Practical Applications of Psychology | OCR A-Level Psychology (H567)
Practical Applications of Psychology
- 26 questions
- 2 subtopics
- Component 02: Psychological themes through core studies
- Component 02
Practical Applications of Psychology is examined on component 02 of OCR Psychology, Psychological themes through core studies.
26 recall questions across 2 subtopics.
Sample questions from Practical Applications of Psychology
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Recognising psychological content and making evidence-based suggestions
Name the three elements a good evidence-based suggestion should contain.
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A clear statement of what should be done, the psychology it rests on, and an explanation of how it addresses the particular problem described. -
Recognising psychological content and making evidence-based suggestions
A diary entry describes a student who revises with loud music but will be tested in silence. What does memory research suggest?
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Revise in conditions that match the test conditions, because recall is better when the context at learning and the context at retrieval are the same. -
Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of your own suggestions
Why should a suggestion be checked against the culture and age group described in the source?
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Findings from an unrepresentative sample may not transfer, so a suggestion may not suit the people it is aimed at. -
Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of your own suggestions
Why should the side effects of a suggestion be considered?
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A change that solves one problem can create another, as increased surveillance may cut crime while damaging trust.
The 2 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Recognising psychological content and making evidence-based suggestions | Recall questions on recognising psychological content in a novel source, matching it to an area or perspective, evidence-based suggestions and their three elements, and suggestions for sources about inhalers, obedience, witnesses, revision, screen aggression, inattention, whistle-blowing and bystanders. | 15 |
| Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of your own suggestions | Recall questions on criteria for evaluating your own suggestions, quality of evidence, laboratory-based weaknesses, culture and age, ethical weaknesses, real-world testing, cost, side effects, different samples, offering several suggestions and treating only symptoms. | 11 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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