Paper 1
Approaches, issues and debates
- 90minutes
- 60marks
- 50%of the AS
- Section A: short-answer questions on the core studies38
- Section B: extended response and essay questions22
Twelve studies. Four approaches. Two papers.
Everything for our AS Psychology class in one place: slides, games and labs for each core study, and what the exams will ask.
Course
Tap a topic to open it. Slides appear here once we have covered them in class.
Labs
Interactive practice that works on the classroom computer or your phone. No sign-in.
- Slice the Brain
- Copy that?
- Name that learning
- Key terms
Questions and ideas
Stuck on something, or have an idea for class? Send your teacher a message. You can leave your name off.
The exams
Two papers, each worth half of the AS. Here is where the marks are.
Paper 2
Research methods
- 90minutes
- 60marks
- 50%of the AS
- Section A: short-answer and scenario questions46
- Section B: plan your own study, in several parts14
What the question words meanCambridge's meaning of "evaluate", "outline" and the rest
- Analyseexamine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them
- Compareidentify/comment on similarities and/or differences
- Definegive precise meaning
- Describestate the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- Evaluatejudge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
- Explainset out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- Giveproduce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- Identifyname/select/recognise
- Outlineset out the main points
- Stateexpress in clear terms
- Suggestapply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations