AQA Psychology Paper 1 20/05/2019 Unofficial Mark Scheme

Did anyone talk about the comt and sert genes for the neural one?

In each paper?

i ran out of time to talk about romanian orphans! hopefully they see it in my plan and give an extra mark loooool

For the attachment 16 marker, I spoke about harlow's monkeys, is that ok? I know it said childhood development but I wasn't too sure what else to say...

For the attachment 16 marker, I spoke about harlow's monkeys, is that ok? I know it said childhood development but I wasn't too sure what else to say...

For the economy one I said that Fields findings that the fathers role is important could mean more paternity leave for fathers? This could have a negative implication on the economy due to inconsistent working and extended leave? Would this be accepted do you think?

I swear last year you could drop around 24 marks per paper and come out with an A*

what was the answer for
why the researcher should use a case study and not a questionnaire?

y


you need roughly 75% in each paper or 214 marks overall to get an A* according to last years grade boundaries

psychopathology last question???

For the 16 marker in attachment could you talk about maternal deprivation and link it too childhood attachments and later life relationships by using the 44 thieves study?

what was the answer for
why the researcher should use a case study and not a questionnaire?

I guess it would if you actually wrote about the study because it is pretty much what the question is asking, although it doesnt rlly matter considering if they don't count it as AO1, they would just make it AO3 marks, which you get more of anyway.
Did you write anything about the Love Quiz as AO1??

Social Influence

Resistance to social influence = LOC (High internal) and Social Support from obedience or conformity.
Ratio - 1:7
Test - Chi-squared because unrelated, independent groups and nominal data.
Social Change and smoking - Drawing attention, commitment, deeper processing, snowball, social crypotomnesia. Must make link to stem.
Discuss ethical issues of research into social influence - ao3 but ethical of either zimbardo, asch or Milgram

Memory
A & E
Evaluations of cognitive interview - Milne & Bull, cost, time-consuming etc.. (kinda got stuck here loool)
MSM but AO2 - Link to stem and talk about MSM can get a mark for diagram and evaluations can be oversimplifies LTM, STM and LTM are separate i dont think artificial would apply cause it's about real life material idk

Attachment
Role of the father findings - schaffer & emerson's, grossman or field
Economy and Role of father - assures mothers to leave their child with fathers cause it wont affect emotional development so less money company pays for maternitiy leave which helps economy
Influence of early attachment on child and/or adult relationships - IMW Bowlby, Hazan and Shaver love quiz or myron-wilson and smith for childhood. Ao3 - temperament, culture, pessimistic etc.

Psychopathology -
behavioural characteristic of depression - disruption to sleep and eating and reduced activity level
agoraphobia and the 3 definitions of abnormality - could use all but link to stem
two process model limitation - no clue mind went blank
case study question - missed it cause timingggggg
neural explanations of ocd - low level serotonin, prefrontal cortex and hoarding, left parahippocampul gyrus and OCD
eva = serotonin-ocd link no unique cause depression

feel free to add or correct

Could you mention Bowlby and the 44 thieves in the attachment 16 marker?

01: Explain the reasons for resistance to social influence. (4)

Give 2 marks for each explanation. Reasons can include explanations of:
•Social support, easier to dissent with group influence.
•Locus of control, high internal locus of control
•Authoritarian personality, easier for people to disobey group pressure.

Calculate the ratio of smokers to non smokers in 2017 (2)

1 mark for calculating 5:35
2 marks for calculating 1:7

What statistical test can be used for calculating the significance of this data. Include three reasons why (4)

Allow 1 Mark for correct test written
Allow 1 Mark for each of 3 correct reasons. Allow incorrect test type if other correct reasons but cap at 2 marks. Cap at 2 marks if correct reasons but incorrect test written:

•Use unrelated t-test (1)
•Type of data: Ratio (1)
•Type of design: Independent groups (1)
•Test type: Test of difference (1)

OR

•Chi Square (1)
•nominal data (1)
•Independent groups (1)
•Test of difference (1)


Explain how the process of social change has reduced the number of smokers between 1987 and 2017 (6)

Use the information in the core above the question to gain (2) application marks. Provision of one or more clear and accurate explanation of the process of social change. This can include

•Minority influence using commitment, consistency and flexibility to initiate social change.
•Moscovici’s conversion theory, attention to problem, cognitive conflict, snowball effect
•Augmentation principle: sacrifice for the cause, attention, snowball effect, example given


Discuss ethical issues of research into social influence (8)

Evaluation points can include methodological evaluation if linked to ethics. 2 marks for each explanation, 3 marks if extended and comprehensive evaluation point including a counter argument. A different ethical issue should be discussed with each example of research given.

Ethical issues include:
* Deception was used
Can be countered by debrief
* Confidentiality breached
* Lack of consent
Countered by methods such as presumptive or prior general consent
* Right to withdraw hampered

Studies referred to can include any social influence study as long as there is an ethical evaluation. Common studies include:
•Asch’s line study
•Milgram’s study of obedience
•Jennes jellybean study
•Sherif’s light study
•Zimbardo’s prison study
•Moscovici’s shades of blue study