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How many words do you need to write for a psychology essay question?

How many words / pages do you need to write for a psychology 16 mark question (AQA).

I've typed up answers for every potential essay question that may be on the exams but it seems like way too much to write in such a short amount of time.
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How man words have you got for AO1 and AO3?
Reply 2
Original post by Yme2day
How man words have you got for AO1 and AO3?


I have on average 350-400 for AO1 & the around the same amount for AO3. I include 3 large AO3 points or 4 smaller ones.

I usually don't finish exams in time so i don't know if that's too much.
Reply 3
Original post by Kirkhamm
I have on average 350-400 for AO1 & the around the same amount for AO3. I include 3 large AO3 points or 4 smaller ones.

I usually don't finish exams in time so i don't know if that's too much.


....you get 6 marks for A01 and 10 for A03.
You should have the word count for A01 at about 220 words and A03 at about 300 words.

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