Explain how biological factors may affect one cognitive process
We've been here before! See the 'Cognition and Physiology' page!
This learning objective covers the exact same material as the BLoA objective of 'Examine one interaction between cognition and physiology in terms of behaviour'. You can therefore use the exact same material to answer this question!
Remember, however, that this is only a Level 2 command term - 'Explain'. There is a large amount of information on the BLoA page... make sure you select material carefully in order to fulfil the specific requirements of this command term.
Remember, however, that this is only a Level 2 command term - 'Explain'. There is a large amount of information on the BLoA page... make sure you select material carefully in order to fulfil the specific requirements of this command term.
22 mark section B question
All sections with a Level 3 command term can be assessed in a 22 mark essay (remember that a learning objective with a 22 mark command term could also come up as an 8 mark question, but not vice versa).
Although any Level 3 command term could be asked, we'll concentrate on the one given in the learning objective, so the question is Explain how biological factors may affect one cognitive process (22) You will need to plan an essay which will be about 2-3 sides of A4 long, including a detailed focus on the command term. The marking criteria are below. ALWAYS refer to these before you begin to plan your essay. It is crucial that you know what the examiners are looking for so that you can write exactly what is needed for top marks! |
Planning a great 22 mark questionKNOW THE COMMAND TERM! This is absolutely crucial! A different command term requires a different style of essay, so you need to tailor what you write to the question. You will still be able to use the same pieces of information, but how you use them may vary.
PLAN PLAN PLAN! Every year the examiners' comments mention that essays which are clearly planned score the best marks. FOLLOW THEIR ADVICE! Don't be afraid to spend up to 10 minutes in an exam planning your essay (and longer earlier in the year when are learning and practising). USE EVIDENCE! You have 2 detailed studies here to use, but you should also look to find triangulating evidence using other experimental methods or from other areas of the syllabus EVALUATE! You must evaluate the studies you present. Evaluating means talking about the strengths and weaknesses of the study as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the level of analysis as a whole with reference to the question (e.g. reductionist explanation of genetics in some behaviour) |
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