AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/3 Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology Mark scheme, GRADE A+

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AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY 7182/3 Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology Mark scheme June 2021 Version: 1.0 Final Mark Scheme IB/G/Jun21/E7 7182/3 Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this pape... r you must have: • an AQA 16-page Answer Book. You may use a calculator. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7182/3. • In Section A, you should answer all questions. • In Section B, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. • In Section C, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. • In Section D, choose one topic. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. • Do all rough work in your answer 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. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. A-level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology 2 IB/G/Jun21/7182/3 0 1 Which of the following terms best represents the view that biology and environment work together to determine behaviour? Write the correct letter in your answer book. [1 mark] A Determinism B Ethnocentrism C Holism D Interactionism E Reductionism Two psychology students investigated the effect of type of play area on friendly behaviours. They watched the behaviour of six-year-old children in two different play areas and recorded their observations using a set of behavioural categories. They observed 25 children in the first play area and another 25 children in a second play area. Play Area 1 was a grass space, surrounded by trees and plants. Play Area 2 was a paved space, surrounded by brick and concrete walls. 0 2 What are behavioural categories? Explain why it was important to use behavioural categories in this observation. [4 marks] Section A Issues and debates in psychology Answer all questions in this section. 3 IB/G/Jun21/7182/3 Turn over ► When she looks at the results in Table 1, the teacher says, “I can see there is a difference in behaviour between the two conditions, but is the difference significant at the 0.05 level of significance?” 0 4 What do the students need to do with the data in Table 1 so that they can answer their teacher’s question? Explain your answer. [4 marks] In this study, the students used a nomothetic approach for their research. 0 5 Name the opposite approach to the nomothetic approach. Briefly outline what this opposite approach might have involved in a study of friendly behaviour. [3 marks] [Show More]

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