Psychology AQA Exam Technique

Question types
1. What is involved means how it is done.
2. Avoid including any evaluation in outline and explain questions.
3. In differences questions be explicit.
  1. Avoid stating terms and identify the difference.
4. How questions are looking for procedures.
5. Show questions are asking for findings and/or conclusions.
6. When a research question doesn't say how or show then you should include both procedures and findings (e.g: a what questions)
7. Studies must always be identifiable.
8. Only need one study well described and evaluated for an 8 marker.
Target
1. Be specific, a mark per sentence.
2. Make all points relevant to the question.
A01
1. Use examples.
2. Be precise.
3. Select appropriate/relevant material.
4. Clear, coherent presentation.
A02
1. Greater depth.
2. Evidence, examples, explanation.
3. Link back.
4. What can you evaluate?
  1. Methodology
  2. Compare to alternative theories.
  3. Limitations and weaknesses.
  4. Challenging/supporting studies.
  5. Real life applications.
5. Use a leading sentence.
Spec
1. "including" on the spec means the point could be asked as a question on the paper.
2. "for example" means they can't directly ask you about the following examples.

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