Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
Watching behaviour without interfering is an:
- observation
- experiment
- interview only
- IQ test
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✓ Answer: A — observation
Observations record naturally occurring behaviour.
OCR · GCSE · Psychology
Free OCR GCSE Psychology
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real OCR GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Psychology syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The process of interpreting sensory information is:
- perception
- sensation only
- attention only
- encoding
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✓ Answer: A — perception
Perception interprets sensory input.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
Changing behaviour to match a group is:
- conformity
- obedience
- independence
- leadership
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✓ Answer: A — conformity
Conformity is yielding to group pressure.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
A more knowledgeable other could be a teacher or:
- an object
- peer
- stranger only
- no one
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✓ Answer: B — peer
An MKO can be a teacher, parent or peer.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
The store that holds information very briefly from the senses is:
- long-term memory
- episodic memory
- procedural memory
- sensory memory
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✓ Answer: D — sensory memory
Sensory memory is very brief.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3
The factor that is measured in an experiment is the ____ variable.
- independent
- confounding
- control
- dependent
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✓ Answer: D — dependent
The dependent variable is measured.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3
The three stages of memory are encoding, storage and:
- retrieval
- rehearsal only
- forgetting
- sensation
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✓ Answer: A — retrieval
Retrieval is the third stage.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3
A memory aid such as a rhyme or acronym is a:
- schema
- cue-free method
- distractor
- mnemonic
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✓ Answer: D — mnemonic
Mnemonics aid recall.
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OCR GCSE Psychology FAQ
What does the OCR GCSE Psychology exam look like?
The OCR GCSE Psychology exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free OCR GCSE Psychology past paper?
Real OCR past papers are published directly by OCR on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is OCR GCSE Psychology graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.