AQA GCSE Psychology Paper 2: Social context and behaviour June 2019 question paper 8182/2

Read the following descriptions of bystander behaviour. Decide which factor that affects bystander intervention is the most likely explanation of the behaviour being described.

Caitlin jumped into a river and rescued a child who had fallen in. Caitlin was called a hero but dismissed the praise saying ‘I just did what any other off-duty lifeguard would have done.’

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People were waiting at a bus stop. Just as the bus arrived, one of the people collapsed on the pavement. All of the people who were concerned they would be late for work got onto the bus. Some other people stayed behind to help.

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After a football game, a supporter fell over. The only people who stopped to help were wearing shirts showing that they were supporters of the same team as the person that fell over.

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A psychologist conducted a study to see if people will conform to the opinion of others.

The psychologist put each participant into a group with seven strangers. The group was asked to compare the length of three different lines to the length of a single line. Each group member was asked to say out loud which of the three lines was the same length as the single line. The participants were asked to say their answers last.

The participants did not know that everyone else in the group was a confederate and was deliberately giving wrong answers.

The psychologist found that 91% of the participants conformed by giving a wrong answer at least once.

Use your knowledge of one social factor affecting conformity to explain these results.

Evaluate the study described in Question 2.1.

Briefly explain Milgram’s agency theory of social factors affecting obedience.

Use your knowledge of psychology to evaluate Adorno’s theory of the Authoritarian Personality.

Read the following article.

What is meant by ‘collective behaviour’?

Identify and explain two social factors that influenced the collective behaviour described in the article.

Use an example to explain how one dispositional factor could affect collective behaviour.

The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis suggests thinking depends on language. Briefly explain two evaluations of the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis.

Describe and evaluate Von Frisch’s bee study. In your description include the method used, the results obtained and a conclusion drawn.

Write a suitable alternative hypothesis for Von Frisch’s bee study.

What is meant by quantitative and qualitative data?

A researcher is studying bees to investigate animal communication. Give one example of quantitative data that the researcher might collect.

Quantitative data

Example of quantitative data

State two factors that affect personal space.

Use an example to explain how one of the factors that you have stated in Question 9.1 affects personal space.

Read the following information.

From the information, identify two examples of functions of the autonomic nervous system and two examples of functions of the somatic nervous system.

Write your answers in the correct boxes.

Read the following information.

Table 1: bpm recorded at each point of the roller coaster ride.

Calculate the mean for the participants’ bpm recordings taken 20 minutes before the ride. Show your workings.

What is the median for the participants’ bpm recordings taken when they were halfway through the ride?

Identify the mode for the participants’ bpm recordings taken when the ride had just finished.

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Look at the changes in the heart rates recorded in Table 1. Use your knowledge of the fight or flight response to explain these changes.

Describe and evaluate Hebb’s theory of learning and neuronal growth.

Give a definition of cognitive neuroscience.

A neuropsychologist is trying to find out why a patient is suddenly experiencing difficulties moving one side of their body.

Use your knowledge of psychology to:

name which lobe of the brain the neuropsychologist should investigate and explain your answer

suggest a possible cause of the neurological damage that the patient seems to be experiencing.

Lobe of the brain and explanation

Name an appropriate scanning technique that the neuropsychologist could use as part of his investigation. Justify your answer.

Kaij carried out a study into genetic vulnerability and alcohol abuse.

I dentify the target population from which Kaij selected his sample of participants.

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Which of the following methods for collecting data was used by Kaij in his study?

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Read the following article.

Identify one characteristic of mental health.

Briefly explain how significant mental health problems can affect both individuals and society. Refer to the article in your answer.

Identify one intervention or therapy for depression.

Evaluate the intervention or therapy for depression that you have identified in your answer to Question 17.1.

A researcher is going to carry out a questionnaire to find out if university students are addicted to harmful substances. All the students have been given full details about the study and have consented to take part.

Use your knowledge of psychology to:

• write one appropriate question that the researcher could ask the university students

• identify one ethical issue, apart from informed consent, that the researcher needs to address in this study. Explain how he could deal with the issue you identify.

Use your knowledge of psychology to discuss peer influence and conformity to majority influence as possible explanations for addictive behaviours.