OCR A Level Psychology Psychological themes through core studies June 2019 question paper H567/02

Explain how the findings from Milgram’s study relate to the key theme of responses to people in authority.

Piliavin et al. carried out a study into responses to people in need.

Identify two materials used in this study.

Give two ways in which this study may be considered ethnocentric.

Compare Piliavin et al.’s study with Levine et al.’s study into responses to people in need by suggesting either one difference or one similarity between them.

Outline one strength of the type of data collected in Moray’s study into attention.

Using Simons & Chabris’ study into attention, explain one way in which the procedure would have increased the reliability of the research.

Explain one way in which Bandura et al.’s study into aggression can be considered unethical.

Discuss to what extent Lee et al.’s contemporary study in developmental psychology changes our understanding of moral development when compared to Kohlberg’s study from 1968.

Describe how one of the core studies relates to the biological area.

Describe the background to Gould’s study into intelligence testing.

Explain one way in which Hancock et al.’s study into the language of psychopaths may lack validity.

Outline the defining principles and concepts of the cognitive area.

Describe one application of the principles and concepts of the cognitive area.

Compare the cognitive area and the psychodynamic perspective in terms of strengths and weaknesses.

Describe how research supporting the psychodynamic perspective can be seen as socially sensitive.

* Discuss the reductionism/holism debate in psychology. Use examples from appropriate

research to support your answer.

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Describe two features of the area of individual differences and briefly explain how they apply to this article.

Outline what is meant by a case study and briefly explain how this method could apply to the article.

Describe Baron-Cohen et al.’s study into autism and briefly explain how its findings relate to the article.

Using your knowledge of psychology, suggest ways in which the lives of individuals with autism could be improved.

Evaluate the suggestions you have made in part (d) with reference to issues and debates you have studied in psychology.