All documents

Please find listed below all the documents which relate to this qualification.

The document categories available for this qualification are:

• Key documents
• Notices to centres
• Assessment materials
• Mark schemes 2009
• Mark schemes 2010
• Mark schemes 2011
• Legacy qualification - Past paper materials
• Past papers 2009 - January series
• Past papers 2009 - June series
• Past papers 2010 - January series
• Past papers 2010 - June series
• Past papers 2011 - January series
• Past papers 2011 - June series
• Presentations
• Promotional materials
• Reports 2009
• Reports 2010
• Reports 2011
• Reports 2012
• Support materials
• Training

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Key documents

• Frequently asked questions - FAQs - Unit G542PDF, 31 KB
• Frequently asked questions - FAQs - Unit G543PDF, 22 KB
• Specification - Version 4 - October 2010PDF, 373 KB
• Summary of specificationPDF, 105 KB

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Notices to centres

• Notice to centres - Changes to the assessment of Unit G543PDF, 25 KB
• Notice to centres - Question and answer bookletsPDF, 201 KB
• Notice to centres - Revised version of the specification - Version 3 - June 2008PDF, 14 KB
• Notice to centres - Units G543 and G544 - Change of examination paper format from January 2012  PDF, 59 KB

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Assessment materials

• Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - SpecimenPDF, 61 KB
• Unit G542 - The core studies - SpecimenPDF, 79 KB
• Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - Specimen 11 April 2011PDF, 333 KB
• Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - SpecimenPDF, 76 KB

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Mark schemes 2009

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 403 KB
• Mark scheme - JunePDF, 247 KB

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Mark schemes 2010

• Mark scheme - JanuaryPDF, 259 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - June  PDF, 153 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G542 - The core studies - June  PDF, 275 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - June  PDF, 244 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - June  PDF, 357 KB

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Mark schemes 2011

• Mark scheme - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - January  PDF, 121 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - June  PDF, 166 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G542 - The core studies - January  PDF, 216 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G542 - The core studies - June  PDF, 397 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - January  PDF, 153 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - June  PDF, 284 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - January  PDF, 136 KB
• Mark scheme - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - June  PDF, 185 KB

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Legacy qualification - Past paper materials

• Past paper materials - 2010 January - LegacyZIP, 1 MB
• Past paper materials - 2010 January - LegacyZIP, 1 MB
• Past paper materials - 2010 June - Legacy  ZIP, 771 KB

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Past papers 2009 - January series

• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigationsPDF, 141 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - Core studiesPDF, 352 KB

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Past papers 2009 - June series

• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - Modified languagePDF, 102 KB
• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigationsPDF, 139 KB
• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - Visually impairedPDF, 64 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - The core studies - Modified languagePDF, 103 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - The core studiesPDF, 106 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - The core studies - Visually impairedPDF, 48 KB

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Past papers 2010 - January series

• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - Modified languagePDF, 130 KB
• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigationsPDF, 130 KB
• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - Visually impairedPDF, 84 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - The core studies - Modified languagePDF, 121 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - The core studiesPDF, 121 KB
• Question paper - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - Modified languagePDF, 106 KB
• Question paper - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychologyPDF, 106 KB
• Question paper - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - Visually impairedPDF, 47 KB
• Question paper - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - Modified languagePDF, 120 KB
• Question paper - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychologyPDF, 120 KB
• Question paper - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - Visually impairedPDF, 68 KB

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Past papers 2010 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 649 KB
• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations  PDF, 116 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - The core studies  PDF, 118 KB
• Question paper - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology  PDF, 100 KB
• Question paper - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology  PDF, 109 KB

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Past papers 2011 - January series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 274 KB
• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations  PDF, 107 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - The core studies  PDF, 112 KB
• Question paper - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology  PDF, 100 KB
• Question paper - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology  PDF, 119 KB

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Past papers 2011 - June series

• Modified papers  ZIP, 610 KB
• Question paper - Unit G541 - Psychological investigations  PDF, 106 KB
• Question paper - Unit G542 - Core studies  PDF, 112 KB
• Question paper - Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology  PDF, 101 KB
• Question paper - Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology  PDF, 109 KB

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Presentations

• Psychology - Get ready presentationPPT, 2 MB

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Promotional materials

• Case study - Farnborough Sixth Form CollegePDF, 1 MB
• Flyer - Can chimpanzees learn sign language?PDF, 664 KB
• Flyer - How do taxi drivers use their grey matter to navigate?PDF, 689 KB
• Poster on free BPS support for OCR core studies - A3 sizePDF, 1 MB
• Summary brochurePDF, 1 MB
• Video case study - Janet HarrisonWMV, 4 MB

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Reports 2009

• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 98 KB
• Report on the units - JanuaryPDF, 111 KB

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Reports 2010

• Examiner's report - JanuaryPDF, 145 KB
• Examiner's report - JunePDF, 194 KB

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Reports 2011

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 87 KB
• Examiners' reports - June  PDF, 115 KB

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Reports 2012

• Examiners' reports - January  PDF, 82 KB

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Support materials

• All units - PostersZIP, 9 MB
• Guide to what has changedPDF, 405 KB
• Teacher guidePDF, 2 MB
• Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - High bandPDF, 49 KB
• Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - Medium bandPDF, 45 KB
• Unit G541 - Psychological investigations - Schemes of work and lesson plansWord, 2 MB
• Unit G542 - Core Studies - All podcastsZIP, 19 MB
• Unit G542 - Core Studies - All presentationsZIP, 5 MB
• Unit G542 - Core Studies - All support materialsZIP, 34 MB
• Unit G542 - Core studies - Candidate style answers - January 2009PDF, 187 KB
• Unit G542 - Core studies - Candidate style answers - January 2010PDF, 137 KB
• Unit G542 - Core studies - Candidate style answers - June 2009PDF, 181 KB
• Unit G542 - Core studies - Schemes of work and lesson plansWord, 798 KB
• Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - High bandPDF, 25 KB
• Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - Medium bandPDF, 19 KB
• Unit G543 - Options in applied psychology - Schemes of work and lesson plans Word, 1 MB
• Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - Candidate style answers - January 2010PDF, 134 KB
• Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - Exam feedback - January 2010PDF, 49 KB
• Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - High bandPDF, 38 KB
• Unit G544 - Approaches and research methods in psychology - Schemes of work and lesson plansWord, 2 MB
• Unit G544 - Approaches to explaining human behaviour - PresentationPPT, 537 KB

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Training

• Psychology - A2 Level GCE (current) - Get ahead
• Psychology - AS/A Level GCE (current) - Get started
• Psychology - AS Level GCE (current) - Get ahead