G544 Section B Approaches
1. Prepare a hand out or a powerpoint that can be used by the rest of the class for
revision.
2. Use your knowledge form AS, Holah website, OCR website and any other website
to help you come up with the answers to the questions below.
3. You have today’s lesson and your resources must be emailed to me prior to the
lesson so I can make copies for everyone.
June 2010
A) Using your knowledge of psychology, briefly outline the social approach to
psychology.
1. Four bullet points to describe the approach
B) Describe two pieces of research that use the social approach to psychology.
1.
One study must be from AS and one study from A2.
2. List each study and explain how each links to the approach.
C) Discuss the strengths and limitations of using the social approach to explain
behaviour.
1. 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses
2. Point (strength) Comment on why it is a weakness
D) Compare the social approach with the physiological approach.
1. One similarity and One difference.
2. Just state the similarity or difference between the
following approaches:
Social and Developmental
Social and Physiological
Social and Behaviourist
Social and Cognitive
Social and Individual Differences
G544 Section B Approaches
1. Prepare a hand out or a powerpoint that can be used by the rest of the class for
revision.
2. Use your knowledge form AS, Holah website, OCR website and any other website
to help you come up with the answers to the questions below.
3. You have today’s lesson and your resources must be emailed to me prior to the
lesson so I can make copies for everyone.
January 2011
A) Using your knowledge of psychology, briefly outline the developmental approach
to psychology.
1. Four bullet points to describe the approach
B) Describe two pieces of research that use the developmental approach to
psychology.
1. One study must be from AS and one study from A2
2. List each study and explain how each links to the approach
C) Discuss the strengths and limitations of using the developmental approach to
explain behaviour.
1. 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses
2. Point (strength) Comment on why it is a weakness
D) Compare the developmental approach with the psychodynamic approach.
1. Developmental and Physiological
2. Developmental and Behaviourist
3. Developmental and Cognitive
4. Developmental and Individual Differences
G544 Section B Approaches
1. Prepare a hand out or a powerpoint that can be used by the rest of the class for
revision.
2. Use your knowledge form AS, Holah website, OCR website and any other website
to help you come up with the answers to the questions below.
3. You have today’s lesson and your resources must be emailed to me prior to the
lesson so I can make copies for everyone.
June 2011
A) Using your knowledge of psychology, briefly outline the physiological approach to
psychology.
1. Four bullet points to describe the approach
B) Describe two pieces of research that use the physiological approach to
psychology.
1. One study must be from AS and one study from A2.
2. List each study and explain how each links to the approach.
C) Discuss the strengths and limitations of using the physiological approach to
explain behaviour.
1. 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses
2. Point (strength) Comment on why it is a weakness
D) Compare the physiological approach with the cognitive approach.
1. Physiological and Psychodynamic
2. Physiological and Behaviourist
3. Physiological and Cognitive
4. Physiological and Individual Differences
G544 Section B Approaches
1. Prepare a hand out or a powerpoint that can be used by the rest of the class for
revision.
2. Use your knowledge form AS, Holah website, OCR website and any other website
to help you come up with the answers to the questions below.
3. You have today’s lesson and your resources must be emailed to me prior to the
lesson so I can make copies for everyone.
June 2014
A. Briefly outline the psychodynamic perspective in psychology.
1. Four bullet points to describe the approach
B. Describe two pieces of research that use the psychodynamic perspective in
psychology.
1. One study must be from AS and one study from A2.
2. List each study and explain how each links to the approach.
C. Discuss the strengths and limitations of research that provides an individual
explanation of behaviour.
1. 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses
2. Point (strength) Comment on why it is a weakness
D. Compare the psychodynamic perspective with the physiological approach.
1.
Psychodynamic and Social
2. Psychodynamic and Behaviourist
3. Psychodynamic and Cognitive
4. Psychodynamic and Individual Differences