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PSYA2 June 2011
1. Centre Number Candidate Number For Examiner’s Use
Surname
Other Names
Examiner’s Initials
Candidate Signature
Question Mark
General Certificate of Education 1
Advanced Subsidiary Examination
June 2011 2
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Psychology (Specification A) PSYA2 4
Unit 2 Biological Psychology, Social Psychology 5
and Individual Differences 6
Tuesday 7 June 2011 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm 7
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You will need no other materials.
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Time allowed
1 hour 30 minutes 10
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Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 12
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions. 13
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. TOTAL
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 72.
Question 6 should be answered in continuous prose. You may use the
space provided to plan your answer. In Question 6, you will be assessed
on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Section A Biological Psychology
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
Total for this question: 4 marks
1 The body’s response to stress includes the pituitary-adrenal system and the
sympathomedullary pathway. The following are all features of this stress response.
A Adrenal medulla
B Noradrenaline
C Adrenal cortex
D Adrenaline
E Cortisol/Corticosteroids
F Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
Select two from the above list that are linked to the pituitary-adrenal system and two
from the list that are linked to the sympathomedullary pathway.
Put one letter in each box.
Pituitary-adrenal system
Sympathomedullary pathway
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Total for this question: 4 marks
2 Psychologists sometimes use questionnaires to find out about stress. Explain two
strengths of using questionnaires in research.
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Total for this question: 5 marks
3 Describe one or more studies of workplace stress.
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4 Mark is very competitive and he hates losing any game he plays. At work, he is often
impatient and likes working to tight deadlines. He can become quite hostile when
challenged.
4 (a) What personality type is Mark likely to have?
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4 (b) Using your knowledge of how personality factors can affect the body’s response to
stress, explain how Mark might respond to the effects of stress.
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5 (a) Name one psychological method of stress management.
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5 (b) Explain strengths of this psychological method of stress management.
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Section B Social Psychology
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
Total for this question: 12 marks
6 “Not everyone conforms or obeys authority; some people resist these pressures and
remain independent.”
Outline and evaluate research relating to independent behaviour.
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7 (a) Explain why it is sometimes necessary to deceive participants in social influence
research.
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7 (b) Describe one way in which deception has been dealt with in social influence research.
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8 Jan and Norah have just finished their first year at university where they lived in a
house with six other students. All the other students were very health conscious and
ate only organic food. Jan had listened to their point of view and now she also eats
only organic food. Norah was happy to eat organic food while in the house, but when
she went home for the holidays she ate whatever her mother cooked. Both girls
conformed, but for different reasons.
Explain which type of conformity each girl was showing.
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9 Outline two explanations of why people obey.
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Section C Individual Differences
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
Total for this question: 4 marks
10 Two different drug therapies were tested on a group of patients. All the patients
suffered with the same anxiety disorder. Half the patients were given Therapy A and
the other half were given Therapy B. Improvement was assessed on a scale from
0 – 25, where 0 = no improvement.
The table below shows the improvement made between the start and the end of the
treatment.
Average and range of improvement scores
Average Range
Therapy A 6.5 2 – 19
Therapy B 6 4–9
Explain what these findings suggest about the different therapies?
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11 Diane is a 30-year-old business woman and if she does not get her own way she
sometimes has a temper tantrum. Recently, she attended her grandmother’s funeral
and laughed during the prayers. When she talks to people she often stands very close
to them, making them feel uncomfortable.
11 (a) Identify one definition of abnormality that could describe Diane’s behaviour. Explain
your choice.
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11 (b) Explain one limitation of this way of defining abnormal behaviour.
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12 There are various types of psychological therapy for treating abnormality.
12 (a) Outline what is involved in psychoanalysis.
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12 (b) Outline what is involved in systematic de-sensitisation.
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