Edexcel A-level Psychology Paper 1 - 16th May 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Edexcel A-Level Psychology Paper 1: Foundations in psychology (9PS0 01) - Friday 16th May 2025 [Exam Chat]
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Date/Time: Friday 16th May 2025 AM
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Reply 1

amara1234_

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Hi guys any predictions?

Reply 2

garniersucks

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by amara1234_

Hi guys any predictions?

For issues and debates culture and gender has never come up at all. For Cognitve i hope the 8 marker response is something like Tulving LTM. I don’t think Brendgen or Capafons has been an 8 marker ( i could be wrong).

Reply 3

amara1234_

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by garniersucks

For issues and debates culture and gender has never come up at all. For Cognitve i hope the 8 marker response is something like Tulving LTM. I don’t think Brendgen or Capafons has been an 8 marker ( i could be wrong).

The thing is for issues and debates don’t they repeat some of them, I’m rlly nervous for that section I’ve barely done anything for it💀

Reply 4

amara1234_

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by garniersucks

For issues and debates culture and gender has never come up at all. For Cognitve i hope the 8 marker response is something like Tulving LTM. I don’t think Brendgen or Capafons has been an 8 marker ( i could be wrong).

Do you think a research method 8marker will come up for any of them

Reply 5

garniersucks

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Original post

by amara1234_

Do you think a research method 8marker will come up for any of them

I wouldn’t be surprised if it did bc there isn’t a lot they can assess anymore with the studies/theories unless it’s like a discussion question. For issues and debates there’s a lot of repeats but most of the time it is under a different topic. I made a list myself but excluded the 2024 qs on the list

and scenario qs.

Reply 6

garniersucks

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This could have errors on it. I didn’t put ethical bc i think that came up for 2024 + socially sensitive but I couldn’t be bothered to write the full question

Reply 7

amara1234_

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by garniersucks

I wouldn’t be surprised if it did bc there isn’t a lot they can assess anymore with the studies/theories unless it’s like a discussion question. For issues and debates there’s a lot of repeats but most of the time it is under a different topic. I made a list myself but excluded the 2024 qs on the list

and scenario qs.

Idk if this is a stupid Q coz my teacher keeps telling me it can come up but can a key Q come up in the issues ajd debates section? Surely not coz I haven’t gone through any of them

Reply 8

garniersucks

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I dont think i learnt issues and debates with key qs in mind at all……..I haven’t rlly touched my key questions for anything at all if im being honest

Reply 9

amara1234_

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by garniersucks

I dont think i learnt issues and debates with key qs in mind at all……..I haven’t rlly touched my key questions for anything at all if im being honest

yh I don’t think it will come up, can pracrical investigators come up as a 8 marker and if so how would u structure it coz I have no clue😭

Reply 10

garniersucks

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For the 2021 the mark scheme it is like this so the ao1 is what practical issues is etc and then the ao3 is the GROVE of your practical. I’m kind of confused too bc i thought it would be fine to mention the procedure, aim and results of the practical as ao1.

Reply 11

amara1234_

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by garniersucks

For the 2021 the mark scheme it is like this so the ao1 is what practical issues is etc and then the ao3 is the GROVE of your practical. I’m kind of confused too bc i thought it would be fine to mention the procedure, aim and results of the practical as ao1.

But it shows AO2 not AO3?

Reply 12

garniersucks

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by amara1234_

But it shows AO2 not AO3?

Mb the question was the titled “discuss the practical issues you considered in your etc” not an evaluation/assess question so that’s y there is ao2 instead of ao3 bc you are applying what you did in your practical (:

Reply 13

neva1234

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does anyone have a list of the 2024 questions? or even just a guess at what they were?

Reply 14

Broganthomas

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by neva1234

does anyone have a list of the 2024 questions? or even just a guess at what they were?

the 8 markers were discuss the use of recreational drugs (bio), evaluate experimental methods (cog), evaluate pavlov (lt) and social was the key question

Reply 15

Laiagou

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by amara1234_

yh I don’t think it will come up, can pracrical investigators come up as a 8 marker and if so how would u structure it coz I have no clue😭

Yeah, they could ask us about our practical, in that case structure it like any study. Do AO1 on your aim, sample, procedure and findings. Try put in if it was significant results or not, and honestly you can make the results up as long as they are believable. And then do AO3, 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses like any other study. 😁

Reply 16

squid3873

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I made a list of all the 8 markers (and issues and debates) asked from 2017 onwards so im going to focus on whats not been asked yet although they could repeat. they’ve repeated hormones

Reply 17

Yessssssss11111

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how are you all revising the issues and debates, thats what im finding the hardest because im so clueless on the entire thing and i have no idea what to expect btw my school only started doing issues and debates in march time so its sooo late to revise anything

Reply 18

eliza98760

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by Laiagou

Yeah, they could ask us about our practical, in that case structure it like any study. Do AO1 on your aim, sample, procedure and findings. Try put in if it was significant results or not, and honestly you can make the results up as long as they are believable. And then do AO3, 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses like any other study. 😁

are 4 evaluation points necessary? my school only says one each

Reply 19

hp-44

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by Yessssssss11111

how are you all revising the issues and debates, thats what im finding the hardest because im so clueless on the entire thing and i have no idea what to expect btw my school only started doing issues and debates in march time so its sooo late to revise anything

I&D is basically a summary of everything we've learnt. The way I do it is for each one i'll go through the four approaches and see where it is applicable, e.g for culture and gender in social:
AO3-Milgram's research may be considered androcentric as his sample consisted of 40 male ppts
A03+ Results may not be androcentric because Burger replicated his study including females and found similar results
Your AO1 points can either be the procedure of the studies or key points from the issue and debates

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