,A-
level PSYCHOLOG
x
Y7182/3
x
Paper 3 x Issues and options in psychology
x x x x
Mark scheme
x
June 2021
x
Versionx1.0xFinalxMarkxScheme
*216A71 2/3/MS* x
, MARKx SCHEMEx –x A-LEVELx PSYCHOLOGYx –x 7182/3x –x JUNEx 2021
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, MARKx SCHEMEx –x A-LEVELx PSYCHOLOGYx –x 7182/3x –x JUNEx 2021
Level of response marking instructions
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rxforxthexlevelxshowsxthexaveragexperformancexforxthexlevel.x Therexarexmarksxinxeachxlevel.
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structed)xtoxshowxthexqualitiesxthatxarexbeingxlookedxfor.x Youxcanxthenxapplyxthexmarkxscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
x x x x
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scriptorxforxthatxlevel.xThexdescriptorxforxthexlevelxindicatesxthexdifferentxqualitiesxthatxmightxbexseenxinxthexst
udent’sxanswerxforxthatxlevel.xIfxitxmeetsxthexlowestxlevelxthenxgoxtoxthexnextxonexandxdecidexifxitxmeetsxthisxl
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allxandxspecificxpartsxofxthexanswerxwherexthexstudentxhasxnotxperformedxquitexasxwellxasxthexrest.xIfxthexans
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txbexawardedxaxmarkxnearxthextopxofxthexlevelxbecausexofxthexLevelx4xcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
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sxcanxhelpxwithxthis.xThexexemplarxmaterialsxusedxduringxstandardisationxwillxhelp.xAnswersxinxthexstandar
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3
level PSYCHOLOG
x
Y7182/3
x
Paper 3 x Issues and options in psychology
x x x x
Mark scheme
x
June 2021
x
Versionx1.0xFinalxMarkxScheme
*216A71 2/3/MS* x
, MARKx SCHEMEx –x A-LEVELx PSYCHOLOGYx –x 7182/3x –x JUNEx 2021
MarkxschemesxarexpreparedxbyxthexLeadxAssessmentxWriterxandxconsidered,xtogetherxwithxthexrelevantxq
uestions,xbyxaxpanelxofxsubjectxteachers.xThisxmarkxschemexincludesxanyxamendmentsxmadexatxthexstand
ardisationxeventsxwhichxallxassociatesxparticipatexinxandxisxthexschemexwhichxwasxusedxbyxthemxinxthisxex
amination.xThexstandardisationxprocessxensuresxthatxthexmarkxschemexcoversxthexstudents’xresponsesxto
xquestionsxandxthatxeveryxassociatexunderstandsxandxappliesxitxinxthexsamexcorrectxway.
Asxpreparationxforxstandardisationxeachxassociatexanalysesxaxnumberxofxstudents’xscripts.xAlternativexanswe
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cess,xassociatesxencounterxunusualxanswersxwhichxhavexnotxbeenxraisedxtheyxarexrequiredxtoxreferxthesextoxt
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pandedxonxthexbasisxofxstudents’xreactionsxtoxaxparticularxpaper.xAssumptionsxaboutxfuturexmarkxscheme
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mainxconstant,xdetailsxwillxchange,xdependingxonxthexcontentxofxaxparticularxexaminationxpaper.
Furtherxcopiesxofxthisxmarkxschemexarexavailablexfromxaqa.org.uk.
Copyrightxinformation
AQAxretainsxthexcopyrightxonxallxitsxpublications.xHowever,xregisteredxschools/collegesxforxAQAxarexpermittedxtoxcopyxmaterialxfromxthisxbookletxforxtheirxo
wnxinternalxuse,xwithxthexfollowingximportantxexception:xAQAxcannotxgivexpermissionxtoxschools/collegesxtoxphotocopyxanyxmaterialxthatxisxacknowledgedxt
oxaxthirdxpartyxevenxforxinternalxusexwithinxthexcentre.
Copyrightx©x2021xAQAxandxitsxlicensors.x Allxrightsxreserved.
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, MARKx SCHEMEx –x A-LEVELx PSYCHOLOGYx –x 7182/3x –x JUNEx 2021
Level of response marking instructions
x x x x
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rxforxthexlevelxshowsxthexaveragexperformancexforxthexlevel.x Therexarexmarksxinxeachxlevel.
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structed)xtoxshowxthexqualitiesxthatxarexbeingxlookedxfor.x Youxcanxthenxapplyxthexmarkxscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
x x x x
Startxatxthexlowestxlevelxofxthexmarkxschemexandxusexitxasxaxladderxtoxseexwhetherxthexanswerxmeetsxthexde
scriptorxforxthatxlevel.xThexdescriptorxforxthexlevelxindicatesxthexdifferentxqualitiesxthatxmightxbexseenxinxthexst
udent’sxanswerxforxthatxlevel.xIfxitxmeetsxthexlowestxlevelxthenxgoxtoxthexnextxonexandxdecidexifxitxmeetsxthisxl
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allxandxspecificxpartsxofxthexanswerxwherexthexstudentxhasxnotxperformedxquitexasxwellxasxthexrest.xIfxthexans
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txbexawardedxaxmarkxnearxthextopxofxthexlevelxbecausexofxthexLevelx4xcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
x x x x
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sxcanxhelpxwithxthis.xThexexemplarxmaterialsxusedxduringxstandardisationxwillxhelp.xAnswersxinxthexstandar
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cativexcontentxtoxreachxthexhighestxlevelxofxthexmarkxscheme.
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