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Psychology

Psychology . Countdown to exams. Exam dates. AS Unit 1 (G541) – Research Methods Tuesday 13 th May (PM) 1 hour Unit 2 (G542) – Core Studies Tuesday 20 th May (PM) 2 hours. Exam dates. A2 Unit 3 (G543) – Psychological applications (Health and Forensic)

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Psychology

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  1. Psychology Countdown to exams

  2. Exam dates • AS • Unit 1 (G541) – Research Methods Tuesday 13th May (PM) 1 hour • Unit 2 (G542) – Core Studies Tuesday 20th May (PM) 2 hours

  3. Exam dates • A2 • Unit 3 (G543) – Psychological applications (Health and Forensic) Tuesday 3rd June (PM) 2 hours • Unit 4 (G544) – Research methods, approaches, issues and debates. Wednesday 11thJune (AM) 1hr 30

  4. Revision sessions • Extra revision sessions will be offered over the Easter holidays. • AS revision sessions with Mrs Harrison period 3 Tuesdays in the library period 3 Wednesdays in HF2. • A2 Revision sessions with Mrs Harrison in HF2 Thursday period 3. • Lessons will continue through study leave up to the date of the exam.

  5. AS exam content • Unit 1 (G541) Research Methods. (30% of AS) • Students answer ALL questions on this paper. • There are 3 sections covering 3 of the 4 methods (self report, observation, correlation, experiment) • You will be asked questions about designing and evaluating pieces of psychological research. • http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/144709-question-paper-unit-g541-01-psychological-investigations.pdf

  6. AS exam content • Unit 2 (G542) Core Studies (70% of AS) • This paper is broken into 3 sections: • Short answer questions, one on each of the 15 core studies. Answer ALL questions in this section. • Longer more in-depth questions on ONE core study chosen from 3. questions cover the aim, the methodology and evaluation of it, the results of the study, the ethical issues, the changes that could be made to the study and their impact. • Students select one question (from 2) in this section and answer all parts. Questions cover the different approaches to psychology and the evaluation of each. http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/144710-question-paper-unit-g542-01-core-studies.pdf

  7. A2 exam content • Unit 3 (G543) Options in Applied Psychology (50% of A2) • This exam is broken into sections. • Students will answer questions from the sections on Health & Clinical Psychology and Forensic Psychology. • Students answer 2 out of 4 questions in each section. E.g. questions 1a,1b,2a & 2b from Forensic and 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b from Health & Clinical. • http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/144711-question-paper-unit-g543-01-options-in-applied-psychology.pdf

  8. A2 exam content • Unit 4 (G544) Research Methods, Approaches, Issues and Debates in Psychology (50% of A2) • This exam is in 2 sections: • Research Methods – students answer all questions after selecting a hypothesis. Students must design and evaluate a piece of psychological research to investigate their chosen hypothesis using the method SPECIFIED ON THE EXAM. Students answer ALL questions in this section. • Students select 1 question from a choice of 2 and answer ALL parts of the question. This question will be in approaches, perspectives, issues or debates in psychology. http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/144713-question-paper-unit-g544-01-approaches-and-research-methods-in-psychology.pdf

  9. Useful websites • OCR • http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce-psychology-h168-h568/ • Holah • http://www.holah.co.uk • Get revising • www.getrevising.co.uk • Revision world • www.revisionworld.com

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