Cambridge Past Paper Questions
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'A case study of a person with schizophrenia will reveal more about the disorder than any other method.' To what extent do you agree with this stat...
'Wrapping a gift is irrelevant; it is what is inside that is important.' To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use examples of research ...
'Providing information is the best way to promote health.' To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use examples of research you have studi...
'Belbin's team role inventory is not a psychometric test.' To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use examples of research you have studi...
From the study by Andrade (doodling):
From the case study by Saavedra and Silverman who gave therapy to a 9-year old boy after his negative experience with buttons:
From the study by Pepperberg (parrot learning):
Sai wants to replicate an experimental condition from the study by Bandura et al. (aggression) and needs your help. You must produce clear instruct...
From the study by Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test):
From the study by Laney et al. (false memory):
The study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans) is from the social approach.
Evaluate the study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points ...
From the study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions):
In an experiment with a repeated measures design, there may be a problem with order effects.
In the study by Laney et al. (false memory), a comparison was made between a ‘love asparagus' group and a control group.
In the study by Bandura et al., the children's aggression levels were rated at the start of the study and used to allocate children to groups.
Jenny is studying Sven, a man who has problems with his memory. He is unable to remember new people or facts, even if they are repeated many times....
Janet is investigating attitudes to healthy eating. She is considering using a questionnaire or an interview.
Silas conducted an observational study about discrimination and counted examples of different kinds of discrimination. His data is shown in Table 1...
Clarice is studying repetitive behaviours in lessons, such as playing with a pen or doodling. These behaviours could be beneficial to concentration...
The Beck depression inventory (BDI) includes 21 items, all of which are assessed on a four-point scale. One of the items is 'irritation', as shown ...
A company wants to increase sales of canned soup. They want customers to buy 2, 3, 4 or even 10 cans, rather than buying only one. They apply some ...
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Oldham and Brass (1979) studied open plan offices, such as shown in [Figure 4.1].
'Cognitive explanations of schizophrenia ignore the effects of nature.' To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use examples of research y...
'Field experiments on consumer behaviour conducted in one country, such as that on choice blindness by Hall et al. (2010), cannot be generalised to...
'Improving practitioner style will have no effect on adherence to medical advice.' To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use examples of...
'Maslow's hierarchy of needs is culturally biased because it was developed in the United States.' To what extent do you agree with this statement? ...
In the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans), one observer watched passengers in the critical area.
Explain one or more real-world applications of the study by Bandura et al. (aggression). Do not refer to more than three applications in your answer.
In the study by Milgram (obedience), there was a victim (learner) and a participant (teacher). Describe the procedure the victim followed to give f...
Describe the psychology being investigated in the study by Pepperberg that used Alex the parrot as a participant.
Evaluate the study by Laney et al. (false memory) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be abou...
From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression):
The debate about individual and situational explanations relates to the study by Schachter and Singer (two factors in emotion). Outline what is mea...