Paper 1 A and B April 24 (Friday)
You will write an entire paper 1 over two lessons (Friday and Monday). Read about paper 1 in Psychology here: External exams
The mini-mocks will be on everything we have done in the context of Human Relationships and Learning and cognition. Below you can see the content , context and concepts you should be able to write about.
Content (core of psychology: bio, cognitive and sociocultural psych) to prepare:
| Biological content | Sociocultural content | Cognitive content |
|---|---|---|
| Localisation of function | Social identity theory (Tajfel) | Schema theory |
| Chemical messengers | Conformity (Asch) | Model of one cognitive process (Multistore Model of Memory) |
| Neuroplasticity | Compliance (Cialdini) | Strategies to improve one cognitive process (memory) |
| Neurotransmission | Social learning theory | Cognitive load |
| Brain imaging (fMRI or MRI) | Dual process theory (system 1 and 2) | |
| Cultural dimensions (Hofstede) | ||
| Enculturation | ||
| Acculturation | ||
| Emic and etic approaches | ||
| Cognitive dissonance theory |
Context (areas of study in real life) to prepare:
| Human Relationships-Group behaviour | Interpersonal relationships (love/attraction): |
|---|---|
| see content sociocultural psychology | chemical messengers in attraction |
| cognitive explanations of attraction | |
| communication in relationships | |
| strategies to improve relationships |
| Learning and cognition-Thinking and learning | Learning and cognition-cognitive processes |
|---|---|
| Schema theory | Model of one cognitive process (Multistore Model of Memory) |
| Dual processing theory (system 1 and 2) | Biological factors (the role of) in cognitive processes |
| Social learning theory | Environmental factors in one cognitive process (memory)=technology |
| Conditioning (operant and classical) | Cultural factors in one cognitive process (memory) |
| Cognitive biases | Cognitive load theory |
Paper 1 C April 27 (Monday)
Concepts (critical thinking) that might be asked during the mini-mocks 2026
| Bias (related ideas: internal valditiy, skew in the data, researcher bias, gender, age bias, participant bias, demand characteristics) | Causality (can cause and effect be established? is it an experiment or another method? Is there bias/skews?) |
|---|---|
| Measurement (can the ideas in a theory or model be measured, reliability is a related idea) | Responsibility (are there ethical concerns? can the study reveal information that might be damaging for the participants to know, can we study the behaviour responsibly?) |