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17 questions · about 4% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b, c)5 marksHassett et al. (monkey toy preferences)
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q2 (a, b)5 marksDement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams)
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q9 (a)4 marksHölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans)

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q5 (a, b)4 marksHölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q43 marksHassett et al. (monkey toy preferences)

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q45 marksHölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans)
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q6 (a, b)6 marksHassett et al. (monkey toy preferences)
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b, c)6 marksDement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams)

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q9 (a)4 marksSchachter and Singer (two factors in emotion)
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b)3 marksSchachter and Singer (two factors in emotion)
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b)5 marksCanli et al. (brain scans and emotions)

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q2 (a, b)4 marksDement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams)
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q5 (a, b)5 marksSchachter and Singer (two factors in emotion)
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q1010 marksCanli et al. (brain scans and emotions)
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b)5 marksDement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams)
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q5 (a, b)5 marksCanli et al. (brain scans and emotions)
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q8 (a)2 marksSchachter and Singer (two factors in emotion)

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Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams) 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions) 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Schachter and Singer (two factors in emotion) 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Hassett et al. (monkey toy preferences) 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Hölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans) 3 questions · 3/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams) 204/9
Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions) 203/9
Schachter and Singer (two factors in emotion) 144/9
Hassett et al. (monkey toy preferences) 143/9
Hölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans) 133/9

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