Cambridge Past Paper Questions
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Three comments about electro-convulsive therapy (ECT): 'It was the best thing that my wife could have had at that time; a good decision by the doc...
Newspaper headline: Your brain goes shopping. You go shopping and you see a product. By the time you decided to buy it, some brain regions already ...
The UAB pain behaviour scale This pain scale is administered by an observer of a person who is experiencing pain. One of the categories used by th...
Heifetz (1997) proposes a 'modern' theory of adaptive leadership, and suggests that 'getting on the balcony' to see the whole organisation is more ...
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) can be used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
There are several ways to close a sale, including reciprocity and authority.
The style of a practitioner's clothing, the way they dress, can influence what patients think of them.
A machine in your factory has been sabotaged. You know who is responsible and want to find the reason for this unacceptable behaviour.
‘Even though Charles was just one child, Rapoport's case study of Charles' obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be generalised to everyone.' To...
'The findings of experiments of consumer behaviour using eye-tracking have no value because they lack ecological validity.' To what extent do you ...
'If there is any doubt about making a correct diagnosis, a medical practitioner should always decide that an ill person is healthy.' To what exten...
'Organisational commitment can be measured simply by looking at attendance and absenteeism.' To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use ...
From the study by Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test).
In the study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions), participants viewed scenes.
In Experiment 2 of the study by Laney et al. (false memory), participants completed both the 'Memory or Belief?' questionnaire and the Food Prefere...
Outline two assumptions of the social approach. You must use an example from a core study for each assumption.
Suggest two real-world applications based on the study by Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams). Your suggestions must be ethical.
Two friends, Haji and Dottie, are discussing the ethics of the study by Yamamoto et al. (chimpanzee helping). Haji thinks the study is ethical but ...
The first stage of the study by Bandura et al. (aggression) was when the children were rated on four scales by the experimenter and a nursery schoo...
Suggest at least one application to everyday life of the study by Hölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans). Do not refer to more than three appl...
From the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups):
Two friends, Sabtu and Joyah, are discussing the validity of the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans). Sabtu says the study has validity, b...
In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), Experiment 2 used four coloured pictures of a room. In these pictures there were several objects inc...
From the study by Hassett et al. (monkey toy preferences): Describe one result for toy preferences of the male monkeys. You must use data in your a...
From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression): Describe the procedure for the 'Aggression Arousal' part of this study.
Your friend, Rosalia, tells you that she has recently begun to feel stressed, even though nothing in her life has changed. Rosalia wants your advic...
Outline the procedure used in the Andrade study for a participant who was in the doodling condition.
Describe the procedure used by Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams) to collect data about dream recall.
From the Schachter and Singer study (two factors in emotion):
Two friends, Amar and Bo, are discussing the Milgram study (obedience) in terms of the debate about individual and situational explanations.
In the Piliavin et al. study (subway Samaritans), there were a number of confederates playing different roles.
Evaluate the Laney et al. study (false memory) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about t...
The study by Pepperberg (parrot learning) used an animal.
In the study by Milgram (obedience), the results he recorded were the final voltage each participant gave to the learner.
Explain why low validity would be a problem in experiments.
Describe the similarities and differences between naturalistic and controlled observations, using any examples.
Gavin is testing the hypothesis that 'People are more likely to drop rubbish on the ground when there is already rubbish on the ground'. He is cond...