AQA A2 Psychology PSYA3/PSYA4 Revision Thread 2016

You said "determinism can be used for anything" so you didn't make that very clear did you? If determinism can be used for bio and non-bio theories, then the social learning theory is a non-bio theory and therefore you're arguing you can use it for that.

No reductionism can only be used when talking about bio factors as examiners have stressed anything else isnt correct, for others you have to use the term limited.

Ffs do you take everything literally? I would imagine you have some common sense if the ida point isnt applicable you wouldnt put it woud you? Gender bias can be used for everything so can culture doesnt mean youre going to put in all essays if it isnt relevant.

Some people think reductionism can be used for non bio theories which is wrong which is why i clarified saying it can only be used for bio theoires, HOWEVER determinism CAN be used for bio and non bio theories.

Did i say you have to? Or it SHOULD be? No! I said CAN meaning if its applicable and appropriate you can use it for bio and non bio. Use some common sense why would i tell people to use something that doesnt fit or is inappropriate to use?

Can I say it's oversimplified? Or my teacher said 'environmental reductionist'?

Quick question
With this stolen exam paper business how does this actually happen? where are these AQA vans?
I thought the exam papers would be at the schools way before the exam... does the student steal the papers from the school or from the actual AQA van?

That was literally my point, I was challenging you when you said you could use determinism for anything, when like you say with your examples, in some cases it would be a very weak point that is not very relevant. All I was doing was confirming what you said so that people on here who go looking for help about IDA don't read your vague comment and assume that, like you say, you can apply determinism to anything, which is wrong and not advisable.

That's all I basically have, maybe I go on a bit too much lol.
I took E-S theory out because it was taking up too much space and I'm unlikely to remember it.

Also I love your username

Not really im pretty sure anyone with common sense would realise that by everything doesnt mean if it doesnt fit you can use it....

No one has assumed that besides you... The context was reductionism being misinformed and assuming it can be used for non bio which is wrong. Which is why i said you can use determinism for anything meaning any theory, this doesnt mean if its not appropriate you can use it still has to be, no one has interpreted that way besides you.

does anyone have a model answers on factors that influence attitudes to eating behaviour. its the only essay I'm struggling with thanks

Did people steal this years psy paper as well?

Not necessarily, if you were looking for advice and you read that comment, you'd be very mislead by it. Yeah I know it is, and what's the point in saying you can use determinism for any theory, but actually you shouldn't, your point is just confusing. In the mark schemes it says you have to use IDA "effectively" and show understanding, and for some theories you wouldn't get marks for saying determinism because it is irrelevant. Therefore why say you can use it for anything, if you can't and shouldn't? All I was doing is clarifying your point, and afterwards you changed your mind about what you said, so clearly your comment was wrong. Yeah or no one who's commented has interpreted it that way but me...

Does anyone know if you can use reductionism when referring to cognitive essays?

I wouldn't say model but I'd lay it out as
Social learning theory from Parents, Media.
Then Culture with Ethnicity and Social class.
I think that's enough. Then A02. I haven't memorised it yet so I can't write the exact points right now lol.

You can just say that cognitive approaches are reducing behaviours down to cognitive explanations when in fact there are other credible explanations, e.g. biological.