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Official AQA AS Level New Spec Psychology: Paper 2 - 23rd of May

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Original post by Purple-Pixie
Ah okay thank you, I might buy the Unit 2 one then :smile: Do they include example essays that got high marks?


A note on the Loop Guides - They require that you already have an understanding of the topic. His technique for getting higher marks is by creating acronyms, and remembering strings of letters to trigger long responses in the exam. They take time to learn.

Buying a guide this close to the exam wouldn't be beneficial. He also includes a lot of studies that you may not have been taught as his supporting research.
Original post by Kefte
I've found Graveney Psychology a useful Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdvUwRvCAbXuxAh1BjbNL7w


This is so good, thank you so much!

Original post by m_wharrier
It will most likely be a cognitive approach 8/12 marker then a biological approach to treating/explaining ocd, cognitive to explaining and treating depression has come up and they wouldn't put a biological approach with another biological approach question


Oh yeah that's true, I thought the cognitive approach came up in one of the specimen papers though?
Original post by Findlay6
A note on the Loop Guides - They require that you already have an understanding of the topic. His technique for getting higher marks is by creating acronyms, and remembering strings of letters to trigger long responses in the exam. They take time to learn.

Buying a guide this close to the exam wouldn't be beneficial. He also includes a lot of studies that you may not have been taught as his supporting research.


Ah okay thank you for advising me :smile: Yeah I wasn't sure if it would be a good idea to buy it so close to the exam and £9 is fairly expensive considering it's an e-book and not a physical copy.
Original post by Purple-Pixie
Ah okay thank you for advising me :smile: Yeah I wasn't sure if it would be a good idea to buy it so close to the exam and £9 is fairly expensive considering it's an e-book and not a physical copy.


Idk, 106 pages that he made before the new spec. went live as a hobby. haha, that sort of time needs paying.
Original post by Purple-Pixie
This is so good, thank you so much!



Oh yeah that's true, I thought the cognitive approach came up in one of the specimen papers though?

No it was social learning theory twice then behaviourism in the third set, cognitive yet to come up but has come up as 2 12 markers in relation to depression
Original post by m_wharrier
No it was social learning theory twice then behaviourism in the third set, cognitive yet to come up but has come up as 2 12 markers in relation to depression


Ah okay thank you, ugh that's so annoying I hate the cognitive approach!
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Hi guyss, i have just started a whatsapp study group for AQA psychology where we can share out notes and revision posters etc. If you would like to join, then just message or pm your number and i will add u today. Im in first year and hoping to carry onto A2 in September. Xx
Original post by m_wharrier
It will most likely be a cognitive approach 8/12 marker then a biological approach to treating/explaining ocd, cognitive to explaining and treating depression has come up and they wouldn't put a biological approach with another biological approach question


Wait I'm confused...cognitive approach in general? Like what it is and evaluate it?
Original post by L1234567
Wait I'm confused...cognitive approach in general? Like what it is and evaluate it?

Yeah outline and evaluate
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Will the 12 markers usually be an approach to explaining a disorder?
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do you need to know about the emergence of cognitive neuroscience?
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do you need to know about the emergence of cognitive neuroscience?


Yes
If you are taking Paper 2 on Monday, I highly recommend you watch these three superb revision webinar recordings which demonstrate how to approach likely questions on Monday and also explain simply hard-to-understand concepts such as the Sign Test.

Paper 2 Key Revision Videos

Jim
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any predictions for what might come up ?
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any predictions for what might come up ?


The 12 markers are likely to be on the cognitive approach and the biological approach to treating/explaining OCD, also expect a question on the economy in research methods and lots of evaluation in section a and b, as there wasn't much in unit 1, so I would expect evaluation of definitions of abnormality or some of the approaches
Original post by m_wharrier
The 12 markers are likely to be on the cognitive approach and the biological approach to treating/explaining OCD, also expect a question on the economy in research methods and lots of evaluation in section a and b, as there wasn't much in unit 1, so I would expect evaluation of definitions of abnormality or some of the approaches


This was useful, thank you. Anything else for research methods??
Original post by L1234567
This was useful, thank you. Anything else for research methods??


Hard to predict research methods but maybe something to do with graphs or type of observations
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Original post by Jim Riley
If you are taking Paper 2 on Monday, I highly recommend you watch these three superb revision webinar recordings which demonstrate how to approach likely questions on Monday and also explain simply hard-to-understand concepts such as the Sign Test.

Paper 2 Key Revision Videos

Jim


any model answers to the biological approach
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Just to clarify:

The behavioural approach explaining phobias: classical/operant coniditoning
The behavioural approach to treating phobias: systematic desensitisation/ flooding

The cognitive approach explaining depression: becks triad/ellis ABC
The cognitive approach to treating depression: CBT

The biological approach to explaining OCD: the genetic/neural explanation eg: serotonin, dopamine, COMT, orbital frontal cortex
The biological approach to treating OCD: drug therapy: BZs and SSRI's

Correct? ^
Original post by m_wharrier
Hard to predict research methods but maybe something to do with graphs or type of observations


Thank you :smile::smile:

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