AQA A-level Psychology Paper 2 (7182/2) - 25th May 2023 [Exam Chat]

GUYS does anyone have a plan for a 16 marker on the cognitive approach, would be very very appreciated

https://quizlet.com/gb/772506908/approaches-flash-cards/?funnelUUID=613528df-396d-4cdb-b47b-dbf76f5c396a

my flashcards with everything + 4 evals for every approach

Anyone else juts completely run out of time for the 16 markers? Could only attempt 1

Anyone know what's going to happen about the paper 1 leak?

Do you think they’ll consider lowering grade boundaries?

Anyone know what's going to happen about the paper 1 leak?

deffo not ... they will disqualify anyone who had access to the paper or watched that tiktok before the exam - 9am

p approach relies on scientific, objective methodology

e cognitive psychologists employ methods such as lab studies and brain scans (fmri, pet) as seen in tulving's study into memory which are free from any human influence so produce reliable, objective data

e this has enabled the two fields of biology and cognitive psychology to come together (cognitive neuroscience)

l this in turn increases the scientific credibility of psychology + reliability

p approach is based on machine reductionism

e places all focus on likening the mind to a computer

- this ignores the influence of human emotion and motivation on the cognitive system

for instance, research has found that human memory may be affected by emotional factors, such as influence of anxiety on ewt: But these factors are not considered within the information-processing model

e this results in an oversimplification of human cognitive processing, as seen in computer models such as sophia by hansen robotics who lacks real emotions

l reduces the explanatory power of the cognitive approach

p approach is less determinist than other approaches

e cognitive approach is based on soft determinism:

- recognises that our cognitive system can only operate within the limits of what we know, but that we are free to think before responding to a stimulus

e this contrasts the behaviourist approach which suggests that we are passive 'slaves' to our environment and lack free will

- so cog. Approach takes a more flexible and reasonable 'interactionist' position than the hard determinism suggested by the behaviourist approach

l increases usefulness of approach as it is more in line with our subjective sense of free will

p issues with application to everyday life

e most research done by cognitive psychologists relies on artificial stimuli

such as tests of memory that involve recall word lists (eg baddeley)

e not representative of real life experiences so cannot be generalised

- approach also makes excessive use of abstract concepts such as schema thus it often suffers from being too theoretical

l therefore research on cognitive processes may lack external validity

How do i revise research methods

no they wont... how will they know who watched the tt bruh

ill copy and paste what my psych teacher said

There has been a rumour circulating that the paper 1 that you sat today was leaked. I want you all to be aware that there has been no official statement from AQA as of yet, and I have spent the last hour or so looking for the "leaked" paper. I could not find this on multiple social media platforms, apart from posts from after the exam.

I believe these rumours were started by some students who were unprepared for the exam in the hope that there will be a resit or some other arrangement. You have nothing to worry about, even if this is the case. AQA has made it clear before the start of the exam period that they will not penalise students for situations out of their control.