[Mmrawrr]

(Original post by Mephestic)
what type of things did you write for this? thats concerning..what grade did you get?

Well, I think it's because I didn't link it back to the original question as well as I could have? But for example, for that schizophrenia question, I provided evidence to support my point from Copeland et al and this got me AO2 marks. But when I evaluated the study itself saying that it was carried out in 1971 or whatever, so it may not apply now blahblah. I got no marks for points like those.

[britchick]

Was very lucky with this exam. Spent ages typing out all the notes but only spent 1 1/2 days "revising" from my notes.

[eyre2]

(Original post by britchick)
Was very lucky with this exam. Spent ages typing out all the notes but only spent 1 1/2 days "revising" from my notes.

what did you get? if you dont mind saying

[britchick]

(Original post by eyre2)
what did you get? if you dont mind saying

100/100

[Mephestic]

any tips? I'm concentrating mainly on schizophrenia and media and then trying to brush up on research methods on top-is this wise?

how did you revise? I'm open to tips

[Chezumss]

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(Original post by Mephestic)
any tips? I'm concentrating mainly on schizophrenia and media and then trying to brush up on research methods on top-is this wise?

how did you revise? I'm open to tips

I did this exam, Schizophrenia, addiction and ofcourse, esearch methods and got an A.
Te research methods was pretty easy, my advice is to learn the key terms you learnt at AS, like independent measure, repeated, different experimental desgins, lab experiments etc.
Use theese, then just common sense.

The last section of rsearch methods is 12 marks, you have to desgin your own experiment usually. Rule = KIS. Keep it simple. The whole way through think "common sense".
Say what you're doing, the method (how many PPs, how you find them)
Justify why, how you'll present reults.
Don't go writing an essay on this. Use headings "method" and so on. Then you can write short cetences or bulet point.

For addiction and schizopghrenia, learn the basic content, then all i can say is A02 A02 A02!!!!!!!! That's how you will get an A. Know your A02 well. It's the most important bit.
Write a basic summary (about 2 paragraphs of the issue, such as the classification of Sz) then atleast double of A02. What the issues are with it, the same A02 points ocme up in this exam.
Ecological validity, other vvalidity, you can't generalise, individual differences, is Schizophrenia even a disorder its self? There are apparently 2 types, says Crow, but the symptoms overlap with Autism, OCD, Depression. So it is just a mix of disorders? It's inconsistent with symptoms,a nd a late onset.
Theese sorts of criticisms are used for addiction, but probably media too, I'mnot sure though :}
good luck ^^
(also, apologies for the bad spellings / typing, theese school computers aren't too good, very slow too)

[eyre2]

(Original post by britchick)
100/100

really? are you serious? if you are a BIG WELL DONE

[Ms.LastMinute.com]

(Original post by Mephestic)
any tips? I'm concentrating mainly on schizophrenia and media and then trying to brush up on research methods on top-is this wise?

how did you revise? I'm open to tips

hey i chekced spec...and it said there were no changes..to that constancy theory

phtopshop where u saw it?

[britchick]

(Original post by eyre2)
really? are you serious? if you are a BIG WELL DONE

Yep I'm serious, thank you! Didn't expect it in the slightest!

[Ms.LastMinute.com]

(Original post by britchick)
Yep I'm serious, thank you! Didn't expect it in the slightest!

Give us some tips in how you achieved it?
like i've realised with this it's harder to fit in all th info..

[britchick]

(Original post by y.yousef)
Give us some tips in how you achieved it?
like i've realised with this it's harder to fit in all th info..

Okay these are just some things I did for this exam, but don't take it as gospel!

- Start making your notes as early as possible. There is such a ridiculous amount of content, the sooner you start, the easier you'll make it for yourself. It depends how you learn, but for me I write all my notes out first, then revise from these like my own revision guide type thing.

- Don't revise dates for studies, there's literally no point. They don't get you marks and just stress you out and confuse you! (I even risked it by not even revising any psychologists' names, except from like 2 or 3. I GENUINELY only mentioned a couple psychologists' names only two or three times throughout the whole paper. I simply said "research has shown..." etc. which is why I have been so shocked. I didn't even use percentages/values/numbers for findings or anything. However in raw marks I did get 68/83, so I must have dropped some marks for being too vague in some areas but yeah)

- Don't panic about it. I got myself so worked up and stressed about the amount of content and how late I'd left revision that I had an emotional breakdown the night before! But once you're in the exam it all comes back to you so don't worry about it.

