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Materials For this paper 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 7182/3R. • 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 R Downloaded by: ibrahim03naqvi | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace for Revision Notes & Study Guides 2 IB/G/Nov20/7182/3R There are no questions printed on this page Downloaded by: ibrahim03naqvi | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace for Revision Notes & Study Guides 3 IB/G/Nov20/7182/3R Turn over ► 0 1 Outline what is meant by cultural relativism. [2 marks] 0 2 Suggest two ways in which researchers might reduce cultural bias in their research. [2 marks] 0 3 Jonny is 25 years old. He is a very anxious person. Colleagues tease him at work because he chews his pen all the time and spends hours tidying his desk. He finds it difficult to make friends and has never had a girlfriend. Use your knowledge of psychic determinism to explain Jonny’s behaviour. [4 marks] 0 4 ‘Psychologists sometimes adopt a reductionist approach to their investigations when they want their research to be objective and empirical.’ Discuss reductionism in psychological research. Refer to the statement above in your answer. [16 marks] Turn over for Section B Section A Issues and debates in psychology Answer all questions in this section. Downloaded by: ibrahim03naqvi | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace for Revision Notes & Study Guides 4 IB/G/Nov20/7182/3R Topic: Relationships 0 5 Which one of the following best describes social exchange theory? Write the correct letter in your answer book. [1 mark] A A theory that proposes individuals focus on balancing effort and gain. B A theory that proposes individuals focus on cost rather than reward. C A theory that proposes individuals focus on getting out more than they put in. D A theory that proposes individuals focus on how much has been contributed so far. In a study of filter theory, a psychology student used a group of female participants. Each participant was shown two descriptions. • Description 1 described a man with a similar social background to that of the female participants. • Description 2 described a man with a different social background to that of the female participants. The student asked participants to judge how much they liked each description on a scale of 1–10. The student decided to test for a significant difference between the judgements made for each description. He proposed using an unrelated t-test to analyse the data. 0 6 Suggest a more appropriate statistical test of difference for the student to use with this data. Explain two reasons for your choice based on the description of the study. [5 marks] 0 7 The student who carried out the study selected the two descriptions. He decided himself which social backgrounds were similar and which social backgrounds were different. Explain how the study could be improved by selecting the descriptions another way. [2 marks] Section B Relationships or Gender or Cognition and development Choose one topic from Section B. Answer all questions on the topic you choose. Downloaded by: ibrahim03naqvi | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace for Revision Notes & Study Guides 5 IB/G/Nov20/7182/3R Turn over ► 0 8 Discuss the filter theory of attraction. Refer to the likely outcome of the student’s study in your answer. [8 marks] 0 9 Outline Rusbult’s model of romantic relationships. Explain one or more strength(s) of Rusbult’s model.