AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — May–June 2024, Paper 31

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Question 1 · 4 marks · Clinical Psychology — diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Sarah is always thinking about germs. At work she eats lunch alone as she believes this will protect her colleagues. She always washes her hands for 15 minutes in very hot water.…

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Question 2 · 4 marks · Clinical Psychology — issues and debates (determinism versus free-will)

Outline what is meant by the determinism versus free-will debate. [2]

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Question 3 · 6 marks · Clinical Psychology — treatment and management of bipolar disorder (cognitive restructuring)

Olivia has a bipolar disorder and is receiving cognitive restructuring as therapy. In her first session she said: 'My life used to be 100% perfect! I had an amazing job and…

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Question 4 · 16 marks · Clinical Psychology — explanations of fear-related disorders (behavioural; psychodynamic)

Describe the behavioural explanation and the psychodynamic explanation of fear-related disorders. [6]

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Question 5 · 4 marks · Consumer Psychology — advertising (self-monitoring; advertising strategies)

Snyder and DeBono (1985) found that high self-monitors and low self-monitors have different preferences for advertising strategies. This finding could be used for advertising…

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Question 6 · 4 marks · Consumer Psychology — consumer decision-making (satisficing)

Outline 'satisficing' as a model of consumer decision-making. [2]

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Question 7 · 6 marks · Consumer Psychology — consumer decision-making (system 1 and system 2 thinking)

Zahra works in a large store that sells a wide range of goods. She notices that customers in the store spend a long time looking at the computers, comparing prices and asking…

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Question 8 · 16 marks · Consumer Psychology — the menu (features of menu design; effect of food name on menu item choice)

Describe what psychologists have discovered about: - the features of menu design which have positive and negative impacts, and - the effect of food name on menu item choice. [6]

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Question 9 · 4 marks · Health Psychology — the patient–practitioner relationship (verbal communication)

A professor wants to improve doctors' verbal communication with patients. Suggest one way to improve the doctors' verbal communication with patients. [2]

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Question 10 · 4 marks · Health Psychology — issues and debates (nature versus nurture)

Outline what is meant by the nature versus nurture debate. [2]

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Question 11 · 6 marks · Health Psychology — managing and controlling pain (alternative treatments: acupuncture; stimulation therapy/TENS)

Becky has broken her leg and is in a lot of pain. She has tried both biochemical and psychological treatments for the pain. Her doctor has suggested that she uses an alternative…

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Question 12 · 16 marks · Health Psychology — health promotion / health beliefs (unrealistic optimism; positive psychology)

Describe what psychologists have discovered about: - unrealistic optimism, and - positive psychology. [6]

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Question 13 · 4 marks · Organisational Psychology — organisational work conditions (performance monitoring of employee productivity)

Feba is a manager in an IT company. She has decided to monitor her employees while they work from home to improve their productivity on their tasks. Suggest one way that Feba…

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Question 14 · 4 marks · Organisational Psychology — group behaviour (Thomas-Kilmann's five conflict-handling modes); issues and debates (holism)

Outline what is meant by 'holism', including an example from Thomas-Kilmann's five conflict-handling modes. [2]

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Question 15 · 6 marks · Organisational Psychology — health and safety (human error in the workplace: errors of omission)

Joseph works on a production line in a car factory. He forgot to use eye protection during his shift and damaged his eye. Explain the type of human error made by Joseph. [2]

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Question 16 · 16 marks · Organisational Psychology — motivation to work (Maslow's hierarchy of needs; McClelland's theory of achievement motivation)

Describe what psychologists studying motivation to work have discovered about: - Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and - McClelland's theory of achievement motivation. [6]

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