Psychology AQA A PSYA3 11th June 2012!

Always someone that has to outdo everyone else.

I've done it pretty much since year 9 due to illness but this is the only course that I've done out of school with no help or contact with a teacher because I'm no longer at school. I've loved doing it though.

Edit. The crazy was about doing it all in a year, not self teaching haha. Just realised what you meant.

how cum ur no longer at scool?
i was ill from year 7-9 but still passed...

but wat did u get for AS?

ABBB (Philosophy, English Lit, History & Theatre Studies) not including Psychology because I didn't have it then & BBBB at A2. I'm not at school because I'm 19 and have finished. But I was predicted AAAB but missed it because of being so ill during exams, so I'm on a gap year but decided I wanted to Psychology at Uni so am doing that and resitting Philosophy because I got nearly 100UMS on both AS papers and was only 1 mark off an A at A2. I won't get my 3 A's but I'll settle with 2 and 2 B's.

thats really good.
but what do u plan to do job wise with a psychology degree?

can someone tell me what gender topic came up in january 2012?

I need some help. If I write 8 AO1 points in an essay, and 8 elaborated AO2 points in an essay, would this potentially be full marks? Or do examiners mark the work in how you write it etc...?

It's not marks for the amount of points you make.

8 AO2 points?

Nonononono.

AO2 =

Research For ( A must)
Research Against
IDAx2 (or just 1)
Real Life Application.

If you do those 3/4 things, elaborate on them then you will get full marks.

At least thats what I think D; D; D; ?!?!?!

If we are asked just to solely EVALUATE the evolutionary explanation of food preference, how would be go about this. I find it so difficult to evaluate something without outlining.. Someone help?!


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You would have to outline a bit, just don't go over the top as it won't get you many marks. Just write the basic A01 material.

Okay so writing something like this would be okay?

'There is supporting evidence for the reasoning as to why bitter tastes are often rejected such as that by Menella. The research does suggest that the evolutionary theory has the ability to detect and reject bitter tasting foods, suggesting that the theory is still valid even though evolution is not occurring as rapidly today'.

Note I haven't outlined the procedure and findings of Menella..? Is this right?


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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.

100 :O wow, well done! What are IDAs? o_O

100 :O wow, well done! What are IDAs? o_O

hey guys quick question,

how do you answer the short 4/5mark questions??

..is there a generic structure to these type of questions / anyone know how we gain full marks (something along those lines)

thanks

question: if i were to use the 'it is a correlational study therefore we can't determine cause and effect' problem, how do i expand on this?
ANDDD.. to those that are guessing what the topic questions are for this exam, were the ones for relationship, aggression, eating behavior correct/close? - i do remember reading before the january exam that relationship was going to be dissolution..

If I was using the correlational evaluative point id just give an example. For example 'The research is correlational and therefore cause and effect cannot be established. For example is not clear whether the high levels of testosterone are caused by aggression, or whether aggression causes the high levels of testosterone, and therefore it is clear that further research into this area would be beneficial within psychology'


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