This book prepares students for all the elements of the OCR AS exam. It gives the who what where & even the why of each of the core studies. It also looks at some of the work that followed the studies. Specifically it covers: Core studies: an abstract of each study plus ample details of the aims method results & conclusions. Guidance is given on how each study can be evaluated & a wealth of extra materials is provided for each study -- practical activities discussion ideas multiple-choice & exam-style questions diagrammatic summaries further reading & video links. Background to each core study: information about related research before & after the study; & biographical details of the researcher (s). Key issues: sixteen issues are discussed to cover the themes of the course & prepare students for the long-answer questions. A Psychological Investigations chapter helps students to understand research methods in psychology necessary for the Psychological Investigations exam & also for understanding the core studies themselves. Exam guidance: short & long answer exam-style questions answered by students with examiners comments. The book is presented in magazine-style spreads to aid the learning process & has been thoroughly revised to match the requirements of the new OCR
Specification. The books accompanying website contains Answers to all exam questions. Suggested evaluations.