AQA A2 Psychology PSYA3/PSYA4 Revision Thread 2016

Yep, absolutely sure

But in the past they've only asked social psychological

That's the problem, the examiners reports are increasingly frustrated over it as they keep saying "students continue to use reductionism" inappropriately. It's just what the exam board say, unfortunately. Limited view means the same thing so just use that if it's not a biological theory. It's quite disheartening some schools/colleges aren't aware, it's all over the reports

I'm basing my revision pretty strongly on predictions and stuff like what came up last year I'm not bothering to revise, so like everything that hasn't appeared before or hasn't appeared in a while I'm learning but everything else I'm basically leaving out, is anyone else doing this or are people thinking this is a bad idea? It's just cause I barely have any time haha

Yeah which includes SLT and deindividustion, and they've asked for one so they can be seperate

Yeah which includes SLT and deindividustion, and they've asked for one so they can be seperate

I'm basing my revision pretty strongly on predictions and stuff like what came up last year I'm not bothering to revise, so like everything that hasn't appeared before or hasn't appeared in a while I'm learning but everything else I'm basically leaving out, is anyone else doing this or are people thinking this is a bad idea? It's just cause I barely have any time haha

Hi, just a quick question based on what you were saying about reductionism, would it make sense say in a social influence that it uses a limited view instead of being reductionist as it generally ignores biological influences?


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Is anyone answering the gender topic next week and knows why dysphoria, biological (role of genes/hormones) and evolutionary have never come up?
Also does anyone know when loopa are releasing the predictions for the other topics in unit 3?

Thank you

May be safer talking about nature vs nurture OR alternate approach


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I'm basing my revision pretty strongly on predictions and stuff like what came up last year I'm not bothering to revise, so like everything that hasn't appeared before or hasn't appeared in a while I'm learning but everything else I'm basically leaving out, is anyone else doing this or are people thinking this is a bad idea? It's just cause I barely have any time haha

Hi, just a quick question based on what you were saying about reductionism, would it make sense say in a social influence that it uses a limited view instead of being reductionist as it generally ignores biological influences?


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But the specification says 'for example SLT and deindividuation' not 'including SLT...' which means that you don't have to know a certain explanation


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You do, they've asked for one before

When? I've looked and only found them saying social psychological

If they say "one" social psychological theory then you need to know one in detail

Anyway my college says they're seperate essays too

If they say "one" social psychological theory then you need to know one in detail

Anyway my college says they're seperate essays too

Yeah I understand that, but its just what I'm saying is if they ask for one theory then you can choose which one to write about in detail, so it wouldn't be just deindividuation so that id you only knew slt you'd be stuck. Sorry if i'm coming across strong or rude or whatever I'm just trying to understand