All resources were used for a 2hr GCSE taster session. Taster 1: Students are introduced to psychology through the discussion of gifs to form a definition. Students are introduced to the course and complete a diamond 9 activity designed to get students discussing their justification for their thought processes. Taster 2: students focus on how psychologists investigate topics using different theories. students investigate the research question “What causes evil behaviour?” After discussing how ‘evil’ could be operationalised (e.g. aggression, selfish acts that lead to harm, lack of empathy), students complete a rotation task in which they are introduced to a number of theories (including milgram, conditioning, social learning, and brain scanning). The off specification topics can be used to enthuse students regarding the new subject.

A complete research methods unit based around the new AQA A AS level syllabus. Fifteen lessons including PowerPoints (with lesson instructions), class activities, worksheets, articles and homeworks. (based around the AS complete companion AS/1 Fourth edition Cardwell & Flanagan) 1) Forming a Hypothesis (using a simple reaction time experiment) 2) Control Vs realism (introduction to the scientific method and vocabulary) 3) Experimental problems (introduction to demand characteristics and investigator effects) 4)Experimental Design (card sort of the designs and evaluations) 5) Sampling methods (class 'sampling pizza rotation task) 6) Types of experiment (Natural Vs Quasi) 7) Observation studies- Students design an observational experiment 8 + 9 ) Ethical issues (Students discuss the most unethical psychological experiments in history using a card sort) 10) Self reports (introduction to questionnaires and interviews) 11) Constructing a questionnaire 12) Central tendency (more lecture style) 13) Correlation studies (students collect data regarding themselves and spot trends) 14)Inferential testing (students practice the S-test) 15) Peer review

An Alevel SOW designed to introduce students to the AQA A specification. Students are introduced to the key skills needed to be successful in Psychology all applied to the schizophrenia unit (from Year 13). SOW includes PowerPoints, resources and assessment (to support green hair textbook). Perfect for the first two weeks of lessons. 1 introduction to the subject, course handbook and specification L2 Academic reading and using the textbook L3 Applying evaluation A03 skills and A02 Apply skills L4 Mathematical skills in psychology L5 Describing scientific theories Part 1 L6 Using scientific theories part 2 L7 Writing essays in psychology and the feedback form L8 Independent research skills L9 Revision skills in psychology L10 Assessment

One of my favourite units from the GCSE course! In this lesson students are introduced to the difference between sensation and perception through the use of optical illusions and video clips. Students complete the lesson with a range of exam style questions.

A topic students love- optical illusions will create a lot of discussion! Students are introduced to a range of visual illusions covered in the AQA specification. Students are shown descriptions, examples and videos highlihgting Muller lyer illusion, Kaniza triangle, and the Necker cube. Students fill in a summary table they can stick in their books. Although this lesson can work without any other resources, lower ability students may wish to supplement this resource with the AQA Psychology textbook (Red spikey haired chap).

students are reminded of the evolutionary approach and are asked to explain three odd behaviours or biological phenotypes e.g. why do peacocks have large tails? Why do we sneeze? Why do hostages develop strong positive feelings for their capturer? Students then take part in a class blind folded taste test: Sugar, honey, chilli, salt, PTC, crisps ensuring there are no allergies. this should provoke discussion. Students use their text book, carousel work sheets and the PowerPoint to fill in their evaluation sheet. The end of the lesson should be used to discuss what they have found out.

Students are asked a quick quiz in relation to andro-centrism, alpha and beta bias, and examples to support those ideas. Students attempt two exam questions related to gender bias focusing on the different expectation within a 2 mark explanation and a 3 mark explanation Students are introduced to the evaluative points related to gender bias. Students complete the A3 essay sheet which has a basic structure (AO1 points already written) students evaluate to demonstrate their understanding.

Two PowerPoint slideshows that can be used to run through the theory and evaluative points of two popular concepts from the memory unit The effects of Anxiety on EWT the effects of misleading information on EWT Each PowerPoint has a practice research methods equation and a student activity.

This is an introductory lesson to psychology for GCSE. -Students are given Progress sheets and DIRT templates for their exercise books. -Students complete a THINK-PAIR-SHARE after looking at a series of psychology themed GIFs. -Students complete a discussion task designed to help introduce areas in which psychology investigate using the scientific method. Students use a verbal framework to share their ideas to the class. -Student finish the lesson constructing a diamond nine in their book. This is the first lesson of five of a GCSE introduction unit to psychology.

