Transcript Annotate someone else’s essay

Annotate someone else’s essay
• Use the following abbreviations:
– KN – knowledge and understanding of theories
– CC – comparisons and contrasts between theories
– V – technical vocabulary
We are learning about...
We are learning how to...
Theories of visual perception.
Gibson’s theory of direct
perception; Gregory’s
constructivist theory of
perception.
Assess our own psychological
writing
Evaluate psychological theories
• When we have two different theories that try
to explain the same process, how can we
decide which is the better one?
Evaluating a theory
• Reviewing the relevant evidence you will
find...
– Things one theory explains better than the other
– Things one theory can’t explain but the other can
• This gives you a starting point for deciding
which theory is more powerful
Evaluating theories of perception...
Things that support Gibson’s theory...
Things that support Gregory’s theory...
...or show Gregory’s theory to be wrong
...or show Gibson’s theory to be wrong
A fairly typical exam essay...
• Outline and evaluate two theories of
perception (10 marks).
– 5 marks for knowledge and understanding of
theories of perception (AO1)
– 5 marks for evaluation of theories of perception
(AO2)
Planning an exam essay...
• Knowledge and
understanding (AO1)
• What psychological
material are you going
to include (e.g.
theories, studies)?
• Commentary, analysis,
and evaluation (AO2)
• What are you going to
say about it (e.g.
interpretations,
strengths, weaknesses)?
• All essays completed for homework must
include a plan. If a plan is not included, the
work is incomplete and will not be assessed.