A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Holism, biological and environmental reductionism,Parsimony, levels of explanation, AO2 = Humanistic approach, social influence, OCD AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to scientific methodology, validity of explanations and practical application. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = biological, environmental and psychic determinism, scientific emphasis on causality and hard determinism, soft determinism, free will. AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to research studies, practical and ethical implications Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Culture bias, ethnocentrism, imposed etic, cultural relativism, emic approach to research AO2 = attachment research and IQ testing AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to ethnic stereotyping, reflexivity, implications for psychological research Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = alpha and beta bias, androcentrism AO2 = evolutionary theory, fight/flight AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to social sensitivity and ways of reducing gender bias in research Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Role of light and social cues in the sleep/wake cycle AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to contradictory research evidence, methodological issues, practical application. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Role of the SCN and pineal gland in the sleep/wake cycle, AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to supporting research from animal and human studies, interaction with EZs Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Sleep stages including EEG, OCG and EMG activity during REM and NREM sleep AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to methodological issues, practical application and individual differences. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Description of the menstrual cycle including the follicular phase, ovulation and the luteal phase, the role of oestrogen, progesterone and PMS. Description of seasonal affective disorder. AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to supporting research evidence, methodological issues, practical application Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Explanation of the 24 hour sleep/wake cycle including endogenous pacemakers e.g. the SCN and exogenous zeitgebers e.g. light AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to supporting research evidence, methodological issues, generalisability and practical application. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Description of fMRI, electroencephalograms (EEGs), event related potentials (ERPs) and post-mortem examinations AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to each method including temporal and spatial resolution. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Plasticity, earning, synaptic pruning, axonal sprouting, denervation super sensitivity, recruitment of homologous areas AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to supporting research evidence, practical application to stroke patients, individual differences. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Sperry’s split brain research AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to scientific methodology, generalisability and contradictory research evidence. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = hemispheric lateralisation, contralateral function, visual, and motor cortex, Broca’s and Wernicke’s area AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations relating to Broca’s case study of Tan, MRI evidence, equipotentiality theory, and gender differences. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, adrenaline, negative feedback loop AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations including the freeze response, generalisability to women, genetic evidence and real life implications. Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Absorption-addiction model, attachment theory AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations including supporting research evidence and issue of causation Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Reduced cues theory, absence of gating, stranger on the train effect, anonimity, hyper-personal model AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations including supporting and contradictory research evidence Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Intra-psychic stage, dyadic stage, social stage, grave dressing stage AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations including practical application, individual differences and incomplete model Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.

A grade answer written by a teacher in line with AQA mark schemes, specification and approved textbooks. AO1 = Commitment, satisfaction, comparison with alternatives, intrinsic and extrinsic investments, relationship maintenance mechanisms AO3 = Balance of strengths and limitations including supporting evidence, issue of causation, strong explanatory value of abusive relationships, oversimplification of investment Approximately one page long to reflect the amount a student can write under exam conditions.