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Free WJEC GCSE Psychology
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real WJEC GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real WJEC GCSE Psychology paper looks like

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.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Psychology syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

The basic cell of the nervous system is the:

  1. neuron
  2. gene
  3. gland
  4. hormone
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✓ Answer: A — neuron
Neurons carry nerve impulses.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

Interpreting sensory information is:

  1. perception
  2. sensation only
  3. attention only
  4. encoding
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✓ Answer: A — perception
Perception interprets sensory input.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Changing behaviour to match a group is:

  1. conformity
  2. obedience
  3. independence
  4. leadership
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✓ Answer: A — conformity
Conformity is yielding to group pressure.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

Communication without words is:

  1. verbal communication
  2. encoding only
  3. a schema
  4. non-verbal communication
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✓ Answer: D — non-verbal communication
Non-verbal communication uses no words.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

The brain and spinal cord form the ____ nervous system.

  1. peripheral
  2. autonomic only
  3. somatic only
  4. central
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✓ Answer: D — central
The CNS is the brain and spinal cord.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

Gestures, posture and eye contact are examples of:

  1. reflexes
  2. schemas
  3. non-verbal communication
  4. verbal communication
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✓ Answer: C — non-verbal communication
These are non-verbal signals.
Q7 · Difficulty 3/3

Short-term memory holds about how many items?

  1. 50
  2. unlimited
  3. 7 (±2)
  4. 2
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✓ Answer: C — 7 (±2)
STM capacity is about 7±2.
Q8 · Difficulty 3/3

Some disorders running in families suggests a ____ cause.

  1. geological
  2. random
  3. genetic
  4. gravitational
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✓ Answer: C — genetic
Genetic factors can raise vulnerability.
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WJEC GCSE Psychology FAQ

What does the WJEC GCSE Psychology exam look like?
The WJEC 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 WJEC GCSE Psychology past paper?
Real WJEC past papers are published directly by WJEC 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 WJEC 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.