AQA PSYCHOLOGY A-LEVEL PAPER 2
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2024/2025(A+ GRADED VERIFIED)
(June g2022) g1. gDescribe gpsychosexual gstages gas goutlined gin gthe gpsychodynamic
gapproach. g[6 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• gthere gare g5 gdevelopmental gstages g(oral, ganal, gphallic, glatency gand ggenital) g
• goral g(0-1yr) g- gfocus gof gpleasure gis gthe gmouth gand gthe gmother's gbreast gis gthe
gfocus gof gdesire g
• ganal g(1-3yrs) g- gfocus gof gpleasure gis gthe ganus gand gchild gfocuses gon gwithholding
gand gexpelling gfaeces g
• gphallic g(3-5yrs) g- gfocus gof gpleasure gis ggenitals gand gchildren gexperience gthe
gOedipus/Electra gcomplex g
• glatency g(6-12yrs) g- gprevious gconflicts gare gresolved/repressed gand gearly gyears
gare glargely gforgotten g
• ggenital g(12yrs/puberty-adulthood) g- gsexual gdesires gbecome gconscious gwith gthe
gonset gof gpuberty g
Credit gother grelevant gmaterial, geg gfixation. gNote: gnot gall gstages gneed gto gbe
gdescribed gfor gfull gmarks gto gbe gawarded.
(June g2022) g2.At ga glocal gschool, gteachers gtook gpart gin gActive gLifestyle gWeek gto
gencourage gstudents gto gbecome gmore gactive. gThe gweek ginvolved gdaily gstaff
gnetball gmatches gduring gbreaktimes gand ga gstep gcount gchallenge. gTwo gof gthe
gteachers gwere gtalking gat gthe gend gof gthe gweek. gMiss gHoney gsaid, g"That gwas
gsuch ga ggreat gweek! gI gfelt gproud gto gwin gthe gstaff gstep gcount gchallenge gand
greceive gthe gmedal gin gassembly gand gdemonstrate gthe gjoy gof gsport. gMy gstudents
gloved gwatching gus gcompete, gI greally gthink git gwill ginspire gthem gto gbe gmore gactive
gthemselves!" gMrs gWilson greplied, g"It's galright gfor gyou, gyou're gyoung gand gthe
gstudents glike gyou. gMy gstudents gwere gso gembarrassed gto gsee gme gtripping gover gin
gnetball. gI gthink gI gmay ghave gput gthem goff gsport gforever!" g
Apart gfrom gmediational gprocesses, guse gyour gknowledge gof gsocial glearning gtheory
gto gexplain gMiss gHoney's gand gMrs gWilson's gcomments. g[6 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent g(Banded gQ): g
• gobservational glearning g- gboth gteachers' gcomments gsuggest gthat gthey gbelieve
gtheir gbehaviour gwill ginfluence gtheir gstudents' gbehaviour, geg, gMiss gHoney gsays, g"I
gthink git gwill ginspire gthem gto gbe gmore gactive gthemselves!". g
• gimitation g- gMrs gWilson gdoes gnot gfeel gstudents gwill gwant gto gimitate gher g- g"I gthink
gI gmay ghave gput gthem goff gsport gforever!", gwhereas gMiss gHoney gfeels gstudents gwill
gwant gto gimitate gher g- g"I greally gthink git gwill ginspire gthem gto gbe gmore gactive
gthemselves!" g
• gmodelling g- gthe gteachers gwill gact gas grole gmodels gfor gtheir gstudents gas gthey
ghave ghigher gstatus gin gschool g
,• gidentification g- gstudents gare gmore glikely gto gidentify gwith gMiss gHoney g(than gMrs
gWilson) gas gMrs gWilson gsaid gto gMiss gHoney, g"you're gyoung gand gthe gstudents glike
gyou". g
• gvicarious greinforcement g- gwhen gstudents gsee gMiss gHoney grewarded gfor gadopting
ga gmore gactive glifestyle, geg, gMiss gHoney gsays, g"I gfelt gproud gto gwin gthe gstaff gstep
gcount gchallenge gand greceive gthe gmedal gin gassembly". gWhen gstudents gsee gMrs
gWilson g"tripping gover" gin gnetball gthey gwill gnot gwant gto gimitate gher gand gso gwill gnot
gadopt ga gmore gactive glifestyle.
