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AqaA LevelPsychologyPaper 3 Issues and Options in Psychology

Common mistakes

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Describe positive symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Describe negative symptoms of schizophrenia, including speech poverty and avolition..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain issues in diagnosis, including co-morbidity, culture bias, gender bias and symptom overlap..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain biological explanations for schizophrenia, including genetics and neural correlates..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain psychological explanations for schizophrenia, including family dysfunction and cognitive explanations..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain drug therapy using typical and atypical antipsychotics..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as treatments for schizophrenia..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Schizophrenia Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain the interactionist approach and diathesis-stress model in explaining and treating schizophrenia..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Schizophrenia.

  • Eating behaviour Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain food preferences using evolutionary explanations, neophobia, taste aversion and learning through social and cultural influences..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Eating behaviour.

  • Eating behaviour Psychology mistake 1

    Writing AO1 description but calling it evaluation. This can weaken answers for: Explain neural and hormonal mechanisms in eating behaviour, including the hypothalamus, ghrelin and leptin..

    Fix itAdd AO3 by explaining why evidence, validity, reliability, bias or methodology strengthens or limits the claim, because evaluation must show the effect on the conclusion. Apply this directly to Eating behaviour.

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