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Monday, 25 November 2013

Structure of a 24-Mark Essay

AO1 (8)
  • Key terms in relation to theory(s)/explanation(s) - briefly discussed using key psychological terms
  • 8 AO1 statements about each of these
  • Half page of descriptive statements
  • Describe/Outline/Explain
  • Use 8 different terms

AO2/3 (16)
  • Does it have research support?
  • How useful/valid/reliable/ethical is the research?
  • Does it have culture/age/gender/historical bias?
  • How does theory/explanation view humans?
  • Nomethetic vs Ideographic
  • Free Will vs Determinism
  • Nature vs Nurture
  • Reductionist vs Holistic
  • Is there an alternative theory/explanation?
  • Does it have explanatory power? (is it socially sensitive?)

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