plumiIssues and debates: Edexcel A‑Level Psychology questions
Every Edexcel A-Level Psychology exam question on 2.6 Issues and debates, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Paper 1, Q16 (12 marks): Evaluate whether social and cognitive psychology can be considered scientific. (12)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q17 (12 marks): To what extent is research in social and cognitive psychology socially sensitive? (12)
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q13 (12 marks): To what extent does nurture influence cognitive and biological psychology? (12)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q11 (8 marks): There are many considerations that need to be taken into account when conducting research with human participants. Assess how far research from social and cogni
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q15 (12 marks): To what extent do social psychology and cognitive psychology consider human behaviour to be determined by nurture? (12)
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q15 (8 marks): Cognitive psychology is about the role of cognition/cognitive processes in human behaviour. Assess whether cognitive psychology is reductionist. (8)
- June 2017, AS Paper 1, Q8 (12 marks): The British Psychological Society (BPS) code of ethics and conduct (2009) sets an expected standard for psychological research. In cognitive psychology and soci
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