Psychology A Unit 3 AQA - 17th June 2011

Thank you! That really helped
Quick question - in general would you include 3 studies for A01 and 4 A02s? Because my teachers rubbish and i just want to check im using the correct about of points

Ok, Sleep people:
If you are asked a 25 mark on the Infradian rhythm - What would you talk about? - this is all i know:

Describe the menstrual cycle (ao1) - endogenous
Descrive the role of pheromones(ao1) - exogenous
Study by McClintock(ao2) - study
Study by Russel - study

what else ?
the above would only take up one page for me

Hmmm what would you do for an essay plan on the restoration theory of sleep? im getting slightly confused!

Not sure about the amount of studies, depends more on the length, i have that are like 3 sentences but some that are half a page

You need at least 3 ao2 studies to make sure you get an 'effective' evaluation- you cant JUST talk about reductionism/culture/gender/nature nurture all the time.

remember ao1 studies are those that are used to illustrate / support your theory or explanation
and ao2 studies are those that offer alternative explanations or contradict you theory

and with ao1 studies, If you evaluate their methodology you can get ao2 marks juts from that

so about 3 ao2 and 4 ao2 sounds about right, but it really depends on the topic-
in some topics, ao1 comes from explaining studies
and ao2 only comes from evaluating these studies

however in other topics ao1 comes from explaining theories, and ao2 just comes from studies and IDA

hope SOME of that helps, and sorry for the spelling / if its a bit muddled

One big one.Jealousy occurs because of the possibility of infidelity; males because of there's an uncertainty of them being the father of a child, and females because a cheating males directs resources away from them.

If the evolutionary explanation of aggression comes up I'm using jealousy and rape.

I'd talk about circaannual rhythms.

Google Zucker and squirrels and that should help you.
I have a link to a model answer so if you need it just quote me.

Personally, I'd go down this route, using Horne and Oswald as the spine of the essay..

*snip*

But seriously, I'm no A* student, far far from it! We've had an awful awful awful teacher all year, and for the last third had no teacher so it's pretty much all self taught... take this plan with a pinch of salt! Hope it helps though? aha

I'd talk about circaannual rhythms.

Google Zucker and squirrels and that should help you.
I have a link to a model answer so if you need it just quote me.

Personally, I'd go down this route, using Horne and Oswald as the spine of the essay..

AO1 - Oswald's 1980 theory, followed by Horne's 1988

AO1 - The differences between the two

AO2 - - Peter Tripps experience of sleep deprivation

AO2 - - Shapiro (1981) Marathon racers sleeping longer after racing

AO2 - - Randy Gardner's experience of sleep deprivation

AO2 - - Methodology, case studies not very reliable

AO2 - - Alternative view, briefly outline evolutionary studies

But seriously, I'm no A* student, far far from it! We've had an awful awful awful teacher all year, and for the last third had no teacher so it's pretty much all self taught... take this plan with a pinch of salt! Hope it helps though? aha

Oh I get it thanks! So we can use different examples, I think in one of my books there's homicide or something. My teachers taught us like a general Darwinian theory accounting for it. Would either that or homicide suffice in a 'one or more evo explanations' question?

Does anyone have a general plan for 'evaluate in terms of research studies' or 'discuss research into' questions for sleep, aggro or cognition and development?

For me, I use around 3 studies for A02. I don't tend to use any specifically for A01 as I try and write a bit about what the question asks (define terms, explain any models etc) plus, my teacher says that when you write your studies for the A02, if you outline what the study was and what it involved that can count for A01 too, as long as it is reasonable length etc!

My rough essay plan is to define terms/models etc; introduce A03 breifly (like make a point or two), then do studies and evaluate(A02), then sumarise using A03 and conclusive statement if applicible.

If you get one of these 'discuss research into' questions, it is rarely into a topic that is made up of theories, more likely to say that on a 'Lifespan changes in sleep' question, so you would just use studies for a01 but then evaluate them and their methodology for ao2

I'd talk about circaannual rhythms.

Google Zucker and squirrels and that should help you.
I have a link to a model answer so if you need it just quote me.

ME ME ME! The model answer? aha, sorry to butt in..

Sorry to but in.. but any chance you could link me too? would be very helpful!

Thats very similar to what i would do, Oswald and horne definantly have to make up the structure of the essay, and you need to constantly say how each study supports or does not support who's theory

we are so lucky we had a great teacher
model answer would help never even heard of circaanual

ME ME ME! The model answer? aha, sorry to butt in..

Sorry to but in.. but any chance you could link me too? would be very helpful!

Thats very similar to what i would do, Oswald and horne definantly have to make up the structure of the essay, and you need to constantly say how each study supports or does not support who's theory

we are so lucky we had a great teacher
model answer would help never even heard of circaanual

^ i dont see it

This is an essay on infradian rhythms which has some useful research in. It's a B grade btw.





http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/resource/2584/

Wow, that website's amazing! Thank you so much

Wow, that website's amazing! Thank you so much

Hmmm what would you do for an essay plan on the restoration theory of sleep? im getting slightly confused!