Explanation and Evaluation of the Caspi et.al. (2003) 5-HTT Gene Study for IB Psychology
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Let's Discuss - Frith's Cognitive Explanation of Schizophrenia
(*Please Note - I have diversified my work on Excelling Psychology into different blogs for better organization of content. I am continually working on the same, so these sites will be updated with more content soon. CIE IGCSE Psychology learners may be interested in the following: Model Answers on the following blog: https://psychologymodelanswers.blogspot.com References of studies for answer writing in a highly organized, detailed format: https://psychologyreferencesummaries.blogspot.com ) -------- No amount of exam-related discussion can help you unless you have a complete understanding of the topic to begin with. If you need an easy and thorough explanation of Frith's Cognitive Explanation of Schizophrenia, do visit my site . Section I - FAQs In this section, I'll look at some of the most expressed doubts from students when I teach them the topic in question, in order of the frequency these questions are asked. Let's begin- -----------...
Dealing with Research Studies at the IGCSE A level
You can get an understanding of what role research studies play in the IGCSE A level in my earlier post . I am writing this post to illustrate what I meant by a 'complete synopsis.' Psychology and abnormality is a popular A level option, and looking at the A level syllabus , the first study the student comes across is ' Freeman, 2008 ,' under the subtopic 'symptom assessment using virtual reality.' The original paper for the study is available in the public domain here . A look at that five-page paper, and I am sure that even the AS level champion is left confused with what from that entirety is relevant to his/her syllabus. That is why, a complete synopsis is key, not for quick learning but for relevant, adaptive learning. Besides the student has developed a certain method of looking at studies at the AS level, which now needs to be dropped, and a new method of looking at studies needs to be learnt. This new method is best understood if the type of...