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AS Official Edexcel 1 Psychology Unit 1: Social and Cognitive Psychology

This is the official thread for this unit. Please message me any resources you find useful and I will post them here to the original post.

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A LEVEL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY CONTEMPORARY STUDY: BURGER 2009 (AO1 SUMMARY)
https://youtu.be/T7crUnVnX_Q

A LEVEL BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY CLASSIC STUDY: RAINE ET AL (AO1 SUMMARY)

https://youtu.be/2qNn5cEy1QQ
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Reply 1
credit and to Thanks to Workangel_24 for sending me these beautiful sites for psychology!! :smile: :smile:~ revisewithrachie.com
~ http://www.tutor2u.net/psychology (a great website!)
~ http://www.brain-freeze.co.uk/psychologyasnotes.html (simple revision notes, essays and mindmaps)
~ http://www.psychlotron.org.uk (No 1 psych revision website)
~ http://www.psychology4a.com/memory.html
~ http://www.resourcd.com/@psychexchange (Lots of resources!)
~ https://www.tes.com/teaching- resources/hub/psychology/ (Great website full of resources)
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Thanks, these are amazing!
Anyone have any predictions for the paper?


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Original post by alice97
Thanks, these are amazing!
Anyone have any predictions for the paper?

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Are you doing edexcel AS psychology?
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Original post by lizzie97
Are you doing edexcel AS psychology?


I'm retaking the entire A-level whilst also working full time. 😳😩 It's not going great haha.


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Original post by alice97
I'm retaking the entire A-level whilst also working full time. 😳😩 It's not going great haha.


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oh my! good luck with revision! have you got any predictions for unit 1 exam?
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Original post by lizzie97
oh my! good luck with revision! have you got any predictions for unit 1 exam?


Thank you. Same for you!
No not at all, I haven't tried to predict at all! Just trying to cram as much in as possible.
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A LEVEL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY CONTEMPORARY STUDY: BURGER 2009 (AO1 SUMMARY)
https://youtu.be/T7crUnVnX_Q

A LEVEL BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY CLASSIC STUDY: RAINE ET AL (AO1 SUMMARY)

https://youtu.be/2qNn5cEy1QQ
this is great website for AS psychology http://www.psychologywizard.net/ :top:
These are brilliant! :biggrin:

I find www.brainscape.com really helpful, as you can make digital revision cards for everything!
simplypsychology.org is good for studies and evaluates them for you,

it also evaluates research methods, use of lab experiments and so on
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Anyone know briefly what kind of stuff is on new spec? X
Someone make some predictions???????????????????
(this is for the old specification of Psychology, just to be clear for the edexcel examination of psychology that has currently past papers ranging from January 2009 to June 2015)

My predictions for unit's 1 big (12 marks) question are:

a) Milgram's agency theory, i think it's a possibility yet not one of the most likely as in 2014 there was a study of obedience so they might avoid choosing obedience again.

b) Theory of memory, a key subject of the material, it has been 4 years from the last paper it was chosen, it's another possible choice.

c) Social Identity Theory, it was only entered once as this big Q in 2011 with a case study given, but i think case study or not it's going to be this year's big question.

d) Comparing of methodology, Qualitative VS Quantitative, Lab experiments VS Natural experiments etc. GOD I HOPE NOT but it's unfortunately another very possible choice.

I would rank these according to possibility with: Social Identity Theory 45%, Comparing Methodology 25%, Milgram's Agency theory 20%, Theory of memory 10%. DO NOT TAKE THESE FOR GRANTED THESE ARE PREDICTIONS.
Original post by anxiousaf
(this is for the old specification of Psychology, just to be clear for the edexcel examination of psychology that has currently past papers ranging from January 2009 to June 2015)

My predictions for unit's 1 big (12 marks) question are:

a) Milgram's agency theory, i think it's a possibility yet not one of the most likely as in 2014 there was a study of obedience so they might avoid choosing obedience again.

b) Theory of memory, a key subject of the material, it has been 4 years from the last paper it was chosen, it's another possible choice.

c) Social Identity Theory, it was only entered once as this big Q in 2011 with a case study given, but i think case study or not it's going to be this year's big question.

d) Comparing of methodology, Qualitative VS Quantitative, Lab experiments VS Natural experiments etc. GOD I HOPE NOT but it's unfortunately another very possible choice.

I would rank these according to possibility with: Social Identity Theory 45%, Comparing Methodology 25%, Milgram's Agency theory 20%, Theory of memory 10%. DO NOT TAKE THESE FOR GRANTED THESE ARE PREDICTIONS.


Of course, can't base revision on predictions true true, but this does help! Thank you
Original post by anxiousaf
(this is for the old specification of Psychology, just to be clear for the edexcel examination of psychology that has currently past papers ranging from January 2009 to June 2015)

My predictions for unit's 1 big (12 marks) question are:

a) Milgram's agency theory, i think it's a possibility yet not one of the most likely as in 2014 there was a study of obedience so they might avoid choosing obedience again.

b) Theory of memory, a key subject of the material, it has been 4 years from the last paper it was chosen, it's another possible choice.

c) Social Identity Theory, it was only entered once as this big Q in 2011 with a case study given, but i think case study or not it's going to be this year's big question.

d) Comparing of methodology, Qualitative VS Quantitative, Lab experiments VS Natural experiments etc. GOD I HOPE NOT but it's unfortunately another very possible choice.

I would rank these according to possibility with: Social Identity Theory 45%, Comparing Methodology 25%, Milgram's Agency theory 20%, Theory of memory 10%. DO NOT TAKE THESE FOR GRANTED THESE ARE PREDICTIONS.


I heard there might be more application questions, do you have any predictions for those? Like "how does Multi store model explain why...." I guess that's what they mean
Original post by zoeemmacfc
I heard there might be more application questions, do you have any predictions for those? Like "how does Multi store model explain why...." I guess that's what they mean


yeah, you should consider that in my predictions application questions are included. I have noticed that from all the questions in the exam they want to see application to real life, like in questions concerning the agency theory the standard application they want to see is that 'it can explain the atrocities of WW2 and how german soldiers carried out orders without question as they were agents to an authoritative figure in this case Hitler'. The easiest theory/issue for them to question as an application to real life is the social identity theory, as was done in the January 2011 with the case study, they will most likely pose a key issue like football fan violence and ask to explain this by SIT.
Original post by anxiousaf
yeah, you should consider that in my predictions application questions are included. I have noticed that from all the questions in the exam they want to see application to real life, like in questions concerning the agency theory the standard application they want to see is that 'it can explain the atrocities of WW2 and how german soldiers carried out orders without question as they were agents to an authoritative figure in this case Hitler'. The easiest theory/issue for them to question as an application to real life is the social identity theory, as was done in the January 2011 with the case study, they will most likely pose a key issue like football fan violence and ask to explain this by SIT.


Thanks a lot! Also do you know if animals(ethics/generalising to human population, etc) will be in unit 2? I was taught it and studies for it but I don't think it's on the new spec
Original post by zoeemmacfc
Thanks a lot! Also do you know if animals(ethics/generalising to human population, etc) will be in unit 2? I was taught it and studies for it but I don't think it's on the new spec


Meh there's just too little on animals to create a big mark question out of it. I haven't went through many past papers for unit 2 so I won't make any predictions yet i I will be sure to do so once I finish psychology unit 1

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