A-level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 2

A-level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 2 Psychology in context Thursday 25 May 2023 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. Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours • 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 96. • 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. 7182/2 Section A Approaches in psychology Answer all questions in this section. outside the box Only one answer per question is allowed. 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 Which of the following statements is correct according to the psychodynamic approach? Shade one circle only. [1 mark] A The ego is present at birth. B The id is based on the morality principle. C The id is part of the unconscious mind. D The superego mediates between the demands of the id and ego. 0 2 State one assumption of the cognitive approach. [1 mark] Steph and Georgie are both working mothers. Steph enjoys being challenged at work. Steph’s daughter listens to her mother’s colleagues praising and admiring Steph’s work and sees the awards she has been presented with in recognition of her effort. Steph’s daughter is an enthusiastic student who is keen to be challenged at school. Georgie hates her job. Her daughter has heard her boss shout at her down the phone for missing deadlines and sees how tired Georgie is after staying up late working. Georgie’s daughter feels anxious when she is given difficult work and does not want to go to school. 0 3 How might vicarious reinforcement explain the different attitudes of Steph’s and Georgie’s daughters to their schoolwork? [4 marks] Extra space Turn over for the next question Turn over ► 0 4 Explain one strength and one limitation of using social learning theory to explain the different attitudes of Steph’s and Georgie’s daughters. [6 marks] 0 5 In what ways might the biological approach explain the different attitudes of Steph’s and Georgie’s daughters to their schoolwork? [4 marks]