Cognitive & Social Psychology essay plan

Essay Plan Booklet Unit 1 (Cognitive & Social) Exam preparation This booklet is to encourage you to think about what essay questions you could be asked during the exam and how to answer them. The booklet covers majority of the topics that an exam paper may ask of the candidate in writing an essay; giving thought in how to answer such questions prior to the exam will put you in a better position to answer the question correctly and also save valuable time by not having to think afresh in how to structure your answer, because you would have an essay plan already at your disposal in your memory. AS Psychology ©keithpaice

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Describe and evaluate laboratory experiments. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate Field experiments. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate natural experiments. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate the level of processing theory of memory. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate one other explanation of memory other than the level of

processing theory of memory. (12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to talk about ‘the multi-store model of memory’.


Describe and evaluate cue dependent theory of forgetting. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate a theory of forgetting other than cue dependent theory

of forgetting. (12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to talk about ‘Repression’.


Describe and evaluate Godden and Baddeley’s (1975) study. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate a study from the cognitive approach other than Godden

and Baddeley’s study. (12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to talk about ‘Craik and Tulving (1975) study’.


Discuss one key issue that you looked at in cognitive psychology. (12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to talk about ‘reliability of eyewitness testimony’.


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Describe and evaluate surveys as a research method as used in social

psychology. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate questionnaires as a research method as used in social



Describe and evaluate interviews as a research method as used in social



Describe and evaluate Milgram (1963) study of obedience. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate a variation of Milgram’s study of obedience. (12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to talk about the study he done in an office in town.


Describe and evaluate the agency theory of obedience. (12 marks)


Discuss ethical issues arising from obedience research. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate a study of obedience from a country other than Milgram

study. (12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to talk about ‘Meeus and Raaijmakers (1986) study’.


Make comparisons between Milgram and one other cross-cultural study.

(12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to compare Milgram’s study against Meeus and

Raaijmakers study.


Describe and evaluate the social identity theory. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate Hofling (1966) study of obedience. (12 marks)


Describe and evaluate a study other than Hofling that you looked at in social


This question would be expecting you to talk about ‘Sherif (1961/88) study.


Discuss one key issue that you looked at in social psychology. (12 marks)

This question would be expecting you to talk about ‘football violence and crowd control’.


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Cognitive & Social Psychology essay plan