AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 3 MARK SCHEME- Issues & Options 2021

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Section A Issues and debates in psychology Which of the following terms best represents the view that biology and environment work together to determine behaviour? 0 1  Write the correct lett... er in your answer book. Marks for this question: AO1 = 1 Answer: D – Interactionism [1 mark] [4 marks] 0 2  What are behavioural categories? Explain why it was important to use behavioural categories in this observation. Marks for this question: AO1 = 2, AO2 = 2  Level Marks Description 2 3–4 Knowledge of behavioural categories is clear and detailed, showing sound understanding. The explanation is clear and appropriate. There is appropriate use of specialist terminology. 1 1–2 Knowledge of behavioural categories is limited/muddled, showing limited understanding. The explanation lacks detail. Use of specialist terminology is either absent or inappropriate.  0 No relevant content.  • a system of behavioural categories is a list/tally chart examples of behaviour likely to occur during an observation • these should be observable/objectively defined/operationalised/unambiguous. Possible explanation: • using a set of behavioural categories should enable the recordings of friendly behaviour made by the two students to be consistent (can help to establish inter-observer reliability) • this means that the observations can be carried out reliably/be less subjective interpretations of what is friendly and what is not. Credit other relevant material. 4 than the behaviours in Table 1. Marks for this question: AO3 = 4 MARK SCHEME – A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY – 7182/3 – JUNE 2021  0 3  Suggest two better examples of friendly behaviours that the students could have used in their observation. Explain why these might be more valid examples of friendly behaviour [4 marks] Award 1 mark each for each of two behaviours suggested. For credit, behaviours should be both observable and friendly. Possible suggestions: giving a toy to another child, holding hands, cuddling, playing a game that involves co-operation, sharing snacks, talking to each other, playing together. PLUS 2 marks for a clear, coherent explanation of why/how the suggested behaviours might be more valid, showing sound understanding of the concept of validity. 1 mark for a limited/muddled explanation. Possible content: • how the suggested behaviours have face validity because they appear to measure what they are supposed to measure, ie friendly behaviour • how the suggested behaviours show kindness, mutual enjoyment or similar • whereas the behaviours in Table 1 have no obvious friendly element – a child could be playing, sitting, standing near to another but these activities may have no friendly or even social element. [Show More]

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