WJEC • Psychology

A fully written essay exploring the impact of cultural bias on psychological research. Worth 20/25.

A fully written essay arguing the ethical costs of conducting psychological research on individual participants and wider society as a whole. Essay argues the ethical benefits and drawbacks. Worth 24/25

A fully written essay based on the scientific status of psychology. Argues for and against. Worth 20/25 marks.

A fully written essay on the controversy of sexism within the field of psychology (found in paper 3: Implications in the Real World). Essay awarded 24/25.

This essay highlights the three key psychodynamic assumptions from the psychodynamic approach. This includes the influence of childhood experiences, the unconscious mind and tripartite personality. Each paragraph is described in great detail and this essay was awarded full marks.

This essay highlights the behaviourist approach and their assumptions to human behaviour. This includes, humans born like a blank slate, behaviour is learnt through conditioning and humans and non human animals learn in similar ways. This essay was awarded with full marks and describes in great detail.

This essay highlights the three key ways in which the biological approach views individuals behaviour. This includes Darwin’s theory of natural selection and EEA, the localisation of brains function and neurotransmitters.

This essay describes the mother as the primary caregiver debate from the psychodynamic approach and depicts a balanced argument as to why or not this should be the case. This essay was awarded 22/24 marks and uses many forms of research to provide confirmation for the points I put forward as well as a strong conclusion

A summary of all the information needed to answer questions on the biological approach for the unit 1 exam of WJEC AS Level Psychology. Includes: - Assumptions (acknowledgement of free will, authenticity of goodness and excellence, focus on the 'good life') - Application to relationships - Therapy and Evaluation - Key Study (and evaluation) - Evaluation of whole approach

A summary of all the information needed to answer questions on the cognitive approach for the unit 1 exam of WJEC AS Level Psychology. Includes: - Assumptions (the computer analogy, internal mental process, schemas) - Application to relationships - Therapy and Evaluation - Key Study (Eyewitness accounts of car crashes) and evaluation) - Evaluation of whole approach