A level psychology- Use of
psychological knowledge in
society with complete verified
solutions 2025-2026
Intro - answer It is important when conducting research to know that any
findings may be useful to society and to review any possible negative
implications to allow for cost-benefit discussions
Cognitive - answer + WMM- shallow PS, inform treatments for dyslexia
(direct and indirect intervention)
- Identifying children with shallow PS may cause labelling/reduce the
child's perception of themselves
Baddeley - answer + Revision techniques like mind maps- groups things
together based on semantic similarity
- No negative use
Social - answer + Obedience theories- used to control crowds to stop
things like football hooliganism from happening
- Obedience theories- abuse of power, knowing that strength, immediacy
and number can lead to people being more likely to obey
Sherif - answer + Superordinate goals- working together towards a
common goal to reduce prejudice
- Creating competition over a perceived limited resource to induce
prejudice between in-groups and out-groups
psychological knowledge in
society with complete verified
solutions 2025-2026
Intro - answer It is important when conducting research to know that any
findings may be useful to society and to review any possible negative
implications to allow for cost-benefit discussions
Cognitive - answer + WMM- shallow PS, inform treatments for dyslexia
(direct and indirect intervention)
- Identifying children with shallow PS may cause labelling/reduce the
child's perception of themselves
Baddeley - answer + Revision techniques like mind maps- groups things
together based on semantic similarity
- No negative use
Social - answer + Obedience theories- used to control crowds to stop
things like football hooliganism from happening
- Obedience theories- abuse of power, knowing that strength, immediacy
and number can lead to people being more likely to obey
Sherif - answer + Superordinate goals- working together towards a
common goal to reduce prejudice
- Creating competition over a perceived limited resource to induce
prejudice between in-groups and out-groups
