GCSE
PSYCHOLOGY
8182/2
Paper 2 Social Context and Behaviour
Mark scheme
June 2024
Version: 1.0 Final
*246g8182/2/MS*
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Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant
questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the
standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in
this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’
responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way.
As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative
answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the
standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are
required to refer these to the Lead Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and
expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark
schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of
assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination
paper.
No student should be disadvantaged on the basis of their gender identity and/or how they refer to the
gender identity of others in their exam responses.
A consistent use of ‘they/them’ as a singular and pronouns beyond ‘she/her’ or ‘he/him’ will be credited in
exam responses in line with existing mark scheme criteria.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk
Copyright information
AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own
internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third
party even for internal use within the centre.
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Level of response marking instructions
Level of response mark schemes are broken down into levels, each of which has a descriptor. The
descriptor for the level shows the average performance for the level. There are marks in each level.
Before you apply the mark scheme to a student’s answer read through the answer and annotate it (as
instructed) to show the qualities that are being looked for. You can then apply the mark scheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
Start at the lowest level of the mark scheme and use it as a ladder to see whether the answer meets the
descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the level indicates the different qualities that might be seen in
the student’s answer for that level. If it meets the lowest level then go to the next one and decide if it
meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level descriptor and the answer. With
practice and familiarity you will find that for better answers you will be able to quickly skip through the
lower levels of the mark scheme.
When assigning a level you should look at the overall quality of the answer and not look to pick holes in
small and specific parts of the answer where the student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If
the answer covers different aspects of different levels of the mark scheme you should use a best-fit
approach for defining the level and then use the variability of the response to help decide the mark within
the level, ie if the response is predominantly level 3 with a small amount of level 4 material it would be
placed in level 3 but be awarded a mark near the top of the level because of the level 4 content.
Step 2 Determine a mark
Once you have assigned a level you need to decide on the mark. The descriptors on how to allocate
marks can help with this. The exemplar materials used during standardisation will help. There will be an
answer in the standardising materials which will correspond with each level of the mark scheme. This
answer will have been awarded a mark by the Lead Examiner. You can compare the student’s answer
with the example to determine if it is the same standard, better or worse than the example. You can then
use this to allocate a mark for the answer based on the Lead Examiner’s mark on the example.
You may well need to read back through the answer as you apply the mark scheme to clarify points and
assure yourself that the level and the mark are appropriate.
Possible content in the mark scheme is provided as a guide for examiners. It is not intended to be
exhaustive and you must credit other valid points. Students do not have to cover all of the points
mentioned in the possible content to reach the highest level of the mark scheme.
An answer which contains nothing of relevance to the question must be awarded no marks.
Examiners are reminded that AO1 and AO2 are regarded as interdependent. When deciding on a mark
in instances where there is an attempt at more than one assessment objective all attempts should be
considered together using the best fit approach. In doing so, examiners should bear in mind the relative
weightings of the assessment objectives.
When an answer only contains content related to one of the skills (AO1/AO2), then the levels descriptors
for the award of marks for the skill attempted should be applied to the answer, up to the maximum mark
available.
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Section A
Social influence
01 Which of the following best defines ‘bystander behaviour’?
Shade one box.
[1 mark]
Marks for this question: AO1 – 1 mark
Answer:
C (The actions a person takes when they see someone needing help.)
02 What is meant by the psychological term ‘collective behaviour’?
[2 marks]
Marks for this question: AO1 – 2 marks
Up to 2 marks for a definition of collective behaviour.
2 marks: a clear and accurate definition.
1 mark: a limited or muddled definition.
Possible content
• Actions that happen/are carried out.
PLUS
• When people are part of a group.
Credit other relevant content.
NOTE: Where the words ‘behaviour’ or ‘behave’ are used as part of the answer and are not defined,
(eg ‘behaviour in a group’), this will reduce the clarity of the answer.
NOTE: Where the answer is a definition of another term (such as ‘deindividuation’ or ‘social loafing’) but
contains some sense of both of the required elements, it can be credited as a muddled definition.
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