Pearson Edexcel GCE In Psychology (9PS0 01) Paper 1: Foundations in Psychology

Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2025 Pearson Edexcel GCE In Psychology (9PS0 01) Paper 1: Foundations in Psychology Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at or . Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students at: Summer 2025 Question Paper Log number P78684 Publications Code 9PS0_01_2506_MS All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Ltd 2025 General Marking Guidance • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last. • Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions. • Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie. • There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately. • All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited. • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted. • Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response. Social Psychology Question Number Answer Mark 1 AO1 (4 marks) Up to two marks for a description of each ethical guideline from the BPS code of ethics and conduct (2009) (maximum four marks). For example: • One ethical guideline to consider is privacy and confidentiality; if a researcher conducts a study involving sensitive personal data, they must ensure that participants' identities are kept confidential (1). For example, the researcher should anonymise data, store and only share findings in a way that prevents individual participants from being identified (1). • Researchers should provide the right to withdraw to allow participants to leave the study when they wish without any pressure to remain in the research (1). For example, in Milgram’s (1963) obedience studies participants were ordered to continue shocking the learner, making them feel like there was little opportunity to remove themselves from the research (1). • One guideline is to ensure participants are debriefed at the conclusion of their participation, to inform them of the outcomes and nature of the research (1). This also provides opportunity for the researcher to identify any unexpected harm and allow them to arrange for assistance as needed to restore the wellbeing of the participant at the beginning of the study (1). Look for other reasonable marking points. (4)