Unit 1 Social and Cognitive Psychology
This unit is designed to introduce the social approach and cognitive approach to psychology through the development of key content areas.
The unit includes two parts.
- Social Psychology: social aproach, obedience, prejudice, how science works, key issue and a practical
- Cognitive Psychology: cognitive approach, memory, forgetting, key issue, practical and how science works
Within each part, the sections of the unit arise from the content which includes a selection of basic concepts of the social and the cognitive approaches.
The unit is designed to enable choice within each approach in the selection of a second key study and a key issue relevant to the approach. Within each approach there is the requirement for students to conduct a short practical investigation.
Assessment will include an examination paper of 1 hour 20 minutes duration, consisting of a section of objective test items, a section of short-answer questions and a section of extended writing.
Unit 1 Past Exam Papers and Mark Schemes
January 2009 Exam Paper
January 2009 Mark Scheme
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May 2009 Exam Paper
May 2009 Mark Scheme
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January 2010 Exam Paper
January 2010 Mark Scheme
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May 2010 Exam Paper
May 2010 Mark Scheme
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January 2011 Exam Paper
January 2011 Mark Scheme
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May 2011 Exam Paper
May 2011 Mark Scheme
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