Preparing for AQA A Level Psychology : Paper 1

Date: Tuesday 24 November 2020 – 4pm

CODE: 7870

ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

Ensure your students are prepared on the key topics for their exam preparation with this focused one-hour webinar on AQA A Level Psychology Paper 1.

This interactive webinar will provide your students with a focus on key areas of Paper 1 topics and how to improve their answers, including:

• Types of and explanations for conformity
• The Working Memory Model
• Bowlby’s theories of Monotropy and Maternal Deprivation
• Explanations for phobias
• Strategies to combine AO1 & AO3 content in essays
• The partial answer technique for short answer questions

BENEFITS OF THIS WEBINAR

• Gain a greater understanding of key areas of Paper 1 topics
• Focus on content essential to the formation of top-level answers
• Examine pitfalls to avoid
• Learn strategies to create answers giving access to top-band marks
• Obtain a set of useful revision resources, sent in advance, to assist the study of these topics before and after the webinar takes place

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All students of AQA A level Psychology

4.00pm
Introduction and welcome

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4.05pm
Social Influence and Memory: Focus on key topic areas

• Key areas of weakness in previous student answers and how to avoid these
• Producing excellent answers on types of and explanations for conformity
• Revising the Working Memory Model and applying your knowledge

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4.20pm
Producing excellent Paper 1 essays

• What are the AOs and why do they matter to students?
• Strategies to combine AO1 & AO3 content in essays in order to access top-band marks

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4.30pm
Student Activity

• What are the AOs and why do they matter to students?
• Strategies to combine AO1 & AO3 content in essays in order to access top-band marks

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4.35 pm Improving student answers on Attachment and Psychopathology

• Bowlby’s theories of Monotropy and Maternal Deprivation
• Explanations for phobias
• Using your knowledge effectively in exams: what the examiners want from top students

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4.50 pm  The partial answer technique for short answer questions

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4.55pm Student Activity on short answer questions

• Assess the quality of short answer responses