PYC1501 Basic Psychology — past paper topic odds, every question asked

5 papers · 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018

250 questions · 9 topics

Oct/Nov 2026 session · 16 days away

New this weekReal past papers

How it works

We read 5 past PYC1501 papers and rank every topic by how often it's asked and for how many marks. The oldest paper is free in full, plus the first 5 questions of every other. R79 until 28 February 2027 opens the rest — no auto-renewal. Each paper has a thread; we don’t publish answers.

The Spot MapTop 3 free

Every topic is asked every year — ranked by share of the marks. Tap one for its questions.

  1. 22%of marks

    The human nervous system

    16 marks a paper

    ~22% of the marks, every paper

  2. 13%of marks

    Emotion and motivation

    9 marks a paper

    ~13% of the marks, every paper

  3. 12%of marks

    Cognition and thinking

    8 marks a paper

    ~12% of the marks, every paper

The VaultFirst 5 free

5 UNISA past exam papers. The oldest is free in full.

  1. 2018
  2. 2018
  3. 2017
  1. 2012May/Jun 201250 questions · 100 marks · 1 upload agreeFree sample · open

Send us a PYC1501 memo — get PYC1501 free

We hold 250 questions across 5 papers — and no answers. One memo gives every student the official answers for that paper, and gets you PYC1501 free, permanently.

What’s a memo?

The official marking guide for an exam session — the answers the markers used and how marks were allocated. UNISA doesn’t publish them; lecturers, tutors and past students sometimes have one. We verify it before anything is unlocked, and photos of a printed memo are fine.

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The full Spot Map and the marks by year. Or upload a paper we’re missing and get it free.