Cambridge Past Paper Questions

From the study by Laney et al. (false memory): Describe the procedure from the point when participants had to view slides in Experiment 2.

Evaluate the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points m...

The study by Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test) revised the 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test from the original version. Describe the original versio...

Suggest two real-world applications based on the study by Bandura et al. (aggression). Your suggestions must be ethical.

Two friends, Himmat and Urvi, are discussing the individual and situational explanations for behaviour in relation to the study by Canli et al. (br...

Evaluate the study by Andrade (doodling) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about general...

From the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning):

From the study by Hölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans):

In the study by Milgram (obedience), participants took a piece of paper from a hat. They were told that this would decide whether they would be the...

Your friend, Taara, needs your help. She has volunteered to take part in a study that is replicating the study by Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dr...

Saira is talking about the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia). She says that the findings were subjective. Explain why Saira is correc...

Evaluate the study by Hassett et al. (monkey toy preferences) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points ...

In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), there were four types of 'approaching figure'. One of these figures was a friend.

In the study by Hölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans), some participants took part in formal mindfulness training. This included yoga, medita...

In the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups), the participants were adults and children. Describe one result from the children in the target-absent li...

From the study by Andrade (doodling): Describe the procedure for a participant who was in the doodling condition.

Your friend, Aditi, has read a newspaper story about a person on a bus who collapsed but did not receive help from other bus passengers. The story ...

The study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions) used adult participants.

Saavedra and Silverman studied a boy with a button phobia.

Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans) used four different model conditions. One of these was 'Critical area – early'.

The study by Yamamoto et al. (chimpanzee helping) is based on the concepts of altruism and empathy.

In the study by Schachter and Singer (two factors in emotion), the anger condition used a stooge and a questionnaire.

In the study by Pepperberg (parrot learning), the main way that Alex was trained was called 'the model/rival technique'.

Evaluate the study by Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be a...

In the study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions), one variable was investigated by comparing neutral and negative scenes.

The study by Saavedra and Silverman investigated a boy with a phobia of buttons.

Many of the core studies were laboratory experiments.

Kaleem is planning to investigate sleep and dreaming. He needs to find participants.

Penny is using cats and parrots in her experiment. Penny houses each animal alone and only gives them their daily food every evening. Her independe...

Don and Pinja are planning to test whether older or younger people lose their way more often, even when using a map. They will time how long it tak...

Fajar has noticed that some of the younger children in her school believe their toys have feelings but the older children generally do not. She wan...

In the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans), the number of times ill and drunk victims were helped was counted.

Describe two of the controls from the study by Andrade (doodling).

Milgram conducted many studies. One investigated whether the prestigious location (Yale University) affected obedience. He used the experimental me...

The study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions) used only right-handed, female participants.

It has been suggested that for real childhood memories, highly emotional memories are remembered better than neutral memories.

Describe one similarity and one difference between observations and self-reports, using any examples.

Hanif is investigating helping behaviour in animals. As part of his experiment, two chimpanzees are put together but it is possible that they might...

Elea is conducting an experiment to test whether people who sleep for more than eight hours per night are happier than people who sleep less than t...

Ed and Jim are planning a field experiment about learning. They want to know whether young children learn to use mobile (cell) phones from older br...