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Reply 1
Learn a name from each approach, and their basic ideas. Try to remember an experiment conducted by each as well.

If you can, then learn a lot about one - hopefully they'll ask you to contrast one approach with another, and if you know a lot about the other you'll be able to put a lot down, trying to link it in with the one they asked you about.
I shall be learning three in detail, so I'll be pretty much guaranteed to get a part (c) that I can answer, and then the others I just intend to know the bare minimum (ie. assumptions and methods) to cover myself for lower mark questions.

You might be ok learning two, but bear in mind there are five approaches so you may get an essay question on one that you haven't revised! (If it helps to know: Biological Approach is almost certainly going to come up as a small mark question, but almost certainly not going to come up as an essay question - my teacher's an examiner! - so that narrows it down to four, I guess :smile:).

Best of luck with the revision,

ZarathustraX
Reply 3
With my exam board I either had to answer questions on behaviourist, psycho, humanistic and cognitive OR one on biological.... which exam board are you with?
Reply 4
My exam board is AQA.

I'm pretty sure the layout of the questions is a stimulus material and then the following questions for each year, but please correct me if im wrong:

(a) Describe how two approaches might try to explain (mass hysteria for pop stars)
(b) Assess one of these explanations of (mass hysteria for pop stars) in terms of its strengths and
limitations. (6 marks)
(c) How might (mass hysteria for pop stars) be investigated by one of these approaches?
(d) Evaluate the use of this method of investigating (mass hysteria for pop stars).

So dependant on the stimulus i thought learning two would be ok.
Reply 5
which approaches do you find easiest im gonna learn 3 in detail definately the behavourist dunno which other two any suggestions?
Reply 6
Zarathustra
I shall be learning three in detail, so I'll be pretty much guaranteed to get a part (c) that I can answer, and then the others I just intend to know the bare minimum (ie. assumptions and methods) to cover myself for lower mark questions.

You might be ok learning two, but bear in mind there are five approaches so you may get an essay question on one that you haven't revised! (If it helps to know: Biological Approach is almost certainly going to come up as a small mark question, but almost certainly not going to come up as an essay question - my teacher's an examiner! - so that narrows it down to four, I guess :smile:).

Best of luck with the revision,

ZarathustraX


but they don't tell you to explain the behaviour according to e.g the biological approach you can choose which ever ones you want and you can usually explain any behaviour using any model if you really try but by learning three in depth you can do this easily
Reply 7
My psychology class visited Freud's house, and the paper I sat just happened to have a 10 mark question on him.... which was nice. Regardless, I think psycho-dynamic is easy, since it's a stereotypical view of psychology and doesn't involve remembering much scientific facts because of it's nature.

Not sure which other you should focus on, though.
Reply 8
Sp123
My psychology class visited Freud's house, and the paper I sat just happened to have a 10 mark question on him.... which was nice. Regardless, I think psycho-dynamic is easy, since it's a stereotypical view of psychology and doesn't involve remembering much scientific facts because of it's nature.

Not sure which other you should focus on, though.


cant believe you visited his house? i find the psycho-dynamic ok but it can be confusing
Reply 9
His English one, not his original house.
Sp123
With my exam board I either had to answer questions on behaviourist, psycho, humanistic and cognitive OR one on biological.... which exam board are you with?

I'm AQA B....
...And I've just realised that the thread starter isn't!!

Note to people: Post your exam board (and, if AQA, A or B) before asking for revision suggestions - we all do different things!!

ZarathustraX

PS: Which exam board are you, Sp123?
Reply 11
Zarathustra
I'm AQA B....
...And I've just realised that the thread starter isn't!!

Note to people: Post your exam board (and, if AQA, A or B) before asking for revision suggestions - we all do different things!!

ZarathustraX

PS: Which exam board are you, Sp123?
AQA B
katielou
but they don't tell you to explain the behaviour according to e.g the biological approach you can choose which ever ones you want and you can usually explain any behaviour using any model if you really try but by learning three in depth you can do this easily

Not on my syllabus you can't!!

The questions are generally as follows:

1 (a) Gill and Harry are discussing their friend Madeleine and her acting ability.
Gill says, “She has always been good at acting. Even when we were in primary school she got all the big parts in plays. I think she is a born actress.”
Harry comments, “Perhaps, but it might just be what she has been used to. Her mum is so dramatic about everything. Her older sister is much the same. Madeleine has been taken to the theatre since she was little.”
(i) Outline one aspect of the biological approach in psychology. Refer to the
conversation between Gill and Harry in your answer. (4 marks)

(ii) Outline two features of observational learning. (4 marks)
(b) “Human behaviour is so complex that no one perspective can explain it all.”
Discuss this statement. In your answer, refer to at least one topic area in psychology.
(12 marks)


2 (a) Describe two features of one post-Freudian psychoanalytic theory. (4 marks)
(b) Eighteen-year-old Ruth constantly chews her pen in class. At home she chews gum and, when she goes out, she smokes cigarettes.
Outline what Freud meant by psycho-sexual stages of development. With reference to one psycho-sexual stage, explain Ruth’s behaviour. (4 marks)
(c) Evaluate Freud’s theory of psycho-sexual development. In your answer, make comparisons with at least one other theory of development. (12 marks)

We choose either q1 or q2.

I guess it's more restrictive in dictating which approaches you should use, but I much prefer it to the questions you posted...bleugh, applied psychology...*shudders*
Lol.

ZarathustraX
Sp123
AQA B

Cool :cool: You feelin' ready for it??

ZarathustraX

EDIT: Just re-read the thread and come away with the impression that you've already finished it all! Whoops :redface:
Reply 14
I got a nice 100% in my unit 1... now I gotta keep the standards high with unit 2 (coursework was to a good standard as well)

Here's how I revised it:
Start of term read the chapters once.
Then when you hear it in class, you expand on what you read.
A few days before the exam, re-read the chapters and write down about a page of key notes.

Hope that helps...
Reply 15
sorry for the confusion over AQA yes I am A
Reply 16
cat_meiow
My exam board is AQA.

I'm pretty sure the layout of the questions is a stimulus material and then the following questions for each year, but please correct me if im wrong:

(a) Describe how two approaches might try to explain (mass hysteria for pop stars)
(b) Assess one of these explanations of (mass hysteria for pop stars) in terms of its strengths and
limitations. (6 marks)
(c) How might (mass hysteria for pop stars) be investigated by one of these approaches?
(d) Evaluate the use of this method of investigating (mass hysteria for pop stars).

So dependant on the stimulus i thought learning two would be ok.

thats the right layout, there always two question set out like that.
you mgiht be better learning three approaches, i'm doing the same exam, and I'm learning the psychodynamic, behaviourist, and biological approaches so if you wants some of my notes on them, pm me and I'll send them to you.