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2023 AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/2 Paper 2 Psychology in context Question Paper &
Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
A-level
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 2 Psychology in context
Thursday 25 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you may use:
For Examiner’s Use
• a calculator.
Section Mark
Instructions
A
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. B
• Answer all questions. C
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not TOTAL
write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the
end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
• Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be
assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Approaches in psychology
Answer all questions in this section.
Only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select
as shown.
0 1 Which of the following statements is correct according to the psychodynamic approach?
Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]
A The ego is present at birth.
B The id is based on the morality principle.
C The id is part of the unconscious mind.
D The superego mediates between the demands of the id and ego.
0 2 State one assumption of the cognitive approach.
[1 mark]
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Steph and Georgie are both working mothers. box
Steph enjoys being challenged at work. Steph’s daughter listens to her mother’s
colleagues praising and admiring Steph’s work and sees the awards she has been
presented with in recognition of her effort. Steph’s daughter is an enthusiastic student who
is keen to be challenged at school.
Georgie hates her job. Her daughter has heard her boss shout at her down the phone for
missing deadlines and sees how tired Georgie is after staying up late working. Georgie’s
daughter feels anxious when she is given difficult work and does not want to go to school.
0 3 How might vicarious reinforcement explain the different attitudes of Steph’s and Georgie’s
daughters to their schoolwork?
[4 marks]
Extra space
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0 4 Explain one strength and one limitation of using social learning theory to explain the box
different attitudes of Steph’s and Georgie’s daughters.
[6 marks]
0 5 In what ways might the biological approach explain the different attitudes of Steph’s and
Georgie’s daughters to their schoolwork?
[4 marks]
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