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AQA GCSE PsychologyPaper 2: Social Context and Behaviour (Set A)

Friday 2 January 2026

Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes)

Total marks

/ 100

Instructions

  • Try to complete this mock exam paper in one sitting, under exam conditions. Use all the time available and check your answers to each question at the end before submitting.

  • Remember this is PRACTICE. Mistakes are fine and will help you improve in time for the real exam - just do your best.

  • The marks for questions are shown in brackets.

  • The maximum mark for this paper is 100.

  • Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be assessed on your ability to:

    • use good English

    • organise information clearly

    • use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.

Materials

For this paper you may have:

  • a calculator.

DON'T FORGET! Submit your paper at the end to receive marks and review your answers - using AI, mark schemes or solutions. If you submit the paper without completing it in full, you will get 0 marks for the questions you did not answer.

NOTE: You might want to use some scrap paper to plan your answers to longer questions, so get that prepared now.