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Which approach would avoid a generic answer on Approaches in Psychology? (4).
- A.Use precise psychological terminology and connect each point to cognitive approach, because unsupported opinion would not meet the objective.
- B.List several topic words but do not explain what the evidence shows or why the judgement follows.
- C.Only memorise the title Approaches in Psychology without using evidence, AO terminology or evaluation.
- D.Treat correlation, experiment, explanation and treatment as identical forms of psychological reasoning.
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- The correct answer is Use precise psychological terminology and connect each point to cognitive approach, because unsupported opinion would not meet the objective..
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The correct option is Use precise psychological terminology and connect each point to cognitive approach, because unsupported opinion would not meet the objective. because Explain the cognitive approach, including internal mental processes, schema, models and inference.
requires precise Psychology terminology, AO1 knowledge and AO3 evaluation supported by study, method, treatment or data evidence. If a scenario is provided, apply the idea to that context before judging the evidence.
For statistics objectives, name the statistic, test, probability, significance level or decision rule so the conclusion follows from the data.
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