AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — May–June 2025, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 10 marks · Clinical Psychology — schizophrenia: key study using virtual reality to investigate persecutory ideation (Freeman et al. 2003)

In the key study by Freeman et al. (2003) using virtual reality (VR) to investigate persecutory ideation, comments were made by the participants about the avatars. Give one…

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Question 2 · 8 marks · Clinical Psychology — diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be measured using psychometric tests such as the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Outline the scale used to assess question…

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Question 3 · 10 marks · Consumer Psychology — the physical environment: key study on musical style and restaurant customers' spending (North et al. 2003)

The key study by North et al. (2003) expected participants to spend more money in the classical music condition than in the pop music condition. State what was found about total…

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Question 4 · 8 marks · Consumer Psychology — the retail environment: wayfinding in shopping malls (e.g. Dogu and Erkip 2000)

Explain what is meant by the term 'wayfinding' when in a shopping mall.

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Question 5 · 10 marks · Health Psychology — adherence to medical advice: key study on improving medical adherence using community interventions (Yokley and Glenwick 1984)

From the key study by Yokley and Glenwick (1984) on improving medical adherence using community interventions: Outline two dependent variables (dependent measures) recorded by…

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Question 6 · 8 marks · Health Psychology — the management and measurement of pain: psychometric measures and visual rating scales (visual analogue scale)

Outline what is meant by a visual analogue scale to measure pain.

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Question 7 · 10 marks · Organisational Psychology — motivation to work / performance: key study looking at concentration levels when being monitored (Claypoole and Szalma 2019)

From the key study by Claypoole and Szalma (2019) on electronic performance monitoring: Outline two features of the sample used in this study.

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Question 8 · 8 marks · Organisational Psychology — group behaviour in organisations: individual and group performance (social facilitation and social loafing)

Outline what is meant by the term 'social loafing', using an example from any organisation.

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Question 9 · 24 marks · Clinical Psychology — research methods / design a study: observation

Plan a study using an observation to investigate which type of compulsion is most common in people diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Your plan must include…

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Question 10 · 24 marks · Consumer Psychology — research methods / design a study: interview

Plan a study using an interview to investigate the effect of background noise on the taste of food eaten at an outdoor market. Your plan must include details about: • interview…

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Question 11 · 24 marks · Health Psychology — research methods / design a study: questionnaire

Plan a study using an online questionnaire to investigate differences between adult males and adult females in rational non-adherence to medical advice. Your plan must include…

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Question 12 · 24 marks · Organisational Psychology — research methods / design a study: experiment

Plan an experiment to investigate the effectiveness of a reward system to reduce the number of accidents in a factory where clothes are made. Your plan must include details about:…

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