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Offering excellent tried and tested resources for the AQA Psychology Specification for A level. Including revision activities (summary powerpoints and revision cards) and also full interactive lessons. Any questions message me at psychologywithrebecca@gmail.com

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Offering excellent tried and tested resources for the AQA Psychology Specification for A level. Including revision activities (summary powerpoints and revision cards) and also full interactive lessons. Any questions message me at psychologywithrebecca@gmail.com
The Approaches - AQA Psychology Full unit of work
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The Approaches - AQA Psychology Full unit of work

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This includes the following approaches for AQA Psychology: Behaviourist SLT Cognitive Humanism Psychodynamic Biological All good quality complete lessons for you to use. Packed full of activities and video links. Comparison lesson on these is separate: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12743281 Origins of Psychology here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12744134
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY Approach - AQA Psychology - Full Lesson Resources
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SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY Approach - AQA Psychology - Full Lesson Resources

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A full lesson set of resources for AQA Psychology Social Learning theory. It includes: A PPT with video links Notes Sheet - I get students to take notes into the sheet as it runs alongside the ppt Evaluation task Essay Plan Sheet Summary activities, including leaflet instructions, gap fill and spot the mistakes, white board questions
Conformity - Types and Explanations
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Conformity - Types and Explanations

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Full lesson(s) for two aspects of the Conformity Social Influence topic. Would be at least 2 hours worth of content. Types of Conformity (Compliance, Internalisation & Identification) Explanations of Conformity (Normative and Informational) It includes: Interesting real life crime starter. A full ppt and notes sheet for students to use alongside the ppt. It is a sheet they make their notes into with gaps and activities inbedded. Blank essay plan and some short answer applied questions A summary table which is good for revision Answers provided for most activities inbedded in notes sheet for teachers Lots of suggested related fun videos on conformity
GENDER Revision Powerpoint for AQA Psychology
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GENDER Revision Powerpoint for AQA Psychology

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Designed to recap and revise the whole Gender module for AQA Psychology. It includes Sex, Gender, Androgyny, Explanations of Gender, Culture and Media Influences and Gender Identity Disorder. Most topics are condensed to one manageable slide that can be turned into revision cards. I give the students a copy of the student version (usually 2 slides to page) to complete and annotate while I go through the teacher version as a class. Sometimes asking them to complete it before I go through it. I have included a bonus key terms check. I have uploaded a similar thing for some first year topics and Forensic and Schizophrenia in second year topics.
AQA Psychology RESEARCH METHODS - Full lessons Year 2
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AQA Psychology RESEARCH METHODS - Full lessons Year 2

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This bundle includes all of the lessons I have uploaded for A2 AQA Psychology revision of year 1 and new A2 bits for research methods. For the first year content these are revision lessons (e.g experiments, sampling, ethics, data etc) and assume some prior knowledge from first year. For the second year content its new lessons (e.g stats, validity, reliability, features of science). It includes powerpoints for all and then worksheets and some exam questions. Includes (in the order I teach it): Hypotheses & Variables Validity Reliability Experiments & Experimental Design Observations Content Analysis & Case Study Self Report & Correlation Ethics & Sampling Methods Data, Data Analysis & Significance Statistics Features of a science There is a similar bundle for first year original lessons as well: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12763300 Another good resource for RM is the workshop on designing research essays https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12744159
DATA & MATHS - AQA Psychology research methods
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DATA & MATHS - AQA Psychology research methods

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Full lessons including Qualitative & Quantitative Data, Levels of Measurement, Primary & Secondary Data, Basic Maths Skills (fractions, percentages, ratios, standard form). This would be about 2 hrs worth of teaching. This includes a short taught segment on each of the above topics from AQA research methods and then a work sheet on each. Note: Does not include graphs
Paper 3 AQA Psychology Revision Powerpoints
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Paper 3 AQA Psychology Revision Powerpoints

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This includes revision summary ppts for paper 3 A2 topics: Issues and Debates, Forensic, Gender, Schizophrenia. Most topics are condensed to one manageable slide that can be turned into revision cards. Also included a key terms recap revision sheet as a bonus with some modules. I give the students a copy of the student version (usually 2 slides to page) to complete and annotate while I go through the teacher version as a class. Sometimes asking them to complete sections before I go through it.
REVISION CARDS Paper 1 Psychology
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REVISION CARDS Paper 1 Psychology

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This is a set of short revision cards for all of AQA Psychology Paper 1. They include: Social Influence, Memory, Attachment, Psychopathology Print them double sided and they have questions on the front and answers on the back. Perfect for independent or pair revision and quick recall of all the key content for exams.
CULTURE BIAS Debate
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CULTURE BIAS Debate

