Pearson Edexcel A-level Psychology questions by topic
Pearson Edexcel A-level Psychology (9PS0) has three papers covering the foundations of psychology, applications of psychology and psychological skills. ALN groups questions by topic, from social, cognitive and biological psychology and learning theories to clinical psychology and the optional applications such as criminological, child and health psychology.
Step-by-step model answers
345 of 345 questions in this course have a model answer that walks through how to earn each mark, not just what the mark scheme lists. More are added paper by paper.
See a real example- 345 questions
- 27 past papers
- 9 exam series, June 2017 to June 2025
- Paper Analysis for 27 of 27 papers
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Topics in this course
Specification headings, with how many ALN questions are matched to each. A question can test more than one heading.
- 1 · Social psychology41 questions
- 2 · Cognitive psychology41 questions
- 3 · Biological psychology34 questions
- 4 · Learning theories35 questions
- 5 · Clinical psychology52 questions
- 6 · Criminological psychology36 questions
- 7 · Child psychology36 questions
- 8 · Health psychology36 questions
- 9 · Psychological skills54 questions
Most-examined topics
From Paper Analysis: the sub-sections that came up in the largest share of the papers we have analysed. These are past counts, not predictions.
- Psychological skills: SynopticIn 9 of 9 analysed Paper 3 papers, about 38 marks when it appears
- Clinical psychology: ContentIn 9 of 9 analysed Paper 2 papers, about 37 marks when it appears
- Psychological skills: MethodsIn 9 of 9 analysed Paper 3 papers, about 36 marks when it appears
- Criminological psychology: ContentIn 9 of 9 analysed Paper 2 papers, about 31 marks when it appears
- Child psychology: ContentIn 9 of 9 analysed Paper 2 papers, about 28 marks when it appears
The full breakdown by specification point, with the questions behind each count, is in Paper Analysis on the Basic and Premium plans.
Model answers by paper
Counts update automatically as papers and model answers are added. Recent papers appear once the exam board has released them publicly.
| Paper | With model answers | Questions | Past papers | In Paper Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 131 (100%) | 131 | 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Paper 2 | 160 (100%) | 160 | 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Paper 3 | 54 (100%) | 54 | 9 | 9 of 9 |