what i learnt

in our last psycoligy i learnt about how diverse psycoligy and how many routes there are to go down of you beome a spycologist. I also learnt what it takes to become any kind of psycologist.and what ammount of xcommitment and drive you must have.

what i've learnt so far...

So far, i have learnt the 5 main approaches to Psychology such as the behaivourist approach, the cognitive approach and the physiological approach. I know what each of them mean and how each one would help soemone in everyday life.

what i have learnt so far...

the different approaches needed to set me up for the course in psychology..

what i have learnt so far

so far in A-level pyschology i have learnt a lot of things that i hadn't known before taking the course.

things such as;

-the 5 main approaches to pyschology and what they are:
*Behaviourist approach
*Social Cultural approach
*Cognitive approach
*Psychodynamic approach
*Humanistic approach
-a time line of when developments in pyschology were made
-how to present a good presentation, although this is not so much on the pyschology side of things, but it helps to connect to the people you are talking to

so far that is just a summarize of what i have learnt within my lessons.

Less than 24 hours to go

Hi to you all

There is just a little time to go before tomorrow's AS exams. I hope that you have done your last minute preparation and that you are going to get a good night's sleep before this important day. Some last minute advice:

• read the full question!
• give yourself a few minutes of planning time at the beginning of the exam - check out which questions you can answer best
• stick to the time - 6 minutes for 6 mark questions and 18 minutes for the essays
• Plan your essays in the answer booklet - only cross out when you are finished
• read your answers - if they don't make sense to you, the examiner hasn't got a hope!
• Check you follow the instructions and answer the right number of questions
• get the balance of A01 and A02 in your essays - 1/3 A01, 2/3 A02
• Make sure the examiner knows when you are evaluating - use connectives
• Use the names of the researchers wherever you can - it is very convincing
• Don't waffle

I hope you have prepared properly and I wish you all the luck and the results you deserve.

See you on the 10th June

Ms M

Year 13 preparation for exams

Hi all of you

We are rapidly approaching the exams and you need to be stepping up your work rate considerably now. You should be doing about 30-45 mins a day of study on Psychology. You need to identify which bits of the syllabus you will focus on (all the stuff you have done with Mrs Davis for Module 4 and then you need to choose for Module 5)

Module 5 choices
Are you learning disorders or therapies?
Are you learning Issues or Debates?

For the next 2 or 3 weeks we will be concentrating on the final question - the approaches section. You will need to go over the different approaches and know how to apply them We'll be beginning this week with the behaviour. All this is revision - there is nothing new now.

Don't forget to use the past papers from the AQA website. Also, of you have resit coursework, get it to me on time - you should have collected your results by now and be writing the report.

Happy revising
Ms Moore

Year 12 revision

OK guys

The syllabus is complete and the exams are just 3 weeks away. This is the time to really press on with your revision. If you are resitting module 1 you need to be revising Memory and Attachment. Look back at previous posts on this blog for help.
You all need to be working on module 2 - Stress and Individual Differences (abnormality) and module 3 - Social Influence and Research Methods. Remember that you need to revise theories and research, especially the key studies that we have looked at and you need to practise and practise and practise when it comes to exams so use the AQA website - there is a link on the blog and www.s-cool.co.uk which is the only online revision site with AS psychology.

Keep working!

Ms Moore