AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — May–June 2024, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 10 marks · Clinical Psychology — treatment of OCD using telephone-administered CBT: Lovell et al. (2006)

From the key study by Lovell et al. (2006) on the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Identify two criteria that were necessary for participants to meet to be included in…

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Question 2 · 8 marks · Clinical Psychology — measure of impulse control disorders: Kleptomania Symptom Assessment Scale (K-SAS)

Kleptomania can be assessed using the Kleptomania Symptom Assessment Scale (K-SAS). State one question used on the K-SAS.

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Question 3 · 10 marks · Consumer Psychology — key study on consumer personality and advertising: Snyder and DeBono (1985), study 3

From the key study by Snyder and DeBono (1985) on consumer personality and advertising: Describe the procedure of study 3.

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Question 4 · 8 marks · Consumer Psychology — attention and shelf position: central gaze cascade effect, use of eye-tracking (e.g. Atalay et al. 2012)

The central gaze cascade effect in positioning a product has been investigated using eye-tracking. Outline the findings of one study that has used eye-tracking to investigate the…

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Question 5 · 10 marks · Health Psychology — comparing pain assessments by doctors, parents and children: Brudvik et al. (2016)

From the key study by Brudvik et al. (2016) on pain assessments by doctors, parents and children: Outline one rating scale completed by the 3–8-year-old children.

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Question 6 · 8 marks · Health Psychology — sample tests for salivary cortisol, including a study, e.g. Evans and Wener (2007)

Stress can be measured using sample tests for salivary cortisol, e.g. in the study by Evans and Wener (2007). Outline the procedure of one study that measured stress using…

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Question 7 · 10 marks · Organisational Psychology — applying self-determination theory to motivational rewards: Landry et al. (2019), study 1

The key study by Landry et al. (2019) on applying self-determination theory to motivational rewards included a ‘manipulation check’ as part of the procedure in study 1. Describe…

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Question 8 · 8 marks · Organisational Psychology — Muczyk and Reimann's four styles of leader behaviour

Muczyk and Reimann proposed four styles of leader behaviour. Outline the ‘directive autocrat’ style of leader behaviour proposed by Muczyk and Reimann.

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Question 9 · 24 marks · Clinical Psychology — treating impulse control disorders; design a study (questionnaire with closed questions) on imaginal desensitisation for pyromania

Plan a study using a questionnaire with closed questions to investigate the effectiveness of using imaginal desensitisation for treating pyromania. Your plan must include details…

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Question 10 · 24 marks · Consumer Psychology — interpersonal influence techniques; design a study (face-to-face interview) on the disrupt-then-reframe technique

Plan a study using a face-to-face interview to investigate the effectiveness of the ‘disrupt-then-reframe’ sales technique. Your plan must include details about: - question format…

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Question 11 · 24 marks · Health Psychology — managing stress; design a study (semi-structured interview) on stress inoculation training

Plan a study using a semi-structured interview to investigate whether stress inoculation training is effective. Your plan must include details about: - interview technique -…

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Question 12 · 24 marks · Organisational Psychology — motivation to work; design a study (online questionnaire) on types of achievement motivation

Plan a study using an online questionnaire to investigate which type of achievement motivation is more likely to motivate workers. Your plan must include details about: - question…

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