(June g2022) g3. gWhether gor gnot gstudents glearn gto gbe gmore gactive gbox gcould
gdepend gon gmediational gprocesses. gExplain ghow gmediational gprocesses gmight gbe
ginvolved gin gthe gstudents gbecoming gmore gactive. g[4 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible
gcontent: g
• gattention g- gstudents gwill gnotice gtheir gteachers gdemonstrating ga gmore gactive
glifestyle, geg gcompeting gin gstaff gnetball gmatches gduring gbreaktime/Miss gHoney
greceiving gthe gmedal gfor gthe gstep gcount gchallenge gin gassembly/Mrs gWilson gfalling
gover, getc g
• gretention g- gstudents' gmemories gwill gbe gstrengthened gthrough gseeing grepetition gof
gthe gactivities, geg gdaily gnetball gmatches gand/or gemotional/funny gevent, geg gMrs
gWilson gtripping gover gin gnetball g
• greproduction g- gthe gactive gbehaviours gbeing gmodelled gcan gbe greproduced gby gthe
gstudents, geg gstep gcount gchallenge gis ga gsimple gactivity gthat gdoes gnot grequire
ginaccessible gequipment/fitness gto gbe gable gto gperform g
• gmotivation g- gstudents gare gmore glikely gto gadopt gthe gdemonstrated gactive glifestyle
gif gthe gperceived grewards g(eg gwinning gthe gst
(June g2022) g7. gDescribe gthe gdivisions gof gthe gnervous gsystem gbox g. g[6 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• gthe gnervous gsystem gis gdivided ginto gthe gcentral gand gperipheral gnervous gsystems g
• gthe gCNS gcomprises gthe gbrain gand gspinal gcord g
• gthe gperipheral gnervous gsystem gis gfurther gdivided ginto gthe gsomatic gnervous
gsystem gand gthe gautonomic gnervous gsystem g(ANS) g
• gthe gsomatic gnervous gsystem gconsists gof gsensory gand gmotor gneurons gto gcarry
gsensory gand gmotor ginformation gto gand gfrom gthe gCNS gand galso genables greflex
gactions g
• gthe gANS gacts glargely gunconsciously/involuntary g
• gthe gANS gis gdivided ginto gthe gsympathetic gnervous gsystem g(SNS) gand gthe
gparasympathetic gnervous gsystem g(PNS) g
• gthe gSNS gprepares gus gfor gflight gor gfight g
• gthe gPNS gbalances gthe gsympathetic gnervous gsystem gproviding g'rest gand gdigest'
gfunctions.
(June g2022) gRM gSTEM: gA gcontrolled gobservation gwas gdesigned gto gcompare gthe
gsocial gbehaviours gof gpre-school gchildren gof gworking gparents gand gpre-school
gchildren gof gstay-at-home gparents. gThe gsample gconsisted gof g100 gchildren gaged
gthree, gwho gwere gobserved gseparately. gHalf gof gthe gchildren ghad gworking gparents
, gand gthe gother ghalf ghad gstay-at-home gparents. gThe gobservation gtook gplace gin ga
groom gwhich glooked glike ga gnursery, gwith ga gvariety gof gtoys gavailable. gIn gthe groom,
gthere gwere gfour gchildren gand gone gsupervising gadult. gTheir gbehaviour gwas gnot
grecorded. gEach gchild gparticipant gwas gbrought ginto gthe groom gand gsettled gby gtheir
gparent. gThe gparent gthen gleft gto gsit goutside. gEach gchild gparticipant's gbehaviour
gwas gobserved gcovertly gfor gfive gminutes gwhile gthey gplayed gin gthe groom. gThe
gobservation gwas gconducted gin ga gcontrolled genvironment gand ga gstandardised
gscript gwas gused gwhen gthe gchildren gand gtheir gparents garrived. g- ganswersUse gthe
gstem gto ganswer gthe gQuestions!
