AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — October–November 2023, Paper 41

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Question 1 · 15 marks · Psychology and abnormality — mood (affective) disorders; bipolar disorder (genetic explanation, Oruc et al. 1997)

Explain what is meant by the term 'bipolar disorder'.

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Question 2 · 15 marks · Psychology and consumer behaviour — retail store architecture (Turley and Milliman 2000); review of studies

Explain what is meant by a 'review of studies' as conducted by Turley and Milliman.

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Question 3 · 15 marks · Psychology and health — the management and control of pain; types of pain (chronic pain)

Explain what is meant by chronic pain, using an example.

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Question 4 · 15 marks · Psychology and organisations — group behaviour in organisations; groupthink (Janis 1971)

Give one real-life example of groupthink.

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Question 5 · 18 marks · Psychology and abnormality — treatment and management of anxiety disorders (systematic desensitisation); design a study

Design a study to investigate the long-term effectiveness of systematic desensitisation in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

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Question 6 · 18 marks · Psychology and consumer behaviour — types of advertising; marketing mix models (The 4 Ps, McCarthy); design a study

Design a study using a questionnaire to investigate which of these four concepts has most effect on consumer behaviour.

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Question 7 · 18 marks · Psychology and health — misusing health services; delay in seeking treatment (Safer et al.); design a study

Design a study to investigate age differences in stages of delay, as proposed by Safer, before seeking medical treatment.

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Question 8 · 18 marks · Psychology and organisations — physical and psychological work conditions (office design); design an experiment

Design an experiment to investigate levels of concentration in workers in different types of office design.

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Question 9 · 12 marks · Psychology and abnormality — characteristics of anxiety disorders; psychometric measures (BIPI; GAD-7)

'Psychometric measures used to assess anxiety disorders, such as the Generalised Anxiety Disorder assessment (GAD-7), provide therapists with no useful information.' To what…

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Question 10 · 12 marks · Psychology and consumer behaviour — sound and consumer behaviour; music in open air markets (Guéguen et al. 2007)

'If playing one type of music at one open air market stall increases the amount of money spent, this finding can be generalised to all open air market stalls.' To what extent do…

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Question 11 · 12 marks · Psychology and health — the practitioner-patient relationship; practitioner style (doctor and patient-centred)

'Practitioner style (doctor or patient-centred) is irrelevant. What is important is the way in which a practitioner is dressed.' To what extent do you agree with this statement?…

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Question 12 · 12 marks · Psychology and organisations — health and safety; accidents at work (errors and accidents in operator-machine systems)

'All accidents at work are caused by errors in operator-machine systems (system errors); not by other factors, such as human error.' To what extent do you agree with this…

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