AQA GCSE Psychology Unit 1- 1st June 2015

OP

C'moon... doesn't anybody do Psychology?

Reply 2

Purple-Pixie

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Hello, I do Psychology but I don't think many others seem to do it at a GCSE :frown:

I really hope they don't ask us to conduct our own study...

Reply 3

Ayooo

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Original post by Nadine_08

How are you feeling about this exam?
What studies are you expecting to come up?
Do you think that we will get questions asking to design our own study(like last year) ?

Omg the 2014 paper was really good. I can only hope it'll be just as straight forward... But then again there's no good predictions of the paper on the internet or any good revision material just because no one does the course at gcse 😐😐

Reply 4

SophieJ979

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I am doing Psychology GCSE - quite nervous about it, and feel very under-prepared! There's very little revision (as Ayooo said) material, which has made it hard, and I have really struggled with learning the studies :frown:

not looking forward to it!

Reply 5

OP

Original post by Purple-Pixie

Hello, I do Psychology but I don't think many others seem to do it at a GCSE :frown:

I really hope they don't ask us to conduct our own study...

Same, even though my teacher said if they do we can basically just use an existing study but alter it a bit

Reply 6

OP

Original post by SophieJ979

I am doing Psychology GCSE - quite nervous about it, and feel very under-prepared! There's very little revision (as Ayooo said) material, which has made it hard, and I have really struggled with learning the studies :frown:

not looking forward to it!

Are you doing AQA? Just buy the AQA GCSE Psychology textbook- it's got everything you need

Reply 7

OP

Original post by Ayooo

Omg the 2014 paper was really good. I can only hope it'll be just as straight forward... But then again there's no good predictions of the paper on the internet or any good revision material just because no one does the course at gcse 😐😐

I thought the 2014 paper had quite different questions than other papers? Just a few though, including the 'design your own study' question, other than that yeah it is quite straightforward

Reply 8

SophieJ979

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I bought the textbook a while ago when I started studying, but it's just remembering all the studies that I struggle with!

Reply 9

Muraad4Prez

I made some flash cards for memory NVC. If they're any help, feel free to pass them around.https://www.brainscape.com/packs/5702950/invitation?referrer=1412908

I'll keep adding to it with the other topics over the next few days.
Good luck with your exams guys!

EDIT: Personality cards are up now.

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guys do u have to learn studies fr sex and gender

Reply 11

Amy. J S

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Original post by rishikasmiles

guys do u have to learn studies fr sex and gender

Sex and Gender is mainly theory and evaluation. Although, there will be studies that you have to have knowledge of. For example, Little Hans (Psychodynamic), Perry and Bussey (Social Learning), Martin (Gender Schema). All this applies if you're doing AQA, which I hope you are or else all what I have just written becomes entirely usesless! :smile:

EDIT: Just to note, a lot what appears in Sex and Gender also appears in Aggression and a little in Social Influence, which is always helpful when trying to revise.

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Reply 12

YES I am doing AQA, and indeed I have noticed the topics to overlap (like social learning theories and vicarious learning). Also Lil Hans is the Freud's study isn't?

In general what are the grade boundaries like for an A*?

Anyway thanks a ton! xo

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Original post by Nadine_08

How are you feeling about this exam?
What studies are you expecting to come up?
Do you think that we will get questions asking to design our own study(like last year) ?

That is just a roundabout way to test whether you know the study isn't? You kinda recall what you know but put it in the first person pronoun 'I'.

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I have a huge question --- are u required to leaarn the studies for sex and gender for unit 2?

Reply 15

OP

Original post by rishikasmiles

That is just a roundabout way to test whether you know the study isn't? You kinda recall what you know but put it in the first person pronoun 'I'.

Yeah true

Reply 16

OP

Original post by rishikasmiles

I have a huge question --- are u required to leaarn the studies for sex and gender for unit 2?

Nope, you don't. Though it's good if you think it will help with your understanding.

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OP