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A-LevelPsychologySocial approach9990/12 · Feb/Mar 2019 · Q25 Marks

From the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans):

  1. (a)Outline what the model was supposed to do in the 'Adjacent area – early' condition.[2]
  2. (b)(i)Identify two similarities between the victims. 1 2[2]
  3. (b)(ii)Identify one difference between the victims.[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Feb/Mar 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] (a) Model stood in middle of adjacent car;
  2. [1] (a) Waited until passing the fourth station/waited for approximately 70s;
  3. [1] (a) Then began to help the victim.
  4. [1] (b)(i) (All) males
  5. [1] (b)(i) Eisenhower jackets (were the same);
  6. [1] (b)(i) Old slacks (worn);
  7. [1] (b)(i) No tie.
  8. [1] (b)(ii) Different ages
  9. [1] (b)(ii) Different races
  10. [1] (b)(ii) Cane (ill) versus drunk
  11. [1] (b)(ii) Item 'carried' (e.g. cane/bottle).

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Topic
Social approach, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 5 marks.
Source
A-Level Psychology, Feb/Mar 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 2.

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