AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — October–November 2024, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 10 marks · Clinical Psychology — key study on treating blood/injection/injury phobia using cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) with applied tension: Chapman and DeLapp (2013).

Explain what is meant by the term 'exposure hierarchy'.

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Question 2 · 8 marks · Clinical Psychology — 1.2.1 measure of depression: Beck depression inventory (BDI).

Outline how a person's level of depression is interpreted using the BDI.

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Question 3 · 10 marks · Consumer Psychology — 2.2.3 key study on consumers' responses to table spacing: Robson et al. (2011).

Describe the two parts of the online questionnaire used in this study.

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Question 4 · 8 marks · Consumer Psychology — 2.5.1 advertising media including types of advertising media; use of eye-tracking and EEG, including a study, e.g. Ciceri et al. (2020).

Outline how an EEG can be used to investigate how people respond to advertising media.

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Question 5 · 10 marks · Health Psychology — 3.5.3 key study on using positive psychology in schools to improve mental health: Shoshani and Steinmetz (2014).

Outline the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE).

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Question 6 · 8 marks · Health Psychology — 3.3.2 subjective measures including clinical interview.

Explain what is meant by a clinical interview. Do not refer to observing patients' behaviour in your answer.

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Question 7 · 10 marks · Organisational Psychology — 4.5.3 key study reasons for sabotage in the workplace: Giacalone and Rosenfeld (1987).

Explain how the sample of participants were divided into these two groups.

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Question 8 · 8 marks · Organisational Psychology — 4.4.1 impact of the design of the work environment focusing on open plan offices, including a study, e.g. Oldham and Brass (1979).

Explain what is meant by an 'open plan office'.

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Question 9 · 24 marks · Clinical Psychology — research methods: planning a questionnaire study to investigate generalised anxiety disorder.

Plan a study using a questionnaire with open questions to investigate generalised anxiety disorder in university students. Your plan must include details about: - question…

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Question 10 · 24 marks · Consumer Psychology — research methods: planning a postal questionnaire study of the 'explorer' spatial behaviour pattern of shoppers.

Plan a study using a postal questionnaire to investigate the 'explorer' type of spatial behaviour pattern of shoppers. Your plan must include details about: - sampling technique -…

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Question 11 · 24 marks · Health Psychology — research methods: planning a telephone interview study of a childhood healthy eating programme.

Plan a study using a telephone interview of these children, once they are adults, to investigate whether their participation in this healthy eating programme resulted in eating…

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Question 12 · 24 marks · Organisational Psychology — research methods: planning an experiment on shiftwork rotation and worker health.

Plan an experiment to investigate which type of rotation has the most negative effect on the health of workers. Your plan must include details about: - controls - dependent…

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