Question Answer Marks Guidance Section D: Core studies 18 (a) Suggest one weakness of the sample used by Loftus 2 2 marks A clear and contextualized weakness – and study into eyewitness testimony Palmers’ 1 mark vague or partial answer AO1 1b – Most likely answers: 0 marks No creditworthy response. – zxzx 19 (b) Outline two criticisms of the Loftus and Palmer study. 4 2 marks A clear and contextualised criticism. – Most likely answers: 1 mark Vague or partial answer, i.e. the answer has not AO3 1a – been contextualised to the material. 0 marks No creditworthy response. – 20 study into disobedience and 2 2 marks A clear outline of e.g. From Bocchiaro et al.’s – Bocchiaro’s findings, whistleblowing: Outline how participants responded Bocchiaro found that the majority of participants were AO1 1a to an unethical request from the experimenter. obedient and complied with the unethical request (of the experimenter), i.e. answer contextualised to the study Most likely answers: through reference to an unethical request. 1 mark Vague or partial answer, e.g. Bocchiaro found that Bocchiaro found that the majority of participants – 20 2 complied with the unethical request made by the the majority of participants were obedient, i.e. no unjust experimenter/authority figure. contextualisation. AO1 1a Bocchiaro found that only a minority of participants were prepared to disobey the unethical request made No creditworthy response. 0 marks – by the unjust experimenter. Bocchiaro found that only a minority of participants were prepared to become a report ‘whistleblower’ (and the misconduct of the experimenter to higher authorities). Other appropriate descriptions should be credited. 21 From study of obedience: Describe TWO 4 Up to 2 marks for each way participants were deceived in Milgram’s
Question Answer Marks Guidance Section D: Core studies 18 (a) Suggest one weakness of the sample used by Loftus and Palmers’ study into eyewitness testimony Most likely answers: zxzx 2 AO1 1b 2 marks – A clear and contextualized weakness 1 mark – vague or partial answer 0 marks – No creditworthy response. 19 (b) Outline two criticisms of the Loftus and Palmer study. Most likely answers: 4 AO3 1a 2 marks – A clear and contextualised criticism. 1 mark – Vague or partial answer, i.e. the answer has not been contextualised to the material. 0 marks – No creditworthy response. 20 20 From Bocchiaro et al.’s study into disobedience and whistleblowing: Outline how participants responded to an unethical request from the experimenter. Most likely answers: Bocchiaro found that the majority of participants complied with the unethical request made by the unjust experimenter/authority figure. Bocchiaro found that only a minority of participants were prepared to disobey the unethical request made by the unjust experimenter. Bocchiaro found that only a minority of participants were prepared to become a ‘whistleblower’ (and report the misconduct of the experimenter to higher authorities). Other appropriate descriptions should be credited. 2 AO1 1a 2 AO1 1a 2 marks – A clear outline of Bocchiaro’s findings, e.g. Bocchiaro found that the majority of participants were obedient and complied with the unethical request (of the experimenter), i.e. answer contextualised to the study through reference to an unethical request. 1 mark – Vague or partial answer, e.g. Bocchiaro found that the majority of participants were obedient, i.e. no contextualisation. 0 marks – No creditworthy response. 21 From Milgram’s study of obedience: Describe TWO 4 Up to 2 marks for each way participants were deceived in