plumiResponses to people in need: OCR A‑Level Psychology questions
Every OCR A-Level Psychology exam question on Responses to people in need, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 11 questions on Responses to people in need, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q10(a) (3 marks): From Piliavin et al.’s (1969) Subway Samaritan study, outline what ‘diffusion of responsibility’ means and how it relates to this article.
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q10(b) (3 marks): From Levine et al.’s (2001) study of cross-cultural altruism, outline what ‘simpatia’ means and how it relates to this article.
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q10(d) (7 marks): Outline the results from Piliavin et al.’s (1969) Subway Samaritan study and briefly explain how these results may relate to the article. Support with evidence
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q3(a) (3 marks): Describe the dependent variable in one condition of this study.
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q3(b) (3 marks): Explain how this study links to the key theme of responses to people in need.
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q1(b) (6 marks): Describe the procedure used in Piliavin et al.’s (1969) Subway Samaritan study.
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q2(a) (2 marks): Briefly describe the sample used in Levine’s (2001) study into helping behaviour.
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q2(b) (2 marks): Outline one way in which Levine’s study may show sampling bias.
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q4(a) (3 marks): Explain how the procedure from Piliavin et al.’s (1969) study relates to the key theme of responses to people in need.
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q4(b)(i) (2 marks): Give two results from this study. 1
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q4(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why this study can be described as a quasi experiment.
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