not Asch’s study of conformity would be considered to be ethical now. Use
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q17.3 (3 marks): The researchers wanted to use the real-life stories they had collected to encourage other people. The participants’ answers were made available on the internet
  4. June 2022, Paper 2, Q02.4 (2 marks): In research investigating conformity, participants are often not told the real reason for the research. This goes against the British Psychological Society guid
  5. November 2021, Paper 2, Q21.2 (1 mark): Anonymity means that a person cannot be identified and the information they share cannot be connected to them. Self-management programmes for addiction usually
  6. November 2020, Paper 2, Q02.2 (4 marks): When carrying out the experiment you have outlined in your answer to Question 02.1, you should consider ethical issues. Identify two ethical issues that you wou

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