AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — October–November 2024, Paper 13

In the study by Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams), five participants were studied intensively. There were also a number of participants who had minimal data collected from…

From the study by Hassett et al. (monkey toy preferences): Outline one result in relation to sex differences in frequency of play with 'plush' toys.

From the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia): Outline how positive reinforcement was used in the treatment of the boy's phobia.

From the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups): Describe the 'line-up presentation' for the target–present condition.

Outline two assumptions of the learning approach in psychology.

From the study by Andrade (doodling): Describe the psychology being investigated in this study.

Your friend Ruru has read a story in a newspaper about a nurse who gave incorrect medicine to a patient because a doctor told her to. Ruru says that he cannot understand why the…

Betsy is talking about the study by Hölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans). She says that the study has validity. Explain why Betsy is correct that the study has validity,…

Describe the sample used in the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning).

Evaluate the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about ethics.