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Psychology (9990) Paper 1

Approaches, Issues and Debates | May/June 2023

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Question 1 (Schachter & Singer)
a) Identify which one of the following groups scored the highest on the Activity Index in the Euphoria condition.
b) Outline how the category of ‘Ignores’ was operationalised in this study.
Question 2 (Andrade – doodling)
a) Identify two features of the sample used in this study.
b) Identify one strength of the sample used in this study.
Question 3 (Saavedra & Silverman – button phobia)
a) Describe the Disgust/Fear hierarchy used in this study.
b) Explain one weakness of the Disgust/Fear hierarchy used in this study.
Question 4 (Piliavin – subway samaritans)
a) Describe the victims used in this study.
b) Outline one other conclusion from this study.
Question 5 (Laney et al. – false memory/asparagus)
Describe one result from the Food History Inventory and one result from the Restaurant Questionnaire.
You must use data for one of these results.
Question 6 (Cognitive approach)
Outline two assumptions of the cognitive approach. You must use an example from a core study for each assumption.
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Question 7 (Milgram – obedience)
Suggest two real-world applications based on the study by Milgram (obedience). Your suggestions must be ethical.
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Question 8
Explain one reason why Danilo is correct and one reason why Noah is correct, using evidence from this study.
Danilo (has validity)
Noah (does not have validity)
Question 9
a) Describe what is meant by REM sleep.
b)
Explain one similarity and one difference between the study by Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams) and the study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions).
Question 10
Evaluate the study by Bandura et al. (aggression) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about reliability.