Paper 2: Psychological themes through core studies
13 marks
From Milgram's study of obedience, outline how the participants' tension was measured.
24 marks
Describe how Bocchiaro et al. (2012) studied disobedience and whistle-blowing.
33 marks
Identify the independent variable in Loftus and Palmer's (1974) Experiment 1 and the mean speed estimates for two verbs.
43 marks
Explain one way in which Grant et al. (1998) supports context-dependent memory.
54 marks
Describe the Eyes Test used by Baron-Cohen et al. (1997).
63 marks
Outline one finding about gender from Bandura et al. (1961).
73 marks
Explain how the Funhaler in Chaney et al. (2004) used operant conditioning.
84 marks
Describe the findings of Maguire et al. (2000) and explain what they show about brain plasticity.
94 marks
Explain how Sperry (1968) investigated hemispheric lateralisation in split-brain patients.
104 marks
Outline how Freud interpreted Little Hans' fear of horses.
116 marks
Explain two strengths of the social area, using examples from core studies.
128 marks
Evaluate the ethics of the core studies in the social area.
136 marks
Explain how the behaviourist perspective is shown in two core studies.
1415 marks
Discuss the nature–nurture debate with reference to at least three core studies.
15(a)4 marks
A hospital wants to increase the number of children who use their asthma inhalers. Using one core study, suggest how this could be done.
15(b)6 marks
Evaluate the usefulness of your suggestion.
15(c)10 marks
Police want to improve the accuracy of eyewitness statements. Using psychological research, suggest and justify changes to how witnesses are questioned.
15(d)15 marks
Evaluate the extent to which core studies in psychology can be used to improve everyday life.
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