AQA A2 Psychology PSYA3/PSYA4 Revision Thread 2015

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Reply 60

Danny786

Does anyone have ALL the possible PSYA3/PSYA4 questions so I can write model answers

Reply 61

nm786

Original post by Danny786

Does anyone have ALL the possible PSYA3/PSYA4 questions so I can write model answers

On the old thread i typed up all the possible questions from the exam companion for every single topic,
PSYA3 Possible questions: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=46454135&postcount=416
PSYA4 Possible questions: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=46454149&postcount=417
Easy IDA marks: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=45869564&postcount=313
tips for PSYA3: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=44727813&postcount=16

Good Luck everyone!

Reply 62

LucidMinds

Guys, how long should a 24marker be for PSYA3 (Schizophrenia) [A01 - 8, A02 - 12, A03 - 4]

I've written about 3-4 pages which seems excessive. (Font 12)

I'll get it marked and probably begin condensing it tbh.

Reply 63

geeeeorgia

Original post by JRHewett

It just depends on how much you can write in the time as some people can write faster than others and therefore squeeze more in. My model answers are all a little over 1000 words which is a lot but obviously in the exam I won't remember every single word so it won't be as much.

Just check over your essays and get rid of anything/any irrelevant sentences that you think won't be worth a mark otherwise it's just a waste of your time to write. Get a second opinion from your teacher.

Then time yourself writing your condensed model answers and you'll see how much you can write in the time given :smile:

Reply 64

ko111

2 and a half sides for 24 marks.

Reply 65

daisychain_

Does anyone have a list of possible questions they can ask this year?

Reply 66

TheNoobishKnight

Original post by daisychain_

Does anyone have a list of possible questions they can ask this year?

Just look up the thread :biggrin:

IT'S LITERALLY right there, a nice person posted it, you should rep them if they helped you.

Reply 67

Tylerrrrr

Is it a good idea to use flash cards for unit 4? I'm up to media but I'm not sure if typing up my notes would be more effective cos there is a lot to put on flash cards

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Reply 68

daisychain_

Original post by TheNoobishKnight

Just look up the thread :biggrin:

IT'S LITERALLY right there, a nice person posted it, you should rep them if they helped you.

Yep I have, its just that my teacher gave us three possible questions for each topic that are most likely to come up in the exam, and I was just wondering if anyone else had been told anything similar. :smile:

Reply 69

daisychain_

Original post by Tylerrrrr

Is it a good idea to use flash cards for unit 4? I'm up to media but I'm not sure if typing up my notes would be more effective cos there is a lot to put on flash cards

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I'm typing up all my psychology notes, since unit 3 is essay based practice essays are a lot easier to modify when they're typed up.

Reply 70

nm786

Original post by daisychain_

Does anyone have a list of possible questions they can ask this year?

anything that hasn't come up at all/hasn't come up in a while are most likely but remember AQA will repeat exactly the same questions has happened before..

Reply 71

daisychain_

Original post by nm786

anything that hasn't come up at all/hasn't come up in a while are most likely but remember AQA will repeat exactly the same questions has happened before..

Yeah i guess, thank you! :smile:

Reply 72

nm786

Original post by daisychain_

Yeah i guess, thank you! :smile:

No problem :smile:

Reply 73

Danny786

Anyone know how many studies you should mention in a 24 marker

Reply 74

ko111

Original post by Danny786

Anyone know how many studies you should mention in a 24 marker

4 or 5 but think about how you evaluate it and link it to theory

Reply 75

Danny786

Original post by ko111

4 or 5 but think about how you evaluate it and link it to theory

Do you have any example essays I can see to get examples of the layout etc

Reply 76

ko111

Original post by Danny786

Do you have any example essays I can see to get examples of the layout etc

ask your teacher mate he/she should have A/A* grade answers from previous candidate's scripts also use the a2 psychology exam companion that has some model answers for each topic.

Reply 77

Cara_rose

Original post by JRHewett

From timed practise tests completed in class, I've been able to get full marks in 2 sides of A4. This is with narrow ruled paper, average-sized handwriting. So I would expect an average 24 marker to be just over 2 sides, if you can write that much in the time given.

Reply 78

Cara_rose

Original post by Tylerrrrr

Is it a good idea to use flash cards for unit 4? I'm up to media but I'm not sure if typing up my notes would be more effective cos there is a lot to put on flash cards

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This is just my own personal way of working, but I tend to type up my notes, then write out key studies, very key points etc on flashcards, and also right out basic evaluate points on mindmaps to put around my room.

The more times you have to read over and manipulate the same information into different formats the better, as it'll help you remember the details.

Reply 79

Cara_rose

Original post by daisychain_

Does anyone have a list of possible questions they can ask this year?

Looking at examiner's comments for past papers is always really useful for this kind of thing. If they mention that a question was generally poorly answered they are likely to ask that question again to determine whether teaching has improved since last year.