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A-LevelPsychologyCognitive approach9990/12 · May/June 2023 · Q55 Marks

In Experiment 2 of the study by Laney et al. (false memory), participants completed both the 'Memory or Belief?' questionnaire and the Food Preferences Questionnaire. Describe one result from the 'Memory or Belief?' questionnaire and one result from the Food Preferences Questionnaire. You must use data for one of these results. Result - 'Memory or Belief?' questionnaire Result - Food Preferences Questionnaire

  1. In Experiment 2 of the study by Laney et al. (false memory), participants completed both the 'Memory or Belief?' questionnaire and the Food Preferences Questionnaire. Describe one result from the 'Memory or Belief?' questionnaire and one result from the Food Preferences Questionnaire. You must use data for one of these results. Result - 'Memory or Belief?' questionnaire Result - Food Preferences Questionnaire[5]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. For result: 2 marks for result with a meaningful comparison. 1 mark for partial result / no meaningful comparison.
  2. For data: 1 mark for correct data in one of the results.
  3. e.g. Memory or Belief? Questionnaire There were more participants in the Love group who reported a 'memory' compared to the Control group (2 marks). For the Love group this was 28% of participants. (1 mark: data).
  4. There were more participants in the Love group who reported a 'memory' (1 mark).
  5. e.g. Food Preferences Questionnaire Believers reported more desire to eat asparagus at Session 2 / follow up compared to controls (2 marks). The mean rating for the Believers group rose by 1 point (1 mark: data).
  6. Believers reported more desire to eat asparagus at Session 2 / follow up (1 mark).

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Topic
Cognitive approach, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 5 marks.
Source
A-Level Psychology, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 5.

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