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Original post by Psycho rebel

How is everyone's revision going for PY4, this exam is so hard and I'm so scared for it. I thought PY2 was bad but this is way harder :frown:

There is a lot to learn!

For the controversy question, are you supposed to evaluate the stuff like you would for the other three topics?

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[QUOTE=I Procrastinate;56904373]There is a lot to learn!

For the controversy question, are you supposed to evaluate the stuff like you would for the other three topics?

Yeah you still have to evaluate it in detail to get high A02 marks, when writing it though show an argument for e.g. For psychology as a science include for and against and make sure you have plenty of examples for the points you make

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Original post by Psycho rebel

Yeah you still have to evaluate it in detail to get high A02 marks, when writing it though show an argument for e.g. For psychology as a science include for and against and make sure you have plenty of examples for the points you make

Thanks

Let me know if you have any questions too!

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PegMeg24

I am so scared of sitting this paper. It's just a memory test, and I've been so busy ensuring I don't fail my other exams that I'm running out of time to learn all these essays! :frown:

The paper seems impossible. Could it be that anyone has actually managed an a in this paper, while still attaining respectable grades in their other subjects?

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Original post by PegMeg24

I am so scared of sitting this paper. It's just a memory test, and I've been so busy ensuring I don't fail my other exams that I'm running out of time to learn all these essays! :frown:

The paper seems impossible. Could it be that anyone has actually managed an a in this paper, while still attaining respectable grades in their other subjects?

I agree, I feel it is impossible to memorise all essays. The mean mark for last years PY4 paper was a D which shows that it must be really hard to achieve even a C grade. 49 marks was a C so roughly they needed 12/13 out of 25 marks in each essay to achieve that. :frown:

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I'm really stuck with disorders of sleep. i'm trying to cut down on my description for insomnia-it's just so long!

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[QUOTE=I Procrastinate;56931131]I'm really stuck with disorders of sleep. i'm trying to cut down on my description for insomnia-it's just so long!

I really don't like that essay...my A01 for insomnia is kinda short tbh basically I just described what insomnia is then I gave a brief explanation of primary and secondary insomnia. I have a feeling that either disorders of sleep or theories of sleep will come up in the exam

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Original post by Psycho rebel

I really don't like that essay...my A01 for insomnia is kinda short tbh basically I just described what insomnia is then I gave a brief explanation of primary and secondary insomnia. I have a feeling that either disorders of sleep or theories of sleep will come up in the exam

That's what i've done, it's about 144 words, but then i've also included another 100 words for FFI, but i also evaluated it too.
I managed to cut it down though!

I hate this one :frown:

Well, i hate all of the unconscious essays.

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[QUOTE=I Procrastinate;56936139]That's what i've done, it's about 144 words, but then i've also included another 100 words for FFI, but i also evaluated it too.
I managed to cut it down though!

I hate this one :frown:

Well, i hate all of the unconscious essays.

Oh that's good as long as your able to write it in 40 mins. I did a mock yesterday and I was only able to write 3 essays in 2 h 30 mins- I'm going to really struggle for timing in the exam :frown:

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What essays do you all think will come up ?

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Original post by Livvv97

What essays do you all think will come up ?

Controversies- psychology as a science and free will/determinism
relationships- benefits of relationships or maybe cultural variations
Levels of consciousness- theories of sleep
Abnormal- aetiologies or treatments of schizophrenia

These are only guesses by looking at past papers but don't take my word for it because they may all be wrong

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Original post by Livvv97

What essays do you all think will come up ?

Original post by Psycho rebel

controv=agree
levels of con=agree
abnormal=aetiology of schizophrenia
Memory=role of emotions or forgetting in memory

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Original post by I Procrastinate

controv=agree
levels of con=agree
abnormal=aetiology of schizophrenia
Memory=role of emotions or forgetting in memory

Been thinking the same as both of you for controversies and abnormality (I do crime and relationships for the other 2 though)

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TM96

got an A in the mock for PY4 but now i think i'l get a C at best, too much ****ing information its pathetic that psychology is essentially a memory game... ive gone over like 7/20 essays and still have my bio5 exam to do 1 day later after this.. don't think PY4 is gonna go so well

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Original post by TM96

In the exact same situation, going to fail both

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TM96

Original post by Livvv97

In the exact same situation, going to fail both

been thinking about it, u can just do 3 essays and still get an A technically, you'll need to know them in depth, even if you don't it would definitely be possible to get a B at least, skipping an entire topic out may help...
correct me if i'm wrong they ask 5 Q's 2 controversies and 1Q from each of the other topics so you could just get away with doing 3 to a high standard... let me know what you think lol... i don't wanna compromise by bio grade for this bull**** PY4 exam

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