Edexcel Psychology for A Level Yr 2 Revision Guide

Understanding the exam Overview of the exam In this introductory section on understanding the exam we look at key things you should know and give you some exemplar exam answers with comments. Pages 8–9 Types of SAQ and ERQ Pages 10–11 Example SAQ answers Pages 12–22 Example ERQ answers A Level Psychology Specification PearsonEdexcelLevel3AdvancedGCE inPsychology (9PS0) First teaching from September 2015 First certification from 2017 Issue 2 A level (AL) Paper 1 Foundations in psychology 2 hours 90 marks 35% of total qualification Section A Social psychology 70 marks, mixed question types. Section B Cognitive psychology Section C Biological psychology Section D Learning theories Section E Issues and debates 20 marks, two ERQs. Paper 2 Applications of psychology 2 hours 90 marks 35% of total qualification Section A Clinical psychology 54 marks, mixed question types. Section B Choose one from three optional topics: • Criminological psychology • Child psychology • Health psychology 36 marks, mixed question types. Paper 3 Psychological skills 2 hours 80 marks 30% of total qualification Section A Research methods 24 marks, mixed question types. Section B Review of studies 24 marks, mixed question types on psychological studies and one ERQ on classic studies from Paper 1 and from Clinical psychology. Section C Issues and debates 32 marks, two ERQs. The four topics examined on Paper 1 (social, cognitive, biological and learning) are covered in our Year 1 Revision guide. On pages 12–15 there are example answers to questions on clinical psychology. On pages 16–17 we explain how to answer questions from Paper 3 Section A. Research methods are covered in our Year 1 Revision guide. On pages 20–22 we explain how to answer questions from Paper 3 Section C. Issues and debates are discussed in chapter 1 but also every evaluation page has one criticism related to an issue or debate. On pages 18–19 we explain how to answer questions from Paper 3 Section B. 6