Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.1 - Approaches in psychology. The biological approach: the influence of genes, biological structures and neurochemistry on behaviour. Genotype and phenotype, genetic basis of behaviour, evolution and behaviour. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes. Variables: manipulation and control of variables, including independent, dependent, extraneous, confounding; operationalisation of variables. Control: random allocation and counterbalancing, randomisation and standardisation. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes. Demand characteristics and investigator effects. Ethics, including the role of the British Psychological Society’s code of ethics; ethical issues in the design and conduct of psychological studies; dealing with ethical issues in research. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology. Biological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these rhythms. The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.1 - Issues and debates in psychology. The nature-nurture debate: the relative importance of heredity and environment in determining behaviour; the interactionist approach. Complete set of Chapter 8 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.3 - Gender. Cognitive explanations of gender development, Kohlberg’s theory, gender identity, gender stability and gender constancy; gender schema theory. Complete set of Chapter 10 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.3 - Gender. The role of chromosomes and hormones in sex and gender. Atypical sex chromosome patterns: Klinefelter’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome. Complete set of Chapter 10 Lectures are available.

Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 12 - Schizophrenia. Contains colour coded specification points. Three presentations included: 63 - Diagnosing Schizophrenia 64 - Explanations for Schizophrenia 65 - Treating Schizophrenia

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.9 - Forensic psychology. Psychological explanations of offending behaviour: Eysenck’s theory of the criminal personality; cognitive explanations; level of moral reasoning and cognitive distortions, including hostile attribution bias and minimalisation; differential association theory; psychodynamic explanations. Complete set of Chapter 16 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes. Aims: stating aims, the difference between aims and hypotheses. Hypotheses: directional and non-directional. Sampling: the difference between population and sample; sampling techniques including: random, systematic, stratified, opportunity and volunteer; implications of sampling techniques, including bias and generalisation. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.3 - Inferential Testing. Introduction to statistical testing; the sign test. When to use the sign test; calculation of the sign test. Probability and significance: use of statistical tables and critical values in interpretation of significance; Type I and Type II errors. Factors affecting the choice of statistical test, including level of measurement and experimental design. When to use the following tests: Spearman’s rho, Pearson’s r, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, related t-test, unrelated t-test and Chi-Squared test. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology. Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research. Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.1 - Approaches in psychology. The behaviourist approach, including classical conditioning and Pavlov’s research, operant conditioning, types of reinforcement and Skinner’s research. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.

Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 3 - Attachment. Contains colour coded specification points. Seven presentations included: 9 - Attachment 10 - Animal Studies on Attachment 11 - Explanations of Attachment 12 - The Strange Situation 13 - Disruption of Attachment 14 - Institutionalisation 15 - Early Attachment

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1.4 - Psychopathology. Definitions of abnormality, including deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency and deviation from ideal mental health. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment. The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working model. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1.4 - Psychopathology. The behavioural approach to explaining and treating phobias: the two-process model, including classical and operant conditioning; systematic desensitisation, including relaxation and use of hierarchy; flooding. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1.4 - Psychopathology. The biological approach to explaining and treating OCD: genetic and neural explanations; drug therapy. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1.4 - Psychopathology. The cognitive approach to explaining and treating depression: Beck’s negative triad and Ellis’s ABC model; cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), including challenging irrational thoughts. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.2 - Memory. The working memory model: central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and episodic buffer. Features of the model: coding and capacity. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.