- Make sure you learn your AO2. Since this is where most of your marks are coming from, you've got to make sure you nail it. Half the time, AO1 can mostly be blagged i.e. outlining the behavioural model for something, you already know what the basis of it is, so you can just apply it to the question. But you can't blag research so make sure you know it (in fact, I didn't revise the model that they asked for the Addiction question, since it had come up in a previous paper or my teacher said it was unlikely to come up... so I had to apply my knowledge on what I knew about that model for Depression to Addiction, and I still got an A)

- Don't write plans for your essays. This just wastes time.

- Make your structure really clear. If anything, make sure your AO2 is in a new paragraph to your AO1. I even made every single new AO2 point a new paragraph, since this breaks it up really nicely and the examiner knows you're starting a new point (plus they must like coming across a clear, structured essay once in a while!)

- and my last piece of advice is READ THE BACK PAGE DAMNIT XD so many people forgot to turn over to the last page and missed out on 16 marks. Don't do the same!

[Mephestic]

(Original post by y.yousef)
hey i chekced spec...and it said there were no changes..to that constancy theory

phtopshop where u saw it?

heres the spec change outline :

It says cognitive dissonance and that element is removed.

I saw it on another spread as well directly from aqa - il try find that too.

Edit1: found the provided spreads for the update from complete companion book:

Edit2: Direct link to the spec on AQA website: scroll down to Media and you will see that element is no longer there!

http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf...80-W-SP-12.PDF

[ndubz4lyf]

does anyone have any notes on vulnerabilty to addiction for 2012 including age, peers, stress and media

[ndubz4lyf]

(Original post by Chezumss)
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I did this exam, Schizophrenia, addiction and ofcourse, esearch methods and got an A.
Te research methods was pretty easy, my advice is to learn the key terms you learnt at AS, like independent measure, repeated, different experimental desgins, lab experiments etc.
Use theese, then just common sense.

The last section of rsearch methods is 12 marks, you have to desgin your own experiment usually. Rule = KIS. Keep it simple. The whole way through think "common sense".
Say what you're doing, the method (how many PPs, how you find them)
Justify why, how you'll present reults.
Don't go writing an essay on this. Use headings "method" and so on. Then you can write short cetences or bulet point.

For addiction and schizopghrenia, learn the basic content, then all i can say is A02 A02 A02!!!!!!!! That's how you will get an A. Know your A02 well. It's the most important bit.
Write a basic summary (about 2 paragraphs of the issue, such as the classification of Sz) then atleast double of A02. What the issues are with it, the same A02 points ocme up in this exam.
Ecological validity, other vvalidity, you can't generalise, individual differences, is Schizophrenia even a disorder its self? There are apparently 2 types, says Crow, but the symptoms overlap with Autism, OCD, Depression. So it is just a mix of disorders? It's inconsistent with symptoms,a nd a late onset.
Theese sorts of criticisms are used for addiction, but probably media too, I'mnot sure though :}
good luck ^^
(also, apologies for the bad spellings / typing, theese school computers aren't too good, very slow too)

hey , i do the same stuff as you, do you possibly still have your notes im struggling

[Ms.LastMinute.com]

Hi guys, can you lot help me with this please?

Which study would you/are you lot going to use to support the following (outline the study as well, so I can use them in my essays). Because i’m confused as to which one I should use. Thanks

Schizophrenia
Classification+diagnosis> reliability> which study do i use for this?
Classification+diagnosis>validit y> which study do i use for this?

Biological explanations>Genetics factors> which study do i use for this?
Biological explanations>Dopamine hypothesis> which study do i use for this?

Psychological explanations>Psychological theories> which study do i use for this?
Psychological explanations>Socio-cultural factors> which study do i use for this?

Biological therapies>Antipsychotics> which study do i use for this?
Biological therapies>Electroconvulsive therapy> which study do i use for this?

Psychological therapies> Psychodynamic therapy>which study do i use for this?

[Chezumss]

(Original post by ndubz4lyf)
hey , i do the same stuff as you, do you possibly still have your notes im struggling

oh my god i'm so sorry I didn't see this earlier!
I think you've done the exam now right? If so, I hope it went well! If not, I have all of my notes, feel free to message me.

[kevgiwa]

(Original post by Chezumss)
oh my god i'm so sorry I didn't see this earlier!
I think you've done the exam now right? If so, I hope it went well! If not, I have all of my notes, feel free to message me.

Hey, I know I wasnt the one that asked but I too am seriously struggling, 4 days till the exam and my notes are crap and as you got such an amazing grade im sure they must be some wicked notes xD would you mind sharing them please