AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — May–June 2023, Paper 31

8 questions · every question answerable online with instant point-by-point AI marking against the official mark scheme.

Question 1 · 12 marks · Psychology and abnormality — impulse control disorders (pyromania)

Explain what is meant by 'pyromania'. [2]

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Question 2 · 18 marks · Psychology and abnormality — depression (explanations: biological, cognitive, learned helplessness)

Describe explanations of depression. [8]

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Question 3 · 12 marks · Psychology and consumer behaviour — the physical environment / shopper movement patterns (Gil et al. 2009)

Identify two shopper movement patterns from the study by Gil et al. (2009). [2]

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Question 4 · 18 marks · Psychology and consumer behaviour — retail/leisure environment design (Turley & Milliman; Finlay et al.; Vrechopoulos)

Describe what psychologists have discovered about retail/leisure environment design (retail store architecture, leisure environments, store interior layout). [8]

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Question 5 · 12 marks · Psychology and health — the patient-practitioner relationship / practitioner diagnosis (type I and type II errors)

Practitioners may make type I or type II errors in diagnosis. Outline one of these types of error, including an example in your answer. [2]

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Question 6 · 18 marks · Psychology and health — stress (management of stress: medical techniques, biofeedback, imagery, preventing stress)

Describe what psychologists have discovered about the management of stress. [8]

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Question 7 · 12 marks · Psychology and organisations — health and safety at work (token economy to reduce accidents)

Outline how a token economy can be used to reduce accidents at work. [2]

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Question 8 · 18 marks · Psychology and organisations — job satisfaction (measuring job satisfaction: JDI, Minnesota, QWL)

Describe what psychologists have discovered about measuring job satisfaction. [8]

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