(June g2022) g9. gExplain gwhy gthe gresearcher gused ga gcontrolled gobservation gand ga
gstandardised gscript gin gthis gstudy. g[4 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• ga gstandardised gscript gwould gensure gthe gsame ggreeting gwas ggiven gto gthe
gchildren gand gtheir gparents gwhen gthey garrived, gproviding ga ghigh glevel gof gcontrol g
• gwithout gusing ga gstandardised gscript, gthe gresearcher's gwelcome gmay gvary
gcausing gunintentional gbias, geg gmay guse gmore gchild-friendly gvocabulary gwhich gmay
gmake gthe gchild gless ganxious gand gthus gmore gsociable, getc g
• gusing ga gcontrolled gobservation ghelps gto greduce gextraneous gvariables gwhich gmay
ghave gan gimpact gon gthe gsocial gbehaviour gof gthe gchildren, gaffecting gthe gvalidity gof
gthe gstudy.
(June g2022) g11. gThe gresearcher gused gtwo gtrained gobservers gto grecord gthe gsocial
gbehaviours gof geach gchild gbox gduring gthe gobservation. g
Give gTWO gbehavioural gcategories gthat gthe gobservers gcould ghave gused gin gthe
gobservation gto gassess gthe gpre-school gchildren's gsocial gbehaviour. gExplain gwhy
gyour gchosen gcategories gare gappropriate. g[4 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible gbehavioural
gcategories: g
• gchild gsmiles gat ganother gchild g
• gchild gshares gtoys g
• gchild gtalks gto ganother gchild g
• gchild gsnatches ga gtoy gfrom ganother gchild.
Possible gpoints: g
• gbehavioural gcategories gare gappropriate gbecause gthey gfocus gon gsocial
gbehaviours/are gobjective/visible/mutually gexclusive/not gambiguous/not goverlapping
(June g2022) g10. gIdentify gONE glimitation gof gcontrolled gobservations g[1 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• gthey glack gecological gvalidity/cannot gbe gapplied gto geveryday glife/less gnatural
gbehaviour g
• geffects gof gdemand gcharacteristics gare gmore glikely g(Hawthorne geffect).
(June g2022) g12. gDescribe ghow gthe gobservers gcould guse gtime gsampling gto grecord
gthe gsocial gbehaviour gof geach gchild gduring gthe gfive-minute gperiod. g[4 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent: g
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2024/2025(A+ GRADED VERIFIED)
(June g2022) g1. gDescribe gpsychosexual gstages gas goutlined gin gthe gpsychodynamic
gapproach. g[6 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• gthere gare g5 gdevelopmental gstages g(oral, ganal, gphallic, glatency gand ggenital) g
• goral g(0-1yr) g- gfocus gof gpleasure gis gthe gmouth gand gthe gmother's gbreast gis gthe
gfocus gof gdesire g
• ganal g(1-3yrs) g- gfocus gof gpleasure gis gthe ganus gand gchild gfocuses gon gwithholding
gand gexpelling gfaeces g
• gphallic g(3-5yrs) g- gfocus gof gpleasure gis ggenitals gand gchildren gexperience gthe
gOedipus/Electra gcomplex g
• glatency g(6-12yrs) g- gprevious gconflicts gare gresolved/repressed gand gearly gyears
gare glargely gforgotten g
• ggenital g(12yrs/puberty-adulthood) g- gsexual gdesires gbecome gconscious gwith gthe
gonset gof gpuberty g
Credit gother grelevant gmaterial, geg gfixation. gNote: gnot gall gstages gneed gto gbe
gdescribed gfor gfull gmarks gto gbe gawarded.
