Psychology - H167 考试技巧

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常见错误

1. 1high涉及分数: 3Planning and conducting research

   Failing to explicitly link the proposed self-report or laboratory research design in Paper 1 Q17 to personal classroom practical activities.

   如何避免: Incorporate explicit references to your own practical logbook experience for each required design decision, detailing how your classroom experiences informed your choice.
2. 2medium涉及分数: 6Areas, perspectives and debates

   Providing a one-sided argument in Paper 2 debate essays (such as discussing only the negative impacts of socially sensitive research).

   如何避免: Ensure balanced coverage by providing at least three distinct points of comparison or evaluation covering both strengths/similarities and weaknesses/differences.
3. 3high涉及分数: 2Data recording, analysis and presentation

   Ranking raw scores directly instead of calculating differences and ranking the absolute differences when computing a Wilcoxon T-value.

   如何避免: Calculate the difference (Condition A - Condition B) for each participant first, discard zero differences, and then assign ranks from lowest to highest based on the absolute differences (ignoring the signs).
4. 4high涉及分数: 2Data recording, analysis and presentation

   Drawing a bar chart that is missing critical elements of contextualisation (e.g., omitting 'mean' in the title or failing to label axes with precise variables like motorists or cuteness scale units).

   如何避免: Write a descriptive, contextualised title specifying it displays the 'mean' values, and completely label both the x-axis and the y-axis including scale ranges (e.g. 1-20).
5. 5medium涉及分数: 3Research methods and techniques

   Formulating alternative hypotheses that fail to fully operationalise both the Independent Variable (IV) and Dependent Variable (DV), or failing to include both levels of the IV in a null hypothesis.

   如何避免: Explicitly state both conditions of the IV and operationalise the DV numerically (e.g. 'ratings of cuteness on a scale of 1-20' or 'listening to prosocial lyrics vs. neutral music').
6. 6high涉及分数: 2Core Studies

   Providing generic, dictionary-style textbook definitions of terms (such as reliability, controls, or reductionism) without applying them to the specific context of the core studies.

   如何避免: Always tie the definition of the methodological term directly to specific examples from the studies (e.g. linking standardisation in Bandura to the exact size of the Bobo doll or standard timing).
7. 7medium涉及分数: 8Practical activities

   Evaluating practical suggestions in Paper 2, Section C without explicitly identifying and referencing relevant psychological issues and debates.

   如何避免: Clearly name and structure your evaluation around OCR AS Level debates like Nature/Nurture, Freewill/Determinism, or Usefulness, rather than writing generic feedback.