Dear Natalia Social learning theory is not a cognitive model. If you want students to use a cognitive model to explain a behaviour from the health and wellbeing context, there is a cognitive model of OCD
Paper 1A question bankDear Jasmine Not really, as the study demonstrated that it was more than biology that controlled whether the participant responded to stress with symptoms of depression. It is a better example of the diathesis-stress model, that a genetic vulnerability...
P1A: Biological reductionismDear Emily Like a lot of Tversky and Kahneman's research this study was developed as a critique of rational choice that develops from rational thinking by rational people. It demonstrates Prospect Theory - the theory that people...
Study guide: Cognitive processesDear Madalena Yes, this is not an "issue for a population of interest", unfortunately. The purpose of the IA is to propose a policy or practical change that will resolve a problem specific to a certain population. It is supposed to show the...
Choice of research topicHello John, Do you have a list of all possible Paper 1A questions? Thanks in advance, Federico
Tips: Paper 1ADear John, I have a student proposing an investigation on an interesting phenomenon (whether exposure to awe-inducing astronomical imagery changes subjective duration judgements) but is it a "real-life problem"? It's definitely linked to psychology,...
Choice of research topicWould Tversky and Kahneman's study on the framing effect count as a study of rational thinking? Rational thinking doesn't seem to be explicitly tested in the study? Then again, I suppose it could be argued that as the participants weren't given the...
Study guide: Cognitive processesDear John, Can we use Caspi et al. (2003), the study on the 5-HTT gene and depression, as an example of biological reductionism?
P1A: Biological reductionismHi John!! For the question: Describe/Explain one cognitive model with reference to one example of how it explains a cognitive process or behavior. Could students use SLT to explain substance abuse?
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Site authorDear Lucy The concept in 1C refers to the research, explanations, methodology, rather than the phenomenon (behaviour, health problem, cognitive process) itself. For example,the question above on perspective and schema theory does not focus on...
P1C Perspective: Schema