Aqa psych Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AQA A level psych study guide: Includes: definitions, studies, AO1 and AO3 content, and essay plans

Wilhelm Wundt ANSWER :- First Psychologist - First Lab in Germany - Experimental Conditions - Structuralism and Introspection Introspection ANSWER :Person Gains knowledge about their mental state by examining their conscious thoughts and feelings Empiricism ANSWER :Knowledge is derived from sensory experience, characterised by the use of the scientific method Scientific Method ANSWER :The investigative methods that are: - Objective - Systematic - Reliable Evaluation of Wundt ...

AQA Psychology Approaches Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Factors making something a science -Answer-1.Controlled, experimental conditions that can show cause and effect and can test hypotheses. 2.Highly standardised experiments that can be repeated in the same way - reliability Use of IVs and DVs. 3.The scientific method - objective, systematic and replicable. 4.The scientific cycle - objective, systematic and replicable observation. Building, refining or falsifying, development of a sc...

Start at the lowest level of the mark scheme and use it as a ladder to see whether the answer meets the descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the level indicates the different qualities that might be seen in the student’s answer for that level. If it meets the lowest level then go to the next one and decide if it meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level descriptor and the answer. With practice and familiarity you will find that for better answers you wi...

A complete revision summary of the AQA A level psychology topic Research Methods for both 1st and 2nd year. Covering all the bullet points made on the AQA specification for AO1. Also includes AO3 for each of these points. Made by a student who achieved A* in their A level.

AQA Psychology Attachment Exam 2024 Questions and Answers what is Reciprocity ? -Answer-how 2 people interact both infant and mother respond to each others signals and elicit a response mothers usually pick up on and respond to the infants 2/3 of the time ( Feldman and Eildman 2007) Brazleton et al describes the interaction as a couples dance as each partner responds to each others moves what is Interactional Synchrony and who are the researches behind it ? -Answer-mother and infant ref...

GCSE AQA [TRIPLE] Physics AQA PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2 LATEST EXAM 2024 EXPERT CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Difference between scalar and vector: - CORRECT ANSWER--scalar = magnitude only -vector = direction and magnitude The only vector quantities are: - CORRECT ANSWER-- acceleration -velocity -force -displacement -momentum -weight Force - CORRECT ANSWER--a push or a pull Balanced forces - CORRECT ANSWER--when 2 forces acting on an object are equal in size but act in opposite dire...

Social Change ANSWER : A society adopts a new belief of way of behaving which eventually widely becomes the norm Social Change Through Minority Influence ANSWER : 1. Drawing attention to the issue 2. Cognitive Conflict 3. Consistency of position 4. The augmentation Principle 5. The snowball effect 6. Deeper Processing Cognitive Conflict ANSWER : A conflict between what majority believe and the beliefs put forward by the minority, to make majority think more deeply The augmentation...

Detailed Revision Notes of the Attachment topic of AQA A-Level Psychology produced by me using both the textbook and class notes. Has both the AO1 and AO3 needed to gain top marks. There is also a link & password to my Quizlet sets so you get access to that too. Includes: CAREGIVER-INFANT INTERACTIONS, SCHAFFER’S STAGES OF ATTACHMENT, THE ROLE OF THE FATHER, ANIMAL STUDIES OF ATTACHMENT, LEARNING THEORY, BOWLBY’S MONOTROPIC THEORY, AINSWORTH’S STRANGE SITUATION (1970), CULTURAL VARIATIONS...

Detailed Revision Notes of the Approaches topic of AQA A-Level Psychology produced by me using both the textbook and class notes. Has both the AO1 and AO3 needed to gain top marks. Includes: ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOURISM, SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY, COGNITIVE APPROACH, BIOLOGICAL APPROACH, PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH, HUMANISTIC APPROACH, COMPARISON OF APPROACHES Revision notes from other topics are available to buy and can be bought as a bundle