ALL AQA PAPER 2 QUESTIONS
APPROACHES
Outline one assumption of the cognitive approach. [2 marks]
Liam and Suki are siblings playing together. Suki asks to play with Liam’s toy, and he says no, and snatches it away from her. Suki is upset. Later on, Liam sees their father give Suki his phone upon her asking. Suki responds by smiling, and hugging their father. Later on, when playing together again, Liam gives Suki his toy. Suki gives her brother a big smile. Suggest why Liam’s behaviour changed. Refer to the social learning theory in your answer. [6 marks]
Outline the humanistic approach. Compare the humanistic approach with the psychodynamic approach. [16 marks]
BIOPSYCHOLOGY
(Im not gonna lie, i cant remember the exact details of the question. It was multiple choice, and the correct answers were A and E.) [2 marks]
Katie is taking a driving lesson when a dog runs out into the road infront of her car. She instantly slams on the breaks, her heart begins to race, and she starts sweating and shaking. Using your knowledge of the Fight or Flight response, explain Katie’s behaviour. [6 marks]
Outline infradian rhythms. Give one example in your answer. [2 marks]
Outline circadian rhythms. Refer to one study in your answer. [6 marks]
Discuss language localisation in the brain. [8 marks]
RESEARCH METHODS
A teacher wants to test whether people focus better when working by themselves or with others. The teacher observes as his students complete a psychology project in class.
There are 2 groups;
CONDITION A: 4 students worked in pairs to complete the project.
CONDITION B: 4 students worked by themselves to complete the project.
The teacher allocates students behaviour to 2 behavioural conditions; focus, or no focus.
Outline what type of hypothesis the teacher should use for this study. [2 marks]
Write an appropriate hypothesis for this study. [3 marks]
Outline how the researcher may have used random sampling to gather a sample of 8 from his class of 32. [3 marks]
Explain why the teacher may have used a covert observation in his experiment. [3 marks]
Define behavioural categories. [2 marks]
Outline why it was important to use behavioural categories in this experiment. [3 marks]
Outline the appropriate statistical test for analysing this study. Give 3 reasons why. [7 marks]
(I cant remember the exact digits on the graph; but the answer was that the table values are not significant as they are not equal to our greater than the calculated value.) [3 marks]
In this study, the teacher used informed consent. Name 2 other ethical issues that must be addressed in this study. Give one way ONE of these issue could have been controlled in this study. [3 marks]
Outline how self report techniques may affect the validity of research. [4 marks]
The teacher published his findings in a journal. In his introduction, he included the hypothesis of his experiment. Give one other factor he should have included in his introduction. [3 marks]
Design an experiment to test the affects of teacher feedback on students academic achievement. You will be credited for including the following: [12 marks]
The experiment used with justification
How the IV will be manipulated to result in alternation to the DV
The experimental design used with justification
One extraneous variable that may occur, and how you will control it