(June g2022) g2.At ga glocal gschool, gteachers gtook gpart gin gActive gLifestyle gWeek gto
gencourage gstudents gto gbecome gmore gactive. gThe gweek ginvolved gdaily gstaff
gnetball gmatches gduring gbreaktimes gand ga gstep gcount gchallenge. gTwo gof gthe
gteachers gwere gtalking gat gthe gend gof gthe gweek. gMiss gHoney gsaid, g"That gwas
gsuch ga ggreat gweek! gI gfelt gproud gto gwin gthe gstaff gstep gcount gchallenge gand
greceive gthe gmedal gin gassembly gand gdemonstrate gthe gjoy gof gsport. gMy gstudents
gloved gwatching gus gcompete, gI greally gthink git gwill ginspire gthem gto gbe gmore gactive
gthemselves!" gMrs gWilson greplied, g"It's galright gfor gyou, gyou're gyoung gand gthe
gstudents glike gyou. gMy gstudents gwere gso gembarrassed gto gsee gme gtripping gover gin
gnetball. gI gthink gI gmay ghave gput gthem goff gsport gforever!" g
Apart gfrom gmediational gprocesses, guse gyour gknowledge gof gsocial glearning gtheory
gto gexplain gMiss gHoney's gand gMrs gWilson's gcomments. g[6 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent g(Banded gQ): g
• gobservational glearning g- gboth gteachers' gcomments gsuggest gthat gthey gbelieve
gtheir gbehaviour gwill ginfluence gtheir gstudents' gbehaviour, geg, gMiss gHoney gsays, g"I
gthink git gwill ginspire gthem gto gbe gmore gactive gthemselves!". g
• gimitation g- gMrs gWilson gdoes gnot gfeel gstudents gwill gwant gto gimitate gher g- g"I gthink
gI gmay ghave gput gthem goff gsport gforever!", gwhereas gMiss gHoney gfeels gstudents gwill
gwant gto gimitate gher g- g"I greally gthink git gwill ginspire gthem gto gbe gmore gactive
gthemselves!" g
• gmodelling g- gthe gteachers gwill gact gas grole gmodels gfor gtheir gstudents gas gthey
ghave ghigher gstatus gin gschool g
,• gidentification g- gstudents gare gmore glikely gto gidentify gwith gMiss gHoney g(than gMrs
gWilson) gas gMrs gWilson gsaid gto gMiss gHoney, g"you're gyoung gand gthe gstudents glike
gyou". g
• gvicarious greinforcement g- gwhen gstudents gsee gMiss gHoney grewarded gfor gadopting
ga gmore gactive glifestyle, geg, gMiss gHoney gsays, g"I gfelt gproud gto gwin gthe gstaff gstep
gcount gchallenge gand greceive gthe gmedal gin gassembly". gWhen gstudents gsee gMrs
gWilson g"tripping gover" gin gnetball gthey gwill gnot gwant gto gimitate gher gand gso gwill gnot
gadopt ga gmore gactive glifestyle.
(June g2022) g3. gWhether gor gnot gstudents glearn gto gbe gmore gactive gbox gcould
gdepend gon gmediational gprocesses. gExplain ghow gmediational gprocesses gmight gbe
ginvolved gin gthe gstudents gbecoming gmore gactive. g[4 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible
gcontent: g
• gattention g- gstudents gwill gnotice gtheir gteachers gdemonstrating ga gmore gactive
glifestyle, geg gcompeting gin gstaff gnetball gmatches gduring gbreaktime/Miss gHoney
greceiving gthe gmedal gfor gthe gstep gcount gchallenge gin gassembly/Mrs gWilson gfalling
gover, getc g
• gretention g- gstudents' gmemories gwill gbe gstrengthened gthrough gseeing grepetition gof
gthe gactivities, geg gdaily gnetball gmatches gand/or gemotional/funny gevent, geg gMrs
gWilson gtripping gover gin gnetball g
• greproduction g- gthe gactive gbehaviours gbeing gmodelled gcan gbe greproduced gby gthe
gstudents, geg gstep gcount gchallenge gis ga gsimple gactivity gthat gdoes gnot grequire
ginaccessible gequipment/fitness gto gbe gable gto gperform g
• gmotivation g- gstudents gare gmore glikely gto gadopt gthe gdemonstrated gactive glifestyle
gif gthe gperceived grewards g(eg gwinning gthe gst
(June g2022) g7. gDescribe gthe gdivisions gof gthe gnervous gsystem gbox g. g[6 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• gthe gnervous gsystem gis gdivided ginto gthe gcentral gand gperipheral gnervous gsystems g
• gthe gCNS gcomprises gthe gbrain gand gspinal gcord g
• gthe gperipheral gnervous gsystem gis gfurther gdivided ginto gthe gsomatic gnervous
gsystem gand gthe gautonomic gnervous gsystem g(ANS) g
• gthe gsomatic gnervous gsystem gconsists gof gsensory gand gmotor gneurons gto gcarry
gsensory gand gmotor ginformation gto gand gfrom gthe gCNS gand galso genables greflex
gactions g
• gthe gANS gacts glargely gunconsciously/involuntary g
• gthe gANS gis gdivided ginto gthe gsympathetic gnervous gsystem g(SNS) gand gthe
gparasympathetic gnervous gsystem g(PNS) g
• gthe gSNS gprepares gus gfor gflight gor gfight g
• gthe gPNS gbalances gthe gsympathetic gnervous gsystem gproviding g'rest gand gdigest'
gfunctions.
