AQA GCSE Psychology Paper 2: Social context and behaviour June 2024 question paper 8182/2

Which of the following best defines ‘bystander behaviour’?

Shade one box.

What is meant by the psychological term ‘collective behaviour’?

Read the following article.

Use the article to identify two examples where the social factor of authority affected obedience levels and two examples where the social factor of proximity affected obedience levels.

Write your answers in the correct boxes.

Table 1 shows the results from the version of the described experiment where the researcher wore everyday clothes instead of a lab coat. There were 24 participants.

Table 1 Frequency table showing the voltage of ‘electric shocks’ given by participants in the everyday clothes version

Calculate the percentage of participants who gave the highest possible ‘electric shock’ when the researcher wore everyday clothes instead of a lab coat.

State your answer using two significant figures and show your workings.

The experimental design used in all of the versions of the described obedience research was independent groups.

Using your knowledge of how to plan and conduct psychological research, discuss the reliability and validity of using independent groups.

Briefly evaluate Milgram’s Agency theory of social factors affecting obedience.

Read the following conversation.

Describe Asch’s study of conformity and evaluate the research method used in his study.

Refer to the conversation as part of your answer.

The body language we use communicates a non-verbal message to other people.

Which of the following types of body language is least likely to communicate a message of friendliness?

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Which of the following is not a function of eye contact?

Name one factor that affects personal space.

Explain how the factor you have named affects personal space.

Describe the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

A psychologist carried out a study to see if there was any variation in the recall of events between people who speak different languages.

The psychologist used an opportunity sample to gather participants who were either English speakers or non-English speakers. The participants were shown video clips of people breaking a window. Sometimes they broke it on purpose and sometimes it was an accident.

When the participants were asked to write down what they had seen, the non-English speakers were less accurate in their recall of the clips that showed accidental behaviour.

Identify the independent variable in the described study.

Briefly evaluate the described study carried out by the psychologist.

Research has been carried out with different cultures to see whether or not non-verbal behaviour is innate.

The results show that the facial expressions of anger and happiness are commonly recognised by most cultural groups around the world.

Outline how you would design a study to investigate whether or not the facial expression of surprise is also commonly recognised.

In your answer:

• identify who your participants would be and explain why you would choose these participants

• describe what you would ask your participants to do and what data you would collect

• identify whether the data you collect would be qualitative or quantitative and explain your answer.

Describe and evaluate Von Frisch’s bee study.

What is the median for the total anxiety scores for 30 days?

The following scatter diagram also shows the results found by the neuroscientist.

The possible locations of two of the participants’ results are shown by the letters A–F.

Identify the correct locations on the scatter diagram for the results of participant 002 and participant 010.

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Name the type of correlation the neuroscientist has found between language difficulties and anxiety levels.

When the neuroscientist saw the results, she claimed to have found the cause of anxiety in people who have had a stroke.

Explain why the results do not show that language difficulties cause anxiety.

Outline how neurological damage from a stroke or injury can affect motor abilities and behaviour.

Refer to localisation of function in the brain in your answer.

Outline Hebb’s theory of learning and neuronal growth.

Read the following information.

You have been asked to investigate possible gender differences in the fight or flight response to a highly stressful social situation.

Describe how you would design a study to do this.

You need to include the following information in your answer:

• what you would ask your participants to do

• what data you would collect and a justification for why this should be collected.

Tulving used PET scans to study possible connections between types of memory and brain activity. He concluded that different areas of the brain are active when we have semantic or episodic memories.

Evaluate Tulving’s ‘gold’ memory study.

Read the following conversation.

The following behaviours are all referred to in the conversation.

Which one is not a symptom of addiction (dependence syndrome) according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)?

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Significant mental health problems, such as addiction, have an effect on both individuals and society.

Identify one individual effect that Corrine is experiencing.

Self-management programmes are a type of intervention used for addiction.

Using your knowledge of the strengths and/or weaknesses of self-management programmes, briefly discuss why this would be an appropriate intervention for Corrine.

Refer to the conversation to support your answer.

One biological explanation for addiction is genetic vulnerability.

What is meant by the term ‘genetic vulnerability’?

Briefly evaluate Kaij’s twin study of alcohol abuse.

Read the following article.

The recorded rates of significant mental health problems have changed over time. A number of reasons have been suggested for these changes.

Two possible reasons are increased awareness of mental health problems and a decrease of the social stigma around them.

Using your psychological knowledge, discuss both of these possible reasons for changes in the recorded rates of mental health problems.

Refer to the article in your answer.

Read the following conversation.

Describe and evaluate one intervention or therapy for depression.

Refer to the conversation in your answer.