Hi John and Laura - quick question for you as I still struggle to get to grips with the vastness of paper 1c! For a 1C question on bias, should students focus mainly on bias within the psychological process itself (e.g. schema-driven memory distortions),...
P1C Perspective: SchemaDear Lorena I would advise explaining to students that the DSM is the best guide to understand the symptoms and diagnosis, but nonetheless, in this curriculum substance misuse or abuse is considered as a broader health disorder, and not necessarily...
Introducing substance useI am a bit confused, I hope you can clarify something for me. While substance abuse is considered a health issue (let's say I understand the reasons for that - it's a wider health issue, even when not fulfilling the criteria for SUD), why is...
Introducing substance useDear Denis Only in so far as it will allow answering Paper 1C questions on a concept, and a Paper 2B question in which they may need to evaluate the methodology of a study.
Classical conditioningDear Denis Yes, Paper 1C is the main place where students may need to evaluate a theory in terms of a concept; in 2B and in Paper 3 they may evaluate the methodology of a given research, but to evaluate a theory, it is 1C. Please...
8. AssessmentDear Dwi My first thought is "What is the identified problem?" Is it that having a child with a disability (and this is a very broad category that could definitely do with narrowing) is a challenge that results in stress for...
Sample questionnaire 1Dear Joel For Paper 1, question 1A, you could be asked "Explain the role of schema theory in understanding a cognitive process" or Describe schema theory in relation to one cognitive process." So, yes - and memory is a fine example. These two...
Schema and memory distortionDear Denis I would teach both types of conditioning first and then go straight to the type of question that might be expected in Paper 1C (i.e. In the context of learning and cognition, discuss responsibility with regard to research into classical...
P1C Perspective: ConditioningHi John & Laura, One of my students' research questions is "To what extent is having a child with a disability associated with copingskills in parents aged 25-45?" Her method is a survey questionnaire. However, I got a feeling...
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Thanks so much John!
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