Hello John Is P1 SC the only place where students may have to evaluate a theory? I am wondering how much emphasis I should place on theory evaluation in the syllabus generally.
8. AssessmentHi John Could we be asked "Describe schema theory with reference to one cognitive process." The process would be memory and the example distorion or reconstruction. Or "Explain schema theory with reference to one example of how it helps...
Schema and memory distortionDear Narges Sorry for not being clearer: it is fine to discuss conformity as something that might present a challenge in the data collection section - a whole IA researching conformity is not permitted for ethical reasons. But peer influence...
IA: Data collectionDear Narges By all means, you can encourage them to focus on causality and measurement when looking at experimental research, on perspective, responsibility and bias when looking at observations, on change when looking at social learning, etc....
Paper 1: Section CThank you so much for your helpful explanation. How can we identify which concepts are most relevant to each learning objective or topic within a context? Is there any guidance on which concepts fit best with particular topics, so we can...
Paper 1: Section CDear Laura. Does this mean she needs to change her research topic even though she has already completed her IA?
IA: Data collectionDear Narges She may discuss this in the data collection session. It is just IA research into conformity that is not allowed for ethical reasons.
IA: Data collectionDear Narges The best way to approach this is by using many of the activities on this site, in the e-text and using the "concept cards" that are suggested in the new curriculum, and allow students to get familiar with the idea of needing to think...
Paper 1: Section CDear Arianna Only if there is something particular about the survey/questionnaire that is relevant to one of the content approaches (bio, cognitive or sociocultural). Perspectives are more than the approaches, and can include researcher/participant...
Practical: Surveys/questionnaires
Denis
I agree - behaviorism doesn’t care about the mind when explaining behavior. Yet they do not deny the ontology of mental states.
Classical conditioning