Exam-style questions by topic — OCR GCSE Psychology
One verified question for each of 21 topics. These are written for this specification and checked by MasteryMind. They are not past-paper questions, and they are not from OCR.
Component 01: Criminal Psychology - Application
A young offender is given a community sentence that includes meeting the victim to understand the harm caused. Which aim of sentencing does this requirement most directly serve?
Practise Component 01: Criminal Psychology - ApplicationComponent 01: Criminal Psychology - Key Concepts
A person is caught taking a mobile phone from a shop without paying for it. Which type of offence does this best illustrate?
Practise Component 01: Criminal Psychology - Key ConceptsComponent 01: Criminal Psychology - Theories/Explanations
In the biological explanation of extroversion, the dopamine reward system is proposed to make rewarding experiences do what for extroverts?
Practise Component 01: Criminal Psychology - Theories/ExplanationsComponent 01: Development - Application
A teacher is told to match lessons to pupils' "visual", "auditory" and "kinaesthetic" learning styles. What does psychological evidence suggest about this approach?
Practise Component 01: Development - ApplicationComponent 01: Development - Key Concepts
A researcher finds that a child raised in a stimulating environment develops denser synaptic networks in language areas than a child raised with little stimulation. Which conclusion best reflects how experience and brain development interact?
Practise Component 01: Development - Key ConceptsComponent 01: Development - Theories/Explanations
A psychologist argues that Piaget's number conservation study tells us about the stage of cognitive development a child has reached, but not about how children learn to conserve through everyday experience. Which limitation of the study does this argument identify?
Practise Component 01: Development - Theories/ExplanationsComponent 01: Psychological Problems - Application
Which class of drug is most commonly prescribed to lift low mood in clinical depression?
Practise Component 01: Psychological Problems - ApplicationComponent 01: Psychological Problems - Key Concepts
What is meant by stigma in relation to mental health?
Practise Component 01: Psychological Problems - Key ConceptsComponent 01: Psychological Problems - Theories/Explanations: Clinical Depression
In a town of 50,000 adults, a study estimates the point prevalence of clinical depression at 4%. How many adults would be expected to have depression at that time, and what assumption does this rely on?
Practise Component 01: Psychological Problems - Theories/Explanations: Clinical DepressionComponent 01: Psychological Problems - Theories/Explanations: Schizophrenia
A patient reports hearing a voice that comments on their actions throughout the day. According to the ICD, this symptom is best classified as:
Practise Component 01: Psychological Problems - Theories/Explanations: SchizophreniaComponent 02: Memory - Application
A patient with a suspected memory disorder scores very low on the Wechsler Memory Scale's delayed recall subtests but performs normally on immediate recall. What does this pattern most likely indicate?
Practise Component 02: Memory - ApplicationComponent 02: Memory - Key Concepts
Which type of forgetting involves being unable to access a memory because the right reminder or cue is missing?
Practise Component 02: Memory - Key ConceptsComponent 02: Memory - Theories/Explanations
In the Multi-store Model, what is the main process by which information passes from short-term memory into long-term memory?
Practise Component 02: Memory - Theories/ExplanationsComponent 02: Sleep and Dreaming - Application
Which change is an example of improved sleep hygiene aimed at the physical environment?
Practise Component 02: Sleep and Dreaming - ApplicationComponent 02: Sleep and Dreaming - Key Concepts
A blind person whose eyes cannot detect light still shows a roughly 24-hour sleep-wake pattern. What does this best illustrate?
Practise Component 02: Sleep and Dreaming - Key ConceptsComponent 02: Sleep and Dreaming - Theories/Explanations
What was the main aim of Williams et al. (1992)?
Practise Component 02: Sleep and Dreaming - Theories/ExplanationsComponent 02: Social Influence - Key Concepts
A researcher finds that conformity rises as the majority grows from one to three people but then levels off with larger majorities. Which explanation best fits this pattern?
Practise Component 02: Social Influence - Key ConceptsComponent 02: Social Influence - Theories/Explanations
Which brain region is associated with moral decision-making according to the dispositional explanation?
Practise Component 02: Social Influence - Theories/ExplanationsResearch Methods - Analysing Research
A pie chart shows 30 participants' preferred revision methods. One sector represents 12 participants. What angle should that sector have?
Practise Research Methods - Analysing ResearchResearch Methods - Doing Research
A researcher joins a football supporters' club for six months and records the chants and rituals used by members, while the members know the researcher is studying them. Which two types of observation are combined here?
Practise Research Methods - Doing ResearchResearch Methods - Planning Research
A psychologist wants to compare recall of words read aloud versus words read silently, and is worried about practice effects. Which design choice best reduces practice effects?
Practise Research Methods - Planning Research
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