This is a GCSE introduction (AQA) to Psyhcology. However, the tasks could be adapted to A-level depending on ability. The lesson is centred around introducing skills linked to the A01 skills from the specification. The lesson is centred around the GCSE framework attached. -Students are introduced to an image in which they nave to annotate with questions. -Students complete a reading/comprehension task to extract and synthesis the most important aspects regarding the procedure and results. -Students watch a video clip to aid with a discussion regarding the results of the study. -students construct a conclusion and discuss how the findings relate to real life.

This pack contains a complete SoW of 20 lessons. -Each lesson contains recap quizzes, model answers, and can be used to teach the unit effectively. -The SoW contains a range of revision card homeworks, 3 DIRT lessons,an end of unit test and exam reflection lesson. -Lessons contain a range of exam practice, graph skills and application questions to help improve student’s exam skills. -Students have the opportunity to recontruct: Godden and Baddley’s context dependency study, War of the Ghosts, Baddeley’s encoding study, Murdock’s Primacy and recency effect, Loftus and Palmer’s False memory experiment and many more to help evaluate their reliability and effectiveness.

Certainly one of my favourite units from the GCSE course! In this lesson students are introduced to the concept of moncular (linear perspective, occlusion, relative size, and height in plane) and binocular cues (retinal disparity and convergence. These are covered in two lessons (I taught it as a double). Students are introduced to the concepts via gifs, diagrams and tasks. Students watch a range of videos and complete exam style questions. Although the lessons work well without the AQA Psychology textbook (Spikey red haired chap), its addition supplements the lesson well.

Students are introduced to the odd thought of experiment of whether a baby would walk off a cliff or would be able to perceive a large fall. Students then asked how they would investigate… quickly you will introduce Gibson & Gibson’s Cliff edge experiment! This resource includes two lessons The first lesson introduces students to the main concepts of the theory. In the second lesson students are given a summary of the theoy and asked to write questions that would allow other students to find the answers from the sheet (Found at the end of the PowerPoint). Students are then introduced to three evaluation PEC points and asked to complete a table. An extension is included involving a series of exam quesitons.

A whole AS/Year 1 AQA A Scheme of Work related to Topic 1: social Influence. PowerPoints, Class tasks, Work sheets and end of topic test is included. The SOW is based around the AS/1 Complete companion Cardwell & Flanagan, L1: What is Conformity: Students re-enact Asch's famous study with an unknowing student from another class.. L2: Evaluation of Asch's study L3: Explaining conformity: Students complete a group cheat sheet on 1 of 4 different explanations of conformity and share. Emphasis of the duel processing model is made. L4: Stanford Prison experiment: students use articles and real footage to introduce the role of social roles. L5: Obedience: Independent work and real footage is used to gain insight into the procedure and findings of Milgram's study. L6: Essay: Students are introduced to writing extended essays using PEEL. Students re-assemble an essay that unfortunately been cut up into pieces... L7: variations of Milgram's study: Students are introduced to the effects of other situational factors and evaluate. L8: Explanations of Obedience: Agentic state and Legitimate Authority L9: Authoritarian Personality: Students complete the F-scale and are introduced to dispositional factors of obedience. L10: Resisting social influence L11: Locus of control L12 and 13: Students watch a copy of 12 angry men to illustrate concepts so far and introduce minority influence L14: Students complete a end of topic test. Model answers for self reflection are provided.

Psychology AQA A -Students are introduced to the levelled mark scheme. -discuss command words to questions and sort an essay card sort into points, evidence and evaluation. Students reassemble the cards into an essay (Outline and evaluate the role of learning for food preference). Higher students will realise the flexibility they have in forming paragraphs. -Students are given an example section from "Discuss the evolutionary theory to food preference" and are then asked to finish the evaluative points. -Students peer mark using levelled mark scheme. Homework: Students use all the rules to write "Outline and evaluate the role of neural and hormonal mechanisms in eating behaviour.

Two PowerPoints that run through the AO1 and AO3 aspects of the biological explanation of Anorexia. Students use the information and Cat textbook edition 4 to complete an evaluative table for the first lesson and follow the PowerPoint and complete the essay sheet for the second lesson.

PowerPoint runs through the definition of obesity, evidence supporting each theory and evaluative points. Students become experts on one theory and share their knowledge to the class.

Students are given a picture of biological systems and asked to consider the range of factors the body regulates e.g. pH of blood, sugar levels, temperature etc Students are re-introduced to homoeostasis and negative feedback before completing a diagram related to the negative feedback loop of hunger and satiation. Students use the cat book edition 4 to consider evaluative points and complete A3 summary sheet