Psychology Past Paper

Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
PSYCHOLOGY 9698/11
Paper 1 Core Studies 1 October/November 2018
1 hour 30 minutes
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Section A (60 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1 From the study by Mann et al. (lying):
(a) Describe one result from the study. [2]
(b) Explain one conclusion from the study. [2]
2 From the study by Held and Hein (kitten carousel):
(a) Describe the results of the visually guided paw-placement test. [2]
(b) Explain one conclusion from the visually guided paw-placement test. [2]
3 In the study by Milgram (obedience) some data were collected by self report.
(a) Explain what is meant by ‘self report’. [2]
(b) Suggest why it was useful to have collected some data by self report in this study. [2]
4 In some ways the prison simulation by Haney, Banks and Zimbardo was realistic, in other ways it
was not.
(a) Suggest two ways in which the prison simulation was realistic. [2]
(b) Explain one way in which the prison simulation was not realistic. [2]
5 Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans) studied bystander apathy. This could also be investigated
using the case study method.
(a) Suggest one advantage of using case studies to investigate bystander apathy. [2]
(b) Suggest one disadvantage of using case studies to investigate bystander apathy. [2]
6 Freud studied little Hans’s phobia of horses.
(a) Explain what Freud suggested was the cause of little Hans’s phobia. [2]
(b) Suggest one alternative cause of little Hans’s phobia. [2]
7 Describe two controls from the study by Langlois et al. (infant facial preference). [4]
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8 From the study by Nelson (children’s morals):
(a) Describe what is meant by an ‘independent groups design’, using this study as an example.
[2]
(b) Describe one advantage of this experimental design in this study. [2]
9 From the study by Schachter and Singer (emotion):
(a) Identify two features of the sample of participants used. [2]
(b) Suggest why the findings about emotions may not generalise from this sample. [2]
10 Dement and Kleitman conducted an experiment to compare dream recall between REM and
NREM sleep.
Explain why the research method was an experiment, using two examples from the study. [4]
11 From the study by Maguire et al. (taxi drivers):
(a) Identify two ways in which the study was ethical. [2]
(b) Suggest why one of these ways was necessary in this study. [2]
12 From the study by Demattè et al. (smells and facial attractiveness):
(a) Describe one conclusion about the effect of the pleasantness of smells. [2]
(b) Describe one conclusion about the effect of body-relevance of smells. [2]
13 From the study by Rosenhan (sane in insane places):
(a) Describe one way in which the pseudo-patients collected data. [2]
(b) Suggest one problem with collecting data in this way in this study. [2]
14 From the study by Thigpen and Cleckley (multiple personality disorder):
Suggest two reasons why the findings of this study may not be generalisable. [4]
15 Describe two quantitative results from the study by Billington et al. (empathising and systemising).
[4]
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Section B (20 marks)
Answer both questions in this section.
16 Evaluate one of the studies below in terms of its usefulness/applications.
Loftus and Pickrell (false memories)

Bandura et al. (aggression)
Veale and Riley (mirror gazing) [10]
17 Discuss the use of quantitative data using one of the studies listed below.
Mann et al. (lying)

Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test)
Tajfel (intergroup categorisation) [10]
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Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer all questions.

This document consists of 4 printed pages and 1 Insert.

Section A (60 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1 From the study by Mann et al. (lying):

(a) Describe one result from the study. [2]

(b) Explain one conclusion from the study. [2]

2 From the study by Held and Hein (kitten carousel):

(a) Explain what is meant by ‘self report’. [2]

6 Freud studied little Hans’s phobia of horses.

(b) Suggest one alternative cause of little Hans’s phobia. [2]

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8 From the study by Nelson (children’s morals):

9 From the study by Schachter and Singer (emotion):

(a) Identify two features of the sample of participants used. [2]

11 From the study by Maguire et al. (taxi drivers):

12 From the study by Demattè et al. (smells and facial attractiveness):

13 From the study by Rosenhan (sane in insane places):

14 From the study by Thigpen and Cleckley (multiple personality disorder):

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Section B (20 marks)

Answer both questions in this section.

16 Evaluate one of the studies below in terms of its usefulness/applications.

Loftus and Pickrell (false memories)

Mann et al. (lying)

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