Psychology J203,01 November 2020 , OCR GCSE Past Papers with Mark Schemes

1. Developmental Psychology and Learning Theories | Identifying Piaget, Dweck, and Willingham’s theories on learning, distinguishing between fixed and growth mindsets, and summarizing Blackwell et al.′s (2007) study.

2. Piaget’s Conservation Task and Cognitive Development | Interpreting data from a line graph, calculating ratios and medians, and evaluating criticisms of Piaget’s conservation of number study.

3. Psychological Problems and Schizophrenia | Identifying neurotransmitters, brain regions, and criticisms of the biological explanation, and discussing stigma and discrimination in mental health.

4. Criminal Psychology and Social Learning | Explaining role models and reinforcement in crime, evaluating rehabilitation methods, and discussing Eysenck’s Criminal Personality Theory.

5. Ethics in Psychological Research | Assessing ethical challenges in research using Cooper & Mackie’s (1986) study on video games and aggression and another psychological study.

6. Research Methods and Experimental Design | Writing a null hypothesis, defining dependent variables, choosing an experimental design, outlining a procedure, and managing ethical concerns in a driving safety experiment.