3 - Psychology SL

Assessment

External Assessment: Paper 1 – Approaches – 2 hour exam - 50% Exam: 3 x 9 mark short answer questions and 1 x 22 mark essay on the following topics: • Socio-cultural Approach – includes the study of how we gain our cultural values, how and why we form stereotypes and how these can affect us. • Cognitive Approach – includes the study of memory and problem solving, including why our memories can be wrong and how emotion affects our thoughts. • Biological Approach – includes the way that hormones, neurochemicals and genetics affects our behaviour, as well as the way our brain works. Paper 2 – Options – 1 hour exam - 25% Exam: 1 x 22 mark essay on the following topic: • Abnormality – includes the study of how diagnosis is made and the explanations and treatments of depression. Internal Assessment (Coursework) – 25% 1600 word research project based on a group experiment