AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — May–June 2025, Paper 12

In the study by Perry et al. (personal space), Experiment 2 used four coloured pictures of a room. In these pictures there were several objects including a lamp and a clock. Name…

From the study by Pozzulo et al. (line-ups): Identify two features of the female used as a 'human face target'.

From the study by Milgram (obedience): Identify two features of the sample used in this study.

From the study by Hassett et al. (monkey toy preferences): Describe one result for toy preferences of the male monkeys. You must use data in your answer.

Outline one assumption of the learning approach.

Outline what is meant by the term 'positive reinforcement'. Include an example from the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning) in your answer.

From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression): Describe the procedure for the 'Aggression Arousal' part of this study.

Your friend, Rosalia, tells you that she has recently begun to feel stressed, even though nothing in her life has changed. Rosalia wants your advice on how to help reduce her…

From the study by Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans): Describe the two victims used in this study.

Evaluate the study by Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about quantitative data.