(June g2022) gRM gSTEM: gA gcontrolled gobservation gwas gdesigned gto gcompare gthe
gsocial gbehaviours gof gpre-school gchildren gof gworking gparents gand gpre-school
gchildren gof gstay-at-home gparents. gThe gsample gconsisted gof g100 gchildren gaged
gthree, gwho gwere gobserved gseparately. gHalf gof gthe gchildren ghad gworking gparents
, gand gthe gother ghalf ghad gstay-at-home gparents. gThe gobservation gtook gplace gin ga
groom gwhich glooked glike ga gnursery, gwith ga gvariety gof gtoys gavailable. gIn gthe groom,
gthere gwere gfour gchildren gand gone gsupervising gadult. gTheir gbehaviour gwas gnot
grecorded. gEach gchild gparticipant gwas gbrought ginto gthe groom gand gsettled gby gtheir
gparent. gThe gparent gthen gleft gto gsit goutside. gEach gchild gparticipant's gbehaviour
gwas gobserved gcovertly gfor gfive gminutes gwhile gthey gplayed gin gthe groom. gThe
gobservation gwas gconducted gin ga gcontrolled genvironment gand ga gstandardised
gscript gwas gused gwhen gthe gchildren gand gtheir gparents garrived. g- ganswersUse gthe
gstem gto ganswer gthe gQuestions!
(June g2022) g9. gExplain gwhy gthe gresearcher gused ga gcontrolled gobservation gand ga
gstandardised gscript gin gthis gstudy. g[4 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• ga gstandardised gscript gwould gensure gthe gsame ggreeting gwas ggiven gto gthe
gchildren gand gtheir gparents gwhen gthey garrived, gproviding ga ghigh glevel gof gcontrol g
• gwithout gusing ga gstandardised gscript, gthe gresearcher's gwelcome gmay gvary
gcausing gunintentional gbias, geg gmay guse gmore gchild-friendly gvocabulary gwhich gmay
gmake gthe gchild gless ganxious gand gthus gmore gsociable, getc g
• gusing ga gcontrolled gobservation ghelps gto greduce gextraneous gvariables gwhich gmay
ghave gan gimpact gon gthe gsocial gbehaviour gof gthe gchildren, gaffecting gthe gvalidity gof
gthe gstudy.
(June g2022) g11. gThe gresearcher gused gtwo gtrained gobservers gto grecord gthe gsocial
gbehaviours gof geach gchild gbox gduring gthe gobservation. g
Give gTWO gbehavioural gcategories gthat gthe gobservers gcould ghave gused gin gthe
gobservation gto gassess gthe gpre-school gchildren's gsocial gbehaviour. gExplain gwhy
gyour gchosen gcategories gare gappropriate. g[4 gmarks] g- ganswersPossible gbehavioural
gcategories: g
• gchild gsmiles gat ganother gchild g
• gchild gshares gtoys g
• gchild gtalks gto ganother gchild g
• gchild gsnatches ga gtoy gfrom ganother gchild.
Possible gpoints: g
• gbehavioural gcategories gare gappropriate gbecause gthey gfocus gon gsocial
gbehaviours/are gobjective/visible/mutually gexclusive/not gambiguous/not goverlapping
(June g2022) g10. gIdentify gONE glimitation gof gcontrolled gobservations g[1 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent: g
• gthey glack gecological gvalidity/cannot gbe gapplied gto geveryday glife/less gnatural
gbehaviour g
• geffects gof gdemand gcharacteristics gare gmore glikely g(Hawthorne geffect).
(June g2022) g12. gDescribe ghow gthe gobservers gcould guse gtime gsampling gto grecord
gthe gsocial gbehaviour gof geach gchild gduring gthe gfive-minute gperiod. g[4 gmarks] g-
ganswersPossible gcontent: g
