AS Psychology Edexcel - UNIT 1

Im very nervous about tomorrow. I'm currently answering the questions from the unit guide x

Help needed with Sheirf et al

Im doing interference theory of forgetting and this evaluation would score full 6 marks:
The theory has evidence from research such as McGeoch (1932) who showed that students are more likely to forget information from topics that are more similar in nature (1st mark). This suggests, for example, that revision psychology should not be followed by sociology as the learning of one will interfere with the recall of another (2nd mark). However, the majority of supporting experiments are lab based + use nonsense syllables to demonstrate interference (3rd). The research therefore has low ecological validity + interference is much less easier to demonstrate when meaningful real life material is used (4th). Moreover, other theories have focused on lack of retrieval cues as an explanation of forgetting (5th). Interference theory places too much emphasis on activity bet the learning of information and recall, ignoring internal and external cues (6th).

Just to make sure that youll get full marks, always try and include one more point than necessary. So for example say that, because the research is based on lab experiments, the studies have strong control over extraneous variables, standardised procedures and can therefore be replicated. This means that they can be tested for reliability and that it is likely that the IV affected the DV, allowing cause and effect relationships to be drawn.
Hope this helps

If it's about agent if state compare to social power theory (more types of authority, less of a description to obedience than the agency theory) for about a line. (1 mark?)

Also in a scenario say that the leader may be charismatic (1 mark)

SIT compare to realistic conflict theory and define (people fight over resources through competition) (2 mark)

On a few mark schemes these have been on there though not social power theory but it seems relevant and is mentioned on the aspsychology101 agency theory pdf page.

Good luck

Any predictions for what might come up? My teacher thinks Displacement for the 12 marker

Can someone explain the results of Craik and Tulvings 1975 study please. I find it very confusing from student guide.

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We have eye witness testimony and football violence too and I really like them both as key issues haha.
I think Hofling et al/Sherif et al may come up.

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isn't that unit 2 though for psychodynamic ?

It's one of the theories of forgetting from the Cognitive Approach.

Please tell me that displacement won't come up as a 12 marker? There's literally no evaluation in the edexcel book. Why put in questions that you don't even provide answers to in your own damn book?

Does anyone have good evaluative points for the weaknesses of the multi-store model please? I only have two and my second point isn't very expanded and will probably only give me one mark, if that. Much appreciated

It's one of the theories of forgetting from the Cognitive Approach.

It has been found that there may be several forms of long term storage, facts skills and events (?) as shown by HM and so may be oversimplified.

Doesn't explain flashbulb memories ..... That's all I can think of for weaknesses many strengths/supporting studies though

Do you think it will matter if I have an unequal amount of strengths and weaknesses. For example, 3 strengths and 2 weaknesses?