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A-LevelPsychologyResearch methods9990/23 · May/June 2021 · Q12 Marks

Answer all questions in this section.

  1. (a)State what is meant by the 'aim' of a study.[1]
  2. (b)Outline one aim of the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans).[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 1 mark for explanation
  2. [1] it tells you the purpose of the investigation / what the study intends to find out or show; (explanation)
  3. [1] 1 mark for aim
  4. [1] to investigate whether models affect altruism / to record the time it takes to help;
  5. [1] to test whether race affects helping / to count numbers helping black or white victims;
  6. [1] to compare helping by males and females;
  7. [1] to test whether ‘reason' (ill/drunk) affects helping / to count numbers helping ill or drunk victims;
  8. [1] to test bystander effect / diffusion of responsibility

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About this question

Topic
Research methods, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
A-Level Psychology, May/June 2021 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 1.

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