Psychology AQA A PSYA3 11th June 2012!

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I only wrote 1.5-2 pages per essay, but I have reasonably small handwriting. I saw some people filling their 16 page booklets though. :eek:

Guess it depends on how quickly you write though.

Yeah I've heard people say they write 16 pages too!
I have small hand writing too and also am writing 1.5-2 pages but my hand just feels like it's going to drop off.

Reply 201

TitchTheAntiHero

Original post by StitchMad

Oh, it helps if I tell you doesn't it? Oops! :P

I'm doing Relationships, Sleep and Aggression! :smile:

only doing aggression on that but my teacher gave us a list of all the possible questions

Aggression

Social psychological approaches to explaining aggression
• Social psychological explanations (2) of aggression
• Explanations (2) of institutional aggression

Biological explanations of aggression
• The role of neural (2) and hormonal (2) mechanisms in aggression (in case the question is on just neural or just hormones)
• The role of genetic factors in aggressive behaviour

Aggression as an adaptive response
• Evolutionary explanations of human aggression
• Evolutionary explanations of infidelity and jealousy
• Explanations of group display in humans (e.g. sport and warfare)

Reply 202

Heyimdec

Original post by hhh123

Yeah I've heard people say they write 16 pages too!
I have small hand writing too and also am writing 1.5-2 pages but my hand just feels like it's going to drop off.

Haha yeah, I was worried I hadn't written enough! Good luck with your exam. :smile:

Reply 203

hhh123

I know it's not a point per mark in this exam. But how many AO2 points do people use in their essays? Is 8 enough if they're well elaborated?

Reply 204

007dunlop

Original post by TitchTheAntiHero

This will not be a question. Infidelity and jealousy ARE the evolutionary explanations of human aggression. There are no explanations for the explanations!

Reply 205

Mephestic

Original post by Heyimdec

I only wrote 1.5-2 pages per essay, but I have reasonably small handwriting. I saw some people filling their 16 page booklets though. :eek:

Guess it depends on how quickly you write though.

heh, I was one of those people lol, finished the whole book and could have kept going but ran out of time lol.
tell you what though, my arm was about to fall off by the end and I had drank so much strong coffee my hand was shaking all throughout! add nerves and my writing was terrible lol!

Reply 206

Mmrawrr

Original post by hhh123

I know it's not a point per mark in this exam. But how many AO2 points do people use in their essays? Is 8 enough if they're well elaborated?

I would have thought it is, because each point would be worth up to two marks?

Reply 207

psychknight27

Original post by StitchMad

Hey guys, just a quick question...

Am I right in thinking that...
The Reward/Need Satisfaction model concentrates on operant conditioning (AO2 with Cognitive misattribution)?
The Social Exchange Theory concentrates on whether the benefits outweigh the costs?
The Equity Theory concentrates on the perception of equality?
...and the Investment Theory looks at how much you invest and whether you can gain more elsewhere?

The latter three are maintenance whereas the first is formation. Does all this seem right? :biggrin:

You are almost right, but equity theory is not so much about equality. it is more about fairness. For example, if a person gets 50% of the rewards in a relationship you would consider that equal, but if they put in 75% of the effort into that relationship you would not consider that equitable.
Hope this helps

Reply 208

hhh123

Original post by Mmrawrr

I would have thought it is, because each point would be worth up to two marks?

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. I don't want to write too much if I isn't needed that is all!

Reply 209

StitchMad

Original post by psychknight27

Yeah that sounds right. I always remember equity theory by imagining a relationship where someone is disabled; it's the perception of what is fair as opposed to whether it actually is or not.

Thanks for your help! :smile:

Any prediction guys

Original post by 007dunlop

This will not be a question. Infidelity and jealousy ARE the evolutionary explanations of human aggression. There are no explanations for the explanations!

I think thats worded wrong, I think it just means they can specificly ask for jealousy and infidelity, I'm not sure though I just copy and pasted what I was sent by my teacher haha

Reply 212

Eternal*

Original post by Emy25

My teacher is predicting for the relationships module between sexual selection and maintenance as they have not come up yet and maybe a small question on culture..

We have the same predictions for relationship

Original post by acedlol

You can predict this exam ez pz.

Sexual selection for relationships has never come up at all.

Rhythms is likely for Biological rhythms. Perhaps a 4 marker on ultradian/infradian.

Aggression is a little bit less predictable, however institutional is the one to go by.

:>

I actually think sexual selection will come up this year. I love that question.
I agree with you on sleep and aggression prediction

Reply 213

Eternal*

Original post by hhh123

I know it's not a point per mark in this exam. But how many AO2 points do people use in their essays? Is 8 enough if they're well elaborated?

I think thats wayyyyy to much.
You cant get 8 well elaborated points and knowledge marks done in 30 min...
I would do 3 well elaborated issues/debates, but that's just my opinion.

Reply 214

Brap4k22DivideBy2

Like Acedlol said before.

AO1 (10 mins 2x5)
+ve Research
+ve Research
-ve Research
*IDAs x 2*
*Real life Application*

That's your essay structure in my sweaty nutshell.

Reply 215

Heyimdec

Original post by Brap4k22DivideBy2

Like Acedlol said before.

AO1 (10 mins 2x5)
+ve Research
+ve Research
-ve Research
*IDAs x 2*
*Real life Application*

That's your essay structure in my sweaty nutshell.

I did this exam in January and didn't put any real life application in my essays. I didn't know we had to include that, is it now in the specification? :s-smilie:

Reply 216

Mephestic

Original post by Heyimdec

I did this exam in January and didn't put any real life application in my essays. I didn't know we had to include that, is it now in the specification? :s-smilie:

Nah, real life application is part of IDA I think (or so it seems in the complete companion book!) so you apply it as and when it fits in;

for example for the relationship breakdown question in january; I discussed Ducks 6 stage model and for grave-dressing stages and ressurection stages; I talked about real life application in helping aid people in counselling as by focusing on what they got out of relationships, what they learnt and what to look for in future partners; this has real life application in councilling in helping people overcome relationship breakdowns (something to that effect lol).

:redface:

Reply 217

hhh123

Going crazy with this revision. My brain is going to mush!

Anyway how far are you guys into your revision?

Reply 218

hhh123

Original post by Eternal*

I think thats wayyyyy to much.
You cant get 8 well elaborated points and knowledge marks done in 30 min...
I would do 3 well elaborated issues/debates, but that's just my opinion.

Really? When I write about a study I usually evaluate it using points such as gender bias and commenting on the methodology which creates abou 3 points. And then in my very end paragraph I would include synoptic issues such as reductionism determinism etc...?

Reply 219

Mephestic

Original post by hhh123

sounds good to me, I got 100ums doing something similar- my technique was:

outline (usually 2 relevant theories)
studies supporting/against x 3 (2 should do also he good detail)
IDAs like mad.