CAIE 9990 Psychology Paper 12 Oct/Nov 2023 Past Paper (v2)
9990/12/O/N/23 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Paper 1 Approaches, Issues and Debates
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Paper details
- Exam board
- Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level
- Subject
- 9990 Psychology
- Paper
- Paper 1 Approaches, Issues and Debates
- Paper code
- 9990/12/O/N/23（9990_w23_qp_12）
- Series
- Oct/Nov 2023
- Variant
- v2
- Total marks
- 60
- Questions
- 10 (16 parts)
- Duration
- 90 min
- Type
- Written
Topic coverage
Question overview (marks and main topic)
| Q | Marks | Main topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 3 | Cognitive approach |
| Q2 | 4 | Learning approach |
| Q3 | 3 | Biological approach |
| Q4 | 6 | Learning approach |
| Q5 | 6 | Social approach |
| Q6 | 6 | Cognitive approach |
| Q7 | 4 | Social approach |
| Q8 | 6 | Learning approach |
| Q9 | 12 | Cognitive approach |
| Q10 | 10 | Social approach |
Grade thresholds for this paper
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 60 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 18 |
| Percent | 63% | 53% | 45% | 38% | 30% |
Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.
Adjacent series
Other papers in this series
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