ALevel psychology edexcel - classical conditioning- learning theories

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on classical conditioning. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 16 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter activity which focuses on recapping the social approach. True or false task- answers included.
• Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about classical conditioning.
• Key terms sheet for students to fill in- all terms based around classical conditioning. These key terms are provided throughout the lesson.
• Short youtube clip introducing the theory. Link provided on the slide, questions for students to think about.
• The process of classical conditioning explained. Evaluation of the theory.
• Pavlov’s dogs fill in the blanks- students apply their understanding of key concepts.
• Pavlov’s experiment explained- aims, procedure, findings and conclusion.
• Evaluation of Pavlov’s experiment.
• How classical conditioning links to phobias.
• Reading task- from the edexcel textbook- pages are not attached.
• Plenary short answer exam question based on classical conditioning.