Teacher Resource Bank
GCE Psychology A
Further Practice Questions with
Candidate Exemplar Work:
· PSYA3
· PSYA4
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FURTHER PRACTICE EXEMPLAR WORK

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QUESTIONS with CANDIDATE
PSYA3
Biological rhythms and sleep (25 marks)
(a) Outline what psychological research has shown about lifespan changes in…

or of more than one in less detail 3-2 marks Outline of explanations of one or more disorders is
limited, generally
accurate and reasonably coherent 1 mark Outline of explanations of one or
more disorders is weak and muddled 0 marks No creditworthy material
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AO2/3 = 16 marks: For analysis, evaluation and commentary on explanation(s) of one or more
sleep disorders.
A clear source of evaluation would be on research findings that support or challenge
explanations of particular…

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Candidate Response
NB Numbers in the text relate to the point-by-point comments below.
(a) Over our lifespan there are changes in the amount of sleep we need and the type of
sleep needed. As…