plumiProsocial behaviour: AQA GCSE Psychology questions
Every AQA GCSE Psychology exam question on 3.2.1.3 Prosocial behaviour, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 8 questions on Prosocial behaviour, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q04.1 (2 marks): Piliavin’s subway study involved an actor who pretended to need help. In one variation, the actor had a large, fake, facial scar. Identify one factor affecting
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q04.2 (4 marks): Briefly explain two strengths of field experiments. Refer to Piliavin’s subway study in your answer. [4 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q01 (1 mark): Which of the following best defines ‘bystander behaviour’? Shade one box. [1 mark] A Acting in ways that are viewed by others as socially unacceptable B Less ef
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q02 (1 mark): The ‘cost of helping’ affects bystander intervention. Use an example to describe how the ‘cost of helping’ could affect bystander intervention. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q05.3 (4 marks): The researchers who carried out the described questionnaire would like you to do a follow-up study. The participants who took part in the questionnaire have als
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.1 (2 marks): Name one dispositional factor and one social factor that can influence bystander intervention. [2 marks] Dispositional Social
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.2 (3 marks): Explain how factors that affect bystander behaviour may have stopped Aiden and Reena from offering their help in the described situation. [3 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q05 (9 marks): Describe and evaluate Piliavin’s subway study. [9 marks]
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