AQA GCSE PSYCHOLOGY Paper 2 Social Context and Behaviour FINAL QUESTION PAPER MAY 2023

AQA GCSE PSYCHOLOGY Paper 2 Social Context and Behaviour Friday 26 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials For this paper you may use: • a calculator. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not 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 100. • Question 16 is a synoptic question in which you will be rewarded for your ability to draw together different areas of knowledge and understanding from across the full course of study. • 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. *JUN2312201* IB/G/Jun23/E8 8182/2 Section A Social influence Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box Only one answer per question is allowed, except where stated otherwise. 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 The following definition of ‘deindividuation’ is not complete. Deindividuation happens when someone loses their . This causes them to feel less responsibility for their actions. You have been given four suggestions of what the missing words are. Complete the definition by identifying the correct missing words. Shade one box only. [1 mark] A ability to be anonymous B cultural identity C individuality and personal identity D purpose and passion for life The ‘cost of helping’ affects bystander intervention. Use an example to describe how the ‘cost of helping’ could affect bystander intervention. [1 mark] box Outline one factor that affects obedience. [2 marks] Turn over for the next question Turn over ► box Read the following information. . Outline one strength and one weakness of using correlations in psychological research. box [4 marks] Question 5 continues on the next page Turn over ► Participants were asked to rate their confidence levels on a scale. The scale went from 1 (low) to 5 (high). Participants used a similar scale to rate how likely they are to say something when they see someone dropping litter. The results are shown in Table 1. Table 1 Ratings for participants’ confidence and the likelihood of saying something when witnessing littering. box Participant Confidence rating 1–5 Rating for the likelihood of saying something when witnessing littering 1–5 A 5 4 B 3 3 C 2 1 D 4 3 E 4 5 F 1 1 G 3 2 H 5 5 I 2 3 J 4 4 . Use the results in Table 1 to sketch a suitable graph to show the ratings for participants’ confidence and the likelihood of them saying something when witnessing littering. Also include in your answer: • a label for the Y axis • a scale for both axes • a suitable title for your graph. [4 marks] box Title Question 5 continues on the next page *07*