Cambridge (CIE) A Level Psychology:
Past Papers

Past Papers

Browse our range of Cambridge (CIE) A Level Psychology Past Papers and Mark Schemes below. Testing yourself with A Level Psychology past papers is a great way to identify which topics need more revision, so you can ensure that you are revising as effectively as possible to help you get ready for your A Level Psychology exam.

Exam Papers

Mark Schemes

2022

June 2022 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (QP)June 2022 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (MS)
June 2022 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (QP)June 2022 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (MS)
June 2022 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (QP)June 2022 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (MS)
June 2022 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (QP)June 2022 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (MS)

2021

June 2021 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (QP)June 2021 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (QP)June 2021 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (QP)June 2021 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (QP)June 2021 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (QP)June 2021 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (QP)June 2021 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (QP)June 2021 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (QP)June 2021 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (QP)June 2021 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (QP)June 2021 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (QP)June 2021 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (MS)
June 2021 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (QP)June 2021 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (MS)

2019

November 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (QP)November 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (QP)November 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (QP)November 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (QP)November 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (QP)November 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (QP)November 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (QP)November 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (QP)November 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (QP)November 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (QP)November 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (QP)November 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (MS)
November 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (QP)November 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (QP)June 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (QP)June 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (QP)June 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (QP)June 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (QP)June 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (QP)June 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (QP)June 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (MS)
June 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (QP)June 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (MS)
March 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (QP)March 2019 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (MS)
March 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (QP)March 2019 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (MS)
March 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (QP)March 2019 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (MS)
March 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (QP)March 2019 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (MS)

2018

November 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (QP)November 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/23) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (QP)November 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (QP)November 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (QP)November 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (QP)November 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (QP)November 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (QP)November 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (QP)November 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (QP)November 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (MS)
November 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (QP)November 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (QP)June 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/43) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/33) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (QP)June 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/13) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (QP)June 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (QP)June 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (QP)June 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/41) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (QP)June 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/31) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (QP)June 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/21) (MS)
June 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (QP)June 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/11) (MS)
March 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (QP)March 2018 Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application (9990/42) (MS)
March 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (QP)March 2018 Paper 3: Specialist Options: Theory (9990/32) (MS)
March 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (QP)March 2018 Paper 2: Research Methods (9990/22) (MS)
March 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (QP)March 2018 Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (9990/12) (MS)

Specimen Papers

Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application and Research Methods (2024) (QP) Paper 4: Specialist Options: Application and Research Methods (2024) (MS)
Paper 3: Specialist Options: Approaches, Issues and Debates (2024) (QP) Paper 3: Specialist Options: Approaches, Issues and Debates (2024) (MS)
Paper 2: Research Methods (2024) (QP) Paper 2: Research Methods (2024) (MS)
Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (2024) (QP) Paper 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (2024) (MS)

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