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Psychology
OCR GCSE Psychology
Paper 2

OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

OCR GCSE Psychology Paper 2

Studies and applications in psychology 2

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 · 40 revision notes · 6 past papers

What’s on Paper 2

Social Influence

Concepts of Social Influence · Theories of Social Influence · Applications of Social Influence6 notes

Concepts of Social Influence

Core Social Influence Concepts

Theories of Social Influence

Situational Factors in Social Influence 2 notes

Paper 2 past papers

June 2025 Paper 2
Question paper Mark scheme

June 2024 Paper 2
Question paper Mark scheme

Other papers

Paper 1

Situational Influences on Behaviour

Bickman (1974): Obedience and the Power of a Uniform

Dispositional Factors in Social Influence 2 notes

Dispositional Explanations of Social Influence
NatCen (2011): Dispositional Factors in the Tottenham Riots

Applications of Social Influence

Changing Attitudes through Social Influence

Social Influence overview

Memory

Concepts of Memory · Theories of Memory · Applications of Memory Theories8 notes

Concepts of Memory

Stages and Processes of Memory 2 notes
- Information Processing and Forgetting
- The Brain, Memory and Neurological Damage

Theories of Memory

Multi-store Model of Memory 2 notes
- The Multi-store Model: Stores, Processes and Evaluation
- Wilson, Kopelman and Kapur (2008): The Clive Wearing Study
Theory of Reconstructive Memory 2 notes
- Reconstructive Memory Theory and Evaluation

Applications of Memory Theories

Recall Techniques and Neuropsychology 2 notes
- Memory Techniques in Advertising
- Neuropsychological Measurement of Memory

Memory overview

Sleep and Dreaming

Concepts in Sleep and Dreaming · Theories of Dreaming · Applications in Sleep Management6 notes

Concepts in Sleep and Dreaming

Functions and Disorders of Sleep

Theories of Dreaming

Freudian Theory of Dreaming 2 notes
- Freudian Dream Theory and Its Criticisms
- Freud (1918): The Wolfman Dream Analysis Study
Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming 2 notes
- Activation Synthesis Theory: Brain Processes and Evaluation
- Williams et al. (1992): Bizarreness in Dreams and Fantasies

Applications in Sleep Management

Treatments for Insomnia

Sleep and Dreaming 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

Braun, Ellis and Loftus (2002): Advertising and Memory

Case Studies

Correlations

Sources of Bias

Presenting and Interpreting Data Graphically