[JessNurden]

(Original post by katie182)
ive been re-writing my essays up the past week and then plan to mind map then next week and stuff may 3 a day


was it a total waste of time re-writing my essays and have i just wasted a week, what do you think everyone?

Nope. It's not a waste of time at all.
It's still revision, and still you are learning.
I'd advise you to try and read over a couple of essays a day (maybe 2 or 3), read over them lots, make little notes, try to remember it in chunks, and move on, come back to it and hour or so later. Just keep on and on and on with them. You'll get there eventually.

[katie182]

(Original post by JessNurden)
Nope. It's not a waste of time at all.
It's still revision, and still you are learning.
I'd advise you to try and read over a couple of essays a day (maybe 2 or 3), read over them lots, make little notes, try to remember it in chunks, and move on, come back to it and hour or so later. Just keep on and on and on with them. You'll get there eventually.

thanks for that, i will definitely try that

[madders94]

What does everyone think is going to come up in the paper? And what would people's ideal paper be?

For me my ideal would be -

CONTROVERSIES
Environmental vs Genetic factors
Gender bias

MEMORY
Multi-Store Model

LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Either Theories of Sleep or Exogenous/Endogenous thingies.

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Bias in diagnosis

[Ebony1993]

I think it could be genes vs. environment, it hasn't been that question since Summer 2010 (I don't think!). Also expecting either MSM or Alternatives? But haven't seen that in any of the past papers, and my teacher said that sometimes they have a habit of only focusing on a few questions..so not sure there! I'm doing forensics so I don't know about the third question for you.... but bias in diagnosis hasn't come up since summer 2009 either so hopefully it could be that one! That or Schizophrenia I think ... what do you think?

[katie182]

(Original post by Ebony1993)
I think it could be genes vs. environment, it hasn't been that question since Summer 2010 (I don't think!). Also expecting either MSM or Alternatives? But haven't seen that in any of the past papers, and my teacher said that sometimes they have a habit of only focusing on a few questions..so not sure there! I'm doing forensics so I don't know about the third question for you.... but bias in diagnosis hasn't come up since summer 2009 either so hopefully it could be that one! That or Schizophrenia I think ... what do you think?

This is as much as i know guys for likely questions, im only doing this subjects myself hope it helps


controversies
Genetic v environment
freewill v determinism
cultural bias

Memory
multistore model of memory
alternatives to the multistore
role of emotion

Forensic
Approaches to profiling
theories of crime
treatments and punishments

Abnormal
Treatments of schizophrenia
issues of bias
treatments of depression




hope this helps guys!

[madders94]

(Original post by katie182)
This is as much as i know guys for likely questions, im only doing this subjects myself hope it helps


controversies
Genetic v environment
freewill v determinism
cultural bias

Memory
multistore model of memory
alternatives to the multistore
role of emotion

Forensic
Approaches to profiling
theories of crime
treatments and punishments

Abnormal
Treatments of schizophrenia
issues of bias
treatments of depression




hope this helps guys!

Thanks! From the three topics I'm doing (Controversies [natch], Memory and Abnormal), that sounds like a dream paper if any of them come up

[awayinmyhead]

Hey everyone!
How is everyone revising for this? I'm struggling so bad for revision methods. I had 90/120 in january and resitting for more. I beg for any tips you have?

[ihaterevising]

90/120 is so good though! that's an A surely?
and the way i'm reviising is just by writing my notes out again and again. I swear this exam will be the death of me

[awayinmyhead]

(Original post by ihaterevising)
90/120 is so good though! that's an A surely?
and the way i'm reviising is just by writing my notes out again and again. I swear this exam will be the death of me

Yes it's an A but I really want an A* (yes I'm one of those kind of people where whatever I get isnt good enough). I've tried writing and writing but it's not helping! I don't think I learn like that. Have you done the exam before?


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[C-Dawg]

(Original post by ihaterevising)
90/120 is so good though! that's an A surely?
and the way i'm reviising is just by writing my notes out again and again. I swear this exam will be the death of me

That'll take you forever! Why not just keep re-reading through your notes? After all, psychology exams are doing noting more than testing your memory

[awayinmyhead]

(Original post by C-Dawg)
That'll take you forever! Why not just keep re-reading through your notes? After all, psychology exams are doing noting more than testing your memory

That's so true. I cant take it in if I just read it though. There has to be a method of taking it in. I think i'm in panic mode which isn't helping.

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[sparklingstar101]

I've made a crib sheet of all the essays and I do mind maps of each on my white board to see how much I remember and mark them to see how much more I need to include in. In my mock I got a B based upon last years grade boundaries so hopefully the boundaries will be just as nice!

[katie182]

does anyone have an idea of how to do a conclusion for

IS PSYCHOLOGY A SCIENCE? pleaseee

thanks

[madders94]

(Original post by katie182)
does anyone have an idea of how to do a conclusion for

IS PSYCHOLOGY A SCIENCE? pleaseee

thanks

I kind of concluded by saying that because psychology is in many ways reductionist - and is seen by many official bodies as a science - we can argue that it does deserve science status, however the extent to which this is desirable, due to the potential negative effects of reductionism, is still up for debate.

[katie182]

(Original post by madders94)
I kind of concluded by saying that because psychology is in many ways reductionist - and is seen by many official bodies as a science - we can argue that it does deserve science status, however the extent to which this is desirable, due to the potential negative effects of reductionism, is still up for debate.

thank you very much

[JessNurden]

(Original post by katie182)
does anyone have an idea of how to do a conclusion for

IS PSYCHOLOGY A SCIENCE? pleaseee

thanks

I made 2 points in my conclusion:
1) It has to unified paradigm, therefore it can't be a science.
2) It can be considered a soft science.

And I just expanded those points.

[madders94]

(Original post by JessNurden)
I made 2 points in my conclusion:
1) It has to unified paradigm, therefore it can't be a science.
2) It can be considered a soft science.

And I just expanded those points.

I went for the term "social science", I'm scared the examiners might be offended by "soft science"

[ihaterevising]

(Original post by C-Dawg)
That'll take you forever! Why not just keep re-reading through your notes? After all, psychology exams are doing noting more than testing your memory

I know but I literally have no other way in which I can revise that is effective reading them over and over again gets me no where unfortunately.

[ihaterevising]

[QUOTE=awayinmyhead;38078390]Yes it's an A but I really want an A* (yes I'm one of those kind of people where whatever I get isnt good enough). I've tried writing and writing but it's not helping! I don't think I learn like that. Have you done the exam before?

Fair enough nothing wrong with wanting an A* I'm predicted an A* for psych also but this exam's making is so unlikely And no i've not done it before

[ihaterevising]

Hhahaha can you tell that i'm a new member from that above post?! hahahahahah