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GCSE EDEXCEL May 2024 Psychology Paper 2
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Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate informationCandidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Thursday 23 May 2024
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 20 minutes)
Paper
reference 1PS0/02
Psychology
PAPER 2
You must have: Total Marks
Calculator, ruler
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen except for graphs where you should use a pencil.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• There are six sections in this question paper.
Section A – answer all questions in Section A
Sections B to F – select two sections from B to F. Answer ALL questions in
these sections.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
•• Calculators may be used.
You must show all your working out, with your answers clearly identified
at the end of your solution.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 79.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• structure
In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related
or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over
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Section A – answer all questions Topic studied Page
in this section
Research methods – How do you carry out
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psychological research?
Sections B to F – select two sections Topic studied Page
from B to F. Answer ALL questions in
these sections. Section B: Criminal psychology – Why do people
17
become criminals?
Section C: The self – What makes you who
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you are?
Section D: Perception – How do you interpret
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the world around you?
Section E: Sleep and dreaming – Why do you
35
need to sleep and dream?
Section F: Language, thought and
communication – How do you communicate 41
with others?
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, SECTION A
Research methods – How do you carry out psychological research?
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Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Identify the ethical issue that has been dealt with when a researcher tells participants
the true aims of a study before they decide to take part.
A Confidentiality
B Informed consent
C Right to withdraw
D Protection of participants
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2 Jason is planning to use a questionnaire to investigate whether there is a difference
in the use of social media by people of different ages.
(a) Give one open-ended question and one closed-ended question that Jason could
use in his questionnaire.
(2)
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, (b) Describe how Jason could use a stratified sampling technique to gather
his participants.
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(c) Jason will gather qualitative data from his questionnaire.
Define what is meant by ‘qualitative data’.
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(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
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