AS PSYCHOLOGY Paper 1 Introductory topics in psychology

AS PSYCHOLOGY Paper 1 Introductory topics in psychology Monday 13 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 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 72. • You will be assessed on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. *JUN* IB/G/Jun24/G4002/V9 7181/1 Section A Social Influence Answer all questions in this section. box 0 1 Outline how two variables investigated by Asch affected conformity. [4 marks] Extra space 0 3 Suggest two reasons why Asch’s conformity investigations could be considered to be unrealistic. [4 marks] Extra space Turn over ► box Studies of social influence are often criticised for using volunteer sampling to select participants. Explain how you could use a different sampling technique to select participants. [2 marks] box Outline flexibility as a factor in minority influence. [2 marks] 0 6 Two sixth-form students, Mimi and Asif, noticed other students dropping their rubbish on the school playground. They decided to launch a campaign to reduce littering at their school. Describe the roles of consistency and commitment in minority influence. Explain how Mimi and Asif could demonstrate consistency and commitment as part of their campaign. [8 marks] You may use this space to plan your answer. Turn over ► Extra space Turn over for Section B *07* Turn over ► Section B Memory Answer all questions in this section. 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 7 Which component of the working memory model is responsible for verbal rehearsal? Shade one box only. [1 mark] A Central executive B Episodic buffer C Phonological loop D Visuo-spatial sketchpad The sensory register is a component of the multi-store model of memory. Describe the sensory register. [3 marks] *0* A psychologist investigated the effect of anxiety on the accuracy of memory. She obtained a volunteer sample of 50 psychology students by putting up a poster on the college noticeboard. She showed the students two short films. Condition 1: the film showed a violent crime (high-anxiety condition). Condition 2: the film showed a comedy sketch (low-anxiety condition). After watching the film in Condition 1, each student completed a questionnaire with 40 closed questions about events in the film. This was repeated for Condition 2. The median number of correct and incorrect answers for each film was calculated. The results are shown in Table 1. Table 1 The median number of correct and incorrect answers for the two films High-anxiety condition Low-anxiety condition The median number of correct answers 16 32 The median number of incorrect answers 24 8 What can the psychologist conclude from the results in Table 1? box Justify your answer. [2 marks]