Hints and Tips to Success in Core Studies 2!!

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Hints and Tips to Success in Core Studies 2!!

• Steven Crumblehulme

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What is Core Studies 2?

• Core studies 2 is your second Psychology exam
  paper on the core studies.
• There are two sections section A and section B
• You must answer one question from section A and
  one question from section B.
• The exam lasts one hour.

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Example Section B Question

• A number of studies take a developmental
  approach to the study of psychological processes.
  This approach looks at human behaviour and
  experience in people of different ages and
  attempts to describe how thoughts behaviour
  develop. Using the core studies listed, answer
  the questions that follow.
• Samuel and Bryant (conservation)
• Bandura, Ross and Ross (aggression)
• Hodges and Tizard (social relationships)
• Freud (little Hans)
• Ctd

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Example Section B Question ctd

• Describe what each study tells us about
  development (12)
• Using examples, give four problems psychologists
  may have when they study development (12)

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How should I answer part a) ?

• Read the question!
• Use words from the question to frame your answer.
• Write about what each study tells us in separate
  paragraphs (you should end up with four).
• You should give an example about what each study
  tells us (usually from the studys results).
• Each study you describe gets a maximum of 3 marks.

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Checklist for part a)

• Have you-
• Described what each study has told us about
  ------------------?
• Given an example from each study to show
  understanding?
• Written an answer for each study in a separate
  paragraph?

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How should I answer part b) ?

• Part b) involves evaluation issues. What are the
  different evaluation issues?

Evaluation Issues
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How should I answer part b) ? (cont..)

• Read the question!
• Use words from the question to frame your answer.
• Lead with the evaluation issue, and explain why
  it is a problem/strength by relating it to a
  study from the list.
• Each issue should be placed in a separate
  paragraph
• Each problem/strength you discuss gets a maximum
  of 3 marks.

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Checklist for part b)

• Have you-
• Led with the issue, and discussed four?
• Linked each issue with a study from the list
  (each issue does not have to relate a different
  study, but it helps)?
• Given an example from the study to show why that
  issue is a problem/strength?
• Put each issue in a separate paragraph?

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Hints and Tips to Success in Core Studies 2!!

• Steven Crumblehulme