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Actual 2024 AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/1 Paper 1 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme AQA Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature | declare this is my own work. A-level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 1 Introductory topics in psychology Friday 17 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials | For this paper you may use: Bor ramners Use ¢ acalculator. Section Mark A Instructions e Use black ink or black ball-point pen. B Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Cc « Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces D provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. =a ¢ If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). ¢ Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information e The marks for questions are shown in brackets. ¢ The maximum mark for this paper is 96. * Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be assessed on your ability to: — use good English — organise information clearly — use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. LLL N Do not write . outside the Section A box Social influence Answer all questions in this section. Outline one ethical issue that has arisen in social influence research. Refer to one or more social influence studies in your answer. [4 marks] Extra space 02 IByGidJun24/7182/1 2 Do not write outside the Later that day, the headteacher calls each of the boys in the group to his office box one-by-one, including Charlie. He explains that the school jumper should not be worn inside-out, and that a detention will be given to any boy who disobeys. From then on, each boy wears their jumper correctly. Use your knowledge of obedience to explain the boys’ behaviour. [6 marks] Extra space Oo4 IB/G/Jun24/7182/1 4 Do not write outside the Discuss consistency and flexibility as processes involved in minority influence. Dax [8 marks] Turn over > 05 IB/GiJun24/7182/1 5 Do not write . outside the Section B box Memory Answer all questions in this section. A researcher wanted to test if there is a relationship between the passage of time and recall of nonsense words. They gave 30 participants 40 nonsense words to learn, then tested recall at fixed intervals over several weeks. The nonsense words were standardised to ensure they were of similar difficulty and length. When writing up the investigation, the researcher represented their data on a scattergram. Briefly explain how the use of inferential statistics would improve this investigation. [3 marks] Suggest an appropriate statistical test to improve this investigation. With reference to the study, outline two reasons for your choice of test. [5 marks] Turn over > 07 IB/G/Jun24/7182/1 7 Do not write outside the Two types of long-term memory are semantic and episodic. box Outline two ways in which episodic memories are different from semantic memories. [4 marks] Extra space Briefly describe retrieval failure as an explanation of forgetting. Outline one limitation of this explanation. [4 marks] Extra space 08 IByGidJun24/7182/1 8 10 Do not write outside the box Extra space 24 10 IByGiJun24/7182/1 10 11 Do not write . outside the Section C box Attachment Answer all questions in this section. Zara's baby, Sunta, is a few weeks old. The rest of the family laugh along as Zara sticks her tongue out at Sunta and Sunta does the same thing back to her. Which feature of caregiver-infant interaction does this example illustrate? [1 mark] [1[4] The rest of the family also think it’s cute when Zara rocks Sunta to sleep and their heads seem to move in time with one another. Which feature of caregiver-infant interaction does this example illustrate? [1 mark] Turn over for the next question Turn over > 11 IB/GiJun24/7182/1 11 13 Do not write outside the [1] 3] Discuss Romanian orphan studies. Hox [16 marks] You may use this space to plan your answer. Turn over > INIA IB/GiJun24/7182/1 13 14 Do not write outside the box IByGiJun24/7182/1 14 16 Do not write . outside the Section D box Psychopathology Answer all questions in this section. Only two answers for each multiple-choice question are allowed. For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer. CORRECT METHOD e WRONG METHODS | & [ole] & If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown. De If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select as shown. Which two of the following are emotional characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder? Shade two boxes only. [2 marks] A Hypervigilance B Insight into excessive anxiety C Low mood D Obsessive thoughts E Self-loathing fb} fo be) fo 16 IByGidJun24/7182/1 16 17 Do not write outside the box [41] 5] Ken visited his friend, Jules, who has a large dog called Prince. Prince ran in from the garden, jumped at Ken and knocked him down, breaking his arm. Ken now has a fear of dogs and has avoided all dogs ever since. How would the two-process model of phobias explain Ken’s fear of dogs? [6 marks] Extra space Turn over > 17 IB/G/Jun24/7182/1 17 19 Do not write outside the box Turn over > IB/GiJun24/7182/1 19 20 Extra space Do not write outside the box END OF QUESTIONS 20 IB/GiJun24/7182/1 20 
