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OCR GCSE Psychology
Paper 1

OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

OCR GCSE Psychology Paper 1

Studies and applications in psychology 1

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Marks: 90
Weighting: 50% of the GCSE

From the OCR specification (opens in a new tab), Version 2.0 (July 2026), PDF page 8.

4 sections · 45 revision notes · 6 past papers

What’s on Paper 1

Criminal Psychology

Key Concepts · Theories of Criminal Behavior · Applications of Criminal Psychology6 notes

Key Concepts

Concepts in Criminal Psychology

Theories of Criminal Behavior

Social Learning Theory 2 notes

Paper 1 past papers

June 2025 Paper 1
Question paper Mark scheme

June 2024 Paper 1
Question paper Mark scheme

Other papers

Paper 2

Social Learning Theory of Criminality

Cooper and Mackie (1986): Video Games and Aggression

Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory 2 notes

Eysenck’s Criminal Personality Theory and Its Biological Basis
Heaven (1996): Personality, Self-Esteem and Delinquency

Applications of Criminal Psychology

The Changing Nature of Punishment

Criminal Psychology overview

Development

Key Concepts · Theories of Development · Applications of Developmental Psychology7 notes

Key Concepts

Concepts in Development 2 notes
- Stages of Human Development and Brain Maturation
- IQ Tests as a Measure of Intelligence

Theories of Development

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development 2 notes
- Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory and Evaluation
- Piaget (1952): Conservation of Number Study
The Role of Learning on Development 2 notes
- Learning Theories: Dweck and Willingham

Applications of Developmental Psychology

The Changing Role of Education

Development overview

Psychological Problems

Key Concepts · Schizophrenia Theories · Clinical Depression Theories · Treatment Applications12 notes

Key Concepts

Concepts in Psychological Problems 2 notes
- Defining Mental Health, Prevalence and Historical Change
- Effects of Mental Health Problems on Individuals and Society

Schizophrenia Theories

Clinical Characteristics of Schizophrenia
Biological Explanations of Schizophrenia
Psychological Explanations of Schizophrenia 2 notes
- Social Drift Theory of Schizophrenia

Clinical Depression Theories

Clinical Characteristics of Depression
Biological Explanations of Depression
Psychological Explanations of Depression 2 notes
- The ABC Model of Clinical Depression

Treatment Applications

Development of Treatments 2 notes
- Drug Treatments and Psychotherapy
- Neuropsychology: Studying Schizophrenia and Clinical Depression

Psychological Problems overview

Research Methods

Planning Research · Doing Research · Analyzing Research · Mathematical SkillsOn both papers20 notes

Planning Research

Hypotheses
Variables
Experimental Designs
Populations and Sampling
Ethical Guidelines

Doing Research

Experiments
Interviews
Questionnaires and Surveys
Observations

Analyzing Research

Types of Data
Descriptive Statistics
Tables, Charts and Graphs
Reliability and Validity

Mathematical Skills

Arithmetic and Numerical Computation
Handling Data 3 notes

Research Methods overview

All OCR GCSE Psychology past papers

Blackwell et al. (2007): Fixed and Growth Mindsets

Daniel et al. (1991): Cerebral Blood Flow in Schizophrenia

Tandoc et al. (2015): Facebook Use, Envy and Depression

Case Studies

Correlations

Sources of Bias

Presenting and Interpreting Data Graphically

What’s on Paper 1

Criminal Psychology

Key Concepts

Theories of Criminal Behavior

Paper 1 past papers

2025 papers

2024 papers

2023 papers

2022 papers

2021 papers

Applications of Criminal Psychology

Development

Key Concepts

Theories of Development

Applications of Developmental Psychology

Psychological Problems

Key Concepts

Schizophrenia Theories

Clinical Depression Theories

Treatment Applications

Research Methods

Planning Research

Doing Research

Analyzing Research

Mathematical Skills

Sample Set papers1 paper