Core Studies 2

 

Unit 2541: Core Studies 2 (1 hour)

 

The core studies 2 paper covers the same 20 core studies as Core studies 1 but tests your understanding of research methods, themes and perspectives. You have one hour to answer one question from section A and one question from section B.

A summary of the method, themes and perspectives are given in the list below.

The examination paper is made up of two sections:

Section A: Choice of one from two structured essays.  Questions relate to methods, themes and perspectives applied to ONE core study (52%).  Tips on how to complete this paper are here.

Section B: Choice of one from two structured essays.  Questions relate to methods, themes and perspectives raised by Core Studies (48%).  Tips on how to complete this paper are here.

 

Themes and Perspectives

Application of psychology to everyday life

Determinism

Ecological validity

Ethics

Ethnocentric bias

Individual and situational explanations

Nature and nurture

Psychometrics

Qualitative and quantitative measures

Reductionism

Reinforcement

Reliability and validity

Social control

Usefulness of psychological research


Experimental method

Laboratory experiments/apparatus

Controls

Samples/sampling

Case studies

Observation studies

Self report measures

Longitudinal studies

Snap shot studies

Generalisations

 

Approaches in psychology

cognitive

developmental

physiological

social

individual differences

 

 

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