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AS
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 1 Introductory topics in psychology
Monday 15 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you may use:
• a calculator. Section Mark
A
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. B
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. C
• Answer all questions.
TOTAL
• 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 72.
• You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Social Influence
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 Outline informational social influence as an explanation for conformity.
[3 marks]
Extra space
0 2 A teacher asked her class for a volunteer to talk to future A-level students. The
teacher asked Sarah first, but she refused. The teacher then asked Emily to help.
Use your knowledge of resistance to social influence to explain Emily’s likely response
to the teacher’s request.
[3 marks]
Extra space
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0 3 A teacher investigated students’ attitudes to the school’s uniform rules. The school box
consisted of students from Years 7–11, with 100 students in each year.
She conducted interviews individually with 10 students. One of the questions in the
interview was, ‘How many times have you been ‘told off’ for not following the school’s
uniform rules this term?’ The results from this question are shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Number of times each student had been ‘told off’ that term
Number of
Student times ‘told off’
1 1
2 7
3 2
4 3
5 4
6 5
7 3
8 1
9 25
10 2
0 3 . 1 Explain why the median would be a more appropriate measure of central tendency
than the mean for the data in Table 1.
[2 marks]
Question 3 continues on the next page
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Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
AS
PSYCHOLOGY
Paper 1 Introductory topics in psychology
Monday 15 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you may use:
• a calculator. Section Mark
A
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. B
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. C
• Answer all questions.
TOTAL
• 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 72.
• You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
*JUN237181101*
IB/G/Jun23/E9 7181/1
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Social Influence
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 Outline informational social influence as an explanation for conformity.
[3 marks]
Extra space
0 2 A teacher asked her class for a volunteer to talk to future A-level students. The
teacher asked Sarah first, but she refused. The teacher then asked Emily to help.
Use your knowledge of resistance to social influence to explain Emily’s likely response
to the teacher’s request.
[3 marks]
Extra space
*02*
IB/G/Jun23/7181/1
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 3 A teacher investigated students’ attitudes to the school’s uniform rules. The school box
consisted of students from Years 7–11, with 100 students in each year.
She conducted interviews individually with 10 students. One of the questions in the
interview was, ‘How many times have you been ‘told off’ for not following the school’s
uniform rules this term?’ The results from this question are shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Number of times each student had been ‘told off’ that term
Number of
Student times ‘told off’
1 1
2 7
3 2
4 3
5 4
6 5
7 3
8 1
9 25
10 2
0 3 . 1 Explain why the median would be a more appropriate measure of central tendency
than the mean for the data in Table 1.
[2 marks]
Question 3 continues on the next page
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