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Full lesson, activities and video links for Aqa Psychology new spec issues and debates topic. It also includes 2 possible links to documentaries (e.g race and intelligence and Mead’s). It includes a powerpoint presentation, with notes sheet (the students use this to take notes from the ppt, rather than note into book/paper). Also includes a possible essay structure to help with writing of the difficult essay. Evaluation is a card sort activity. Also included a sample Chitling Test (African American designed IQ test) to give the students a taste of why IQ tests could be culturally biased.
NATURE or NURTURE Aqa Psychology
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NATURE or NURTURE Aqa Psychology

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Full lesson and activities for Aqa Psychology new spec issues and debates. It includes a powerpoint presentation, with notes sheet (the students use this to take notes from the ppt, rather than note into book/paper). Includes some activities: Topic sort (based on Forensic, Gender and Schizophrenia topics - though could be adapted) Exam Questions Essay Plans Video Links
Ethical Implications and Social Senstivity
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Ethical Implications and Social Senstivity

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Full lesson and activities for Aqa Psychology new spec issues and debates topic. It includes a powerpoint presentation, with notes sheet (the students use this to take notes from the ppt, rather than note into book/paper). Includes some activities: • Exam Questions for Debates Section • Example Table Task • Evaluation Match Task • Kahoot Link
VARIABLES Research methods
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VARIABLES Research methods

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For AQA Psychology Specification. It covers Independent and Dependent Variables, Conditions, Extraneous and Confounding Variables, and Operationalisation. It is a powerpoint with a notes sheet that the students take their notes into. This notes sheet then has numerous activities inbedded in it that the students complete throughout the lesson. It takes me 1 hour 30 mins to cover this lesson using these resources.
The Endocrine System Full Lesson for AQA Biopsychology
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The Endocrine System Full Lesson for AQA Biopsychology

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Full lesson including a powerpoint (with 4-5 video links) and 5 activities to complete on the endocrine system. Designed for the AQA Psychology biopsychology module. It outlines the endocrine system and then goes into the fight or fight response. There is a notes sheet included which the students take notes into from the powerpoint as the lesson progresses and it has imbedded activities in it for them to do too (e.g an independent task using Cat book). Activities include a card sort and a body picture to label for the endocrine system.
Definitions of Abnormality FULL LESSON with Activities and Powerpoint - New AQA Psychology Spec 2015
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Definitions of Abnormality FULL LESSON with Activities and Powerpoint - New AQA Psychology Spec 2015

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This includes a powerpoint of notes and activities. I get them to complete the note sheet while going through the ppt to save taking too many notes. There are then activities to complete once the definitions have been covered including a card sort, applied case study and an essay plan. There are sometimes answers or instructions on the notes part of the powerpoint. There are also video links on the powerpoint. This takes me two lessons (1 hr and 30 mins each) to complete the full set of activities.
The BEHAVIOURIST Approach (CLASSICAL and OPERANT CONDITIONING)
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The BEHAVIOURIST Approach (CLASSICAL and OPERANT CONDITIONING)

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Full Lessons (2x 90 mins) for Classical and Operant Conditioning in the Behaviourist approach. It includes work sheets and powerpoints (with lots of video links). Designed for AQA Psychology. It covers all key information needed for AQA spec including behaviourist assumptions and evaluation of the two conditioning theories. Classical conditioning activities include: PPT with many video links -Worksheet examples of classical conditioning (including simpler answer sheet for differentiation) -Notes sheet for students to take notes into for classical conditioning (matches ppt) -Example activity for students to try classical conditioning on themselves -Sample exam question Operant Conditioning activities include: -PPT with some video links -Examples to understand the different types of reinforcement and punishment -Evaluation of CC and OC on a work sheet (and discussion of how to evaluate using P.E.E structure) -Crossword & Answers
ISSUES & DEBATES topic revision cards AQA Psychology
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ISSUES & DEBATES topic revision cards AQA Psychology

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This is a set of 60 revision cards for the ISSUES & DEBATES Topic. They were designed for AQA new spec (2015). They use examples from year 1 and 2 (topics including forensic, schizophrenia & gender). Some have evaluation points on using P.E.E structure (Point, Example, Explain, However) They have questions on one side and answers on the back - so perfect for independent revision or testing in pairs. They need to be printed DOUBLE SIDED and cut up. Print on different colour paper for each set to help you keep each set separate. I also have sets for both first year and second year topics and they can bought as a bundle for a discount.
ISSUES and DEBATES - Aqa Psychology - Full lesson and Revision Activities
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ISSUES and DEBATES - Aqa Psychology - Full lesson and Revision Activities

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Issues and Debates Full lesson and activities for AQA Psychology. Includes: FW vs Determinism Reductionism vs Holism Nature vs Nurture Gender Bias Culture Bias Ethical Implications (note: Nomothetic vs Idiographic not included for the time being) Also included is the issues and debates summary revision ppt for whole topic and a set of revision cards.