AQA GCSE Psychology Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour June 2025 question paper 8182/1

Which one of the following statements is not a feature of the multi-store model of memory?

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The multi-store model of memory has been criticised.

Briefly evaluate the multi-store model of memory.

What is meant by ‘retrieval’ as a process of memory?

Read the following information.

Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable in this study.

Independent variable

Dependent variable

Different factors can affect the accuracy of memory.

Which factor did the researcher investigate in this study?

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Identify one extraneous variable that could have affected the results of this study.

Outline how the researcher could have controlled the extraneous variable you have identified.

Extraneous variable

The results of the study are shown in Table 1.

Table 1 The number of objects participants correctly recalled in each group

Calculate the ratio of the total number of objects correctly recalled in Group A compared to Group B.

Write this ratio in its simplest form.

Read the following conversation.

Outline one type of long-term memory.

Identify an example of this type of long-term memory from the conversation between Aleksy and Taaliah. Justify your answer.

Describe and evaluate Murdock’s serial position curve study.

Some visual illusions are images that can be interpreted in more than one way.

Which one of the following explains how this can occur?

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Bruner and Minturn investigated the effect of expectation on perception.

Which two of the following statements are features of their study?

Shade two boxes.

Briefly evaluate Bruner and Minturn’s study.

Read the following information.

Calculate the percentage of people who said Car B was further away.

Show your workings.

Name two monocular depth cues that are present in Figure 1.

Explain how both of the monocular depth cues you have named in Question 9.2 help people to perceive the distance of the cars in Figure 1.

Read the following information.

Describe Gibson’s direct theory of perception.

Refer to Hani in your answer.

Evaluate Gibson’s direct theory of perception.

Read the following information.

Figure 2 Two identical balls of modelling clay

Figure 3 One of the identical balls is rolled into a sausage shape

According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the children in this experiment should be in which stage of cognitive development?

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Table 2 The percentage of children in each group who correctly said there was the same amount of clay in the ball and sausage shapes

The findings from some studies have been used to support and challenge Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development.

Explain how the results shown in Table 2 can be used to evaluate Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development.

What is meant by ‘self-efficacy’?

Piaget used the term ‘egocentrism’ to refer to a child not being able to see a situation from another person’s point of view.

Describe the study Hughes used to investigate the reduction of egocentricity.

Describe Dweck’s mindset theory of learning.

The following statements are findings from research into early brain development.

Read each statement and identify whether it describes the role of nature or nurture in early brain development.

Tick () the correct box next to each statement.

Research findings show that different types of praise can affect learning. You have been asked to carry out an experiment to test these findings.

You will use two groups of 17-year-olds who have booked 20 lessons at a local driving school.

In Group 1 the driving instructor will praise students’ effort during lessons.

In Group 2 the driving instructor will praise students’ driving ability during lessons.

All students will complete a driving test after their 20th lesson.

Imagine you carry out the experiment using the method that has been described.

Identify the following information:

• the experimental design and the type of experiment you will be using

• one ethical issue you will need to consider and how you will deal with this

• the results you will expect to find from your experiment.

In which one of the following sampling methods does every member of the target population have an equal chance of being selected?

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In psychological research, what is meant by a ‘case study’?

Read the following information.

Table 3 The mean daily use of social media and happiness score for each participant

Use Table 3 to calculate the fraction of participants who had a mean daily social media use of less than 40 minutes. Write this fraction in its simplest form.

Use the graph paper to sketch a scatter diagram to display the results shown in Table 3.

Provide a suitable title and labels for your diagram.

Identify the type of correlation the psychologist has found between happiness and social media use?

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Explain the strengths and weaknesses of using correlations in psychological research.

In your answer, refer to the study investigating whether happiness is linked to social media use.

During your psychology course, you have learnt about a number of psychologists who have carried out different types of experiments and had their findings published.

Briefly outline what is meant by ‘laboratory experiments’ and by ‘field experiments’.

Use your knowledge of one published experiment to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of either laboratory experiments or field experiments.