AQA A2 Psychology PSYA3/PSYA4 Revision Thread 2016

I do,
-Sz -Relationships -Aggression -Cog' Development and Media

Here's a list of mine..

Circadian rhythms
Infradian rhythms
Ultradian rhythms
Role of Endogenous Pacemakers
Role of Exogenous Zeitgebers (these so could come up as one essay but I've got both just in case)
Lifespan changes in sleep
Explanations for sleep walking
Explanations for insomnia

Well, for aggression, it is likely to be anything biological/evolutionary. Because Institutional was last year, social psychological was the year before, and they are from the same sub-section so it is unlikely to come up. Although it's worth knowing Social Psychological. Media, could be anything really, just probably not the same as last year, apart from the applied, as they are most likely to use an advertising/persuasion question.

Okay so just to be clear and psychological androgyny is the same thing as gender dysphoria and gender identity disorder?

Hi guys,

I was just wondering, is it always necessary to bring in another theory in an essay? For example if I talk about the theory in the question and evaluate it negatively throughout the essay, is it necessary to bring in another theory at the end? My teacher has taught us from the beginning of the year to bring in another theory otherwise we "won't get the marks". If yes, how much do we have to write for the second theory? For example, is it okay to point out a weakness of the theory in the question and then state... "Therefore we can consider X which does take into account ....." And then just outline it? Or do we also evaluate this one?

I've asked so much lol but my teacher basically makes us write 2 essays in one and I don't even know if it's necessary.


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It's only reductionist if it's a biological theory remember.

If you were referring to the 6 stage Duck model then I have evaluations for that

Yep.

Akert - shows that the role people play in a breakup determines how successful stage 6 is, highlighting the holistic nature of the model for focusing on the processes of each stage, suggesting that each stage have ultimately different consequences depending on the situation.

Culture bias - assumes all relationships in follow the same processes. In some cultures, official breakups are not allowed, even though a relationship may "breakdown" within a marriage.

Heterosexual bias - Facots such as sexuality are not taken into account meaning that their relationships won't go the same way.

It's only reductionist if it's a biological theory remember.

I didn't know this, thought reductionist could be used for any explanation and is an easy weakness to use, as it's almost appropriate for every explanation. I've handed essays into my teacher's evaluating for example Beck's cognitive model and they have marked that correct?

I've done an essay that combines both endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers. Could they come up as two separate essays? If they could how likely is it?



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What did you write as your A01 in the Insomnia essay?

I didn't know this, thought reductionist could be used for any explanation and is an easy weakness to use, as it's almost appropriate for every explanation. I've handed essays into my teacher's evaluating for example Beck's cognitive model and they have marked that correct?

I dont think thats true, reductionist can be applied to any theory that doesnt consider other factors e.g social influence from vicarious reinforcement doesnt consider nurture aspect and bilogy. Same thing can be applied to when a relatinship breaks down its reductionist because doesnt consider individual differences that occur such as whos the instigator whether stages were skipped from Duck and lees model. Ive done it like this and been told its correct and many others have.



Yeh i think youre right as ive explained reductionist can be applied to anything since it means over simplistic and this can be used for any theory.

No. It's limited view if it isn't a biological theory. Look at the examiners reports, they mention it every year.

Reductionism is only applicable when it only considers biology.

From the examiners report:
"although this has been referenced in every report for the last few years, the vast majority of students still used ‘reductionism’ inappropriately."