This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the learning approach. This lesson goes through the acquisition of phobias and treatments for phobias based on learning theories. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity which focuses on recapping the Robbers Cave experiment from the social approach - questions and answers included. Title page, encouraging students to think about how learning theories could explain phobias. The two-process model - Hobart Mowrer (1960- explanation of how phobias can be explained by classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Explanation of how social learning can explain phobias. Key studies used throughout. Evaluation of the learning theories & their explanations of the acquisition of phobias. video clip of someone with a phobia and the treatment they are receiving. Youtube video links on the pp slide. Explanation of systematic desensitisation & evaluation. Explanation of Flooding & evaluation. Links to individual differences. Homework- students to complete research into aversion therapy.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based on Milgram’s variation studies. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. This lesson requires students to have a basic understanding of Milgram’s original baseline experiment. Included: Starter, methods recap. Students to complete a short answer question. Title page- encouraging students to recap what they already know about Milgram. Overview of Milgram’s original experiment. Introduction to the variation studies- short video clip. Link provided on the power point slide. Explanation of the three variations: rundown office block, telephone instructions and instructions from an ordinary man. Results also included. Questions for students to think about included on the pp slides. Summary of the variation studies. Transformation- storyboard task. Reading task, students will need access to the A-Level edexcel textbook to complete this. I have not attached a scanned copy as it is not my work. However, if you would like this, please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send it over.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson specifically focuses on Milgram’s variation studies and evaluation of his work. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 19 slides on the power point. This lesson relies on students already understanding Milgram’s baseline experiment. Included: Starter, Milgram quick quiz to assess what students know. Title page- encouraging students to recap the variation studies and think about why his research is so unethical. Homework- students completed the variation studies lesson for homework- this slide can be removed if this has not been completed. Overview/ explanation of Milgram’s four different conditions: remote feedback, verbal feedback, proximity condition and touch proximity. Overview of Milgram’s three variations (students should already have a basic understanding of these) - rundown office block, telephonic instructions and ordinary man gives orders. Evaluating Milgram’s variations- short reading from textbook, attached. Students to complete two short answer questions. Explanation of ethical and methodological issues with Milgram’s experiments. Includes key terms such as; reliability, validity, generalisability, applicability. Challenge questions for students to think about throughout. Plenary- introducing an 8 mark exam question about Milgram. Logical chains of reasoning introduced with a plan. Students are encouraged to plan their answer to this question.

This is an ALevel psychology lesson which focuses on introducing the social psychology unit. This lesson is designed to be the first lesson of the unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, research methods recap. Relies on students have a basic understanding of different methods used in psychology. Title page, encouraging students to start to think about what social psychology is about. Key handouts. Attached. Key concepts sheet and social psychology overview sheet. Students to start to think about why we behave the way we do- then introduces the 5 key perspectives in psychology when it comes to explaining human behaviour. Explanation of how the social approach explains human behaviour: the influence of groups, individuals and culture. The lesson then goes through each of these in turn, when going through each one there are questions for students to discuss and youtube clips to help explain each one. The lesson ends with a short answer exam style question- 3 marker.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on Milgram’s Agency theory. The lesson then moves on to outline how we evaluate theories in psychology (EAR acronym). The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, there are a total of 16 slides on the power point and the lesson comes with 3 worksheets/ print outs. Included: Starter, students to use their knowledge of Milgram’s original experiment to work out what the key number stand for- answers provided on the pp slide. Title page- encouraging students to think about why we are obedient. Recapping obedience - definitions along with other key concepts such as dissent. Who do we obey in society? encouraging students to think about why we are more likely to obey some people more than others. Why do we obey?- task for students to complete. Background information into why Milgram conducted his research in the first place, short video clip to watch. Linked on the pp slide. Explanation of Milgram’s agency theory- printout for students. Application task, students to use their knowledge to answer questions based on a scenario. All provided on the pp slide. Introduction to evaluation in psychology when it comes to theories. EAR acronym used- evidence, application and reductionism. Strengths and weaknesses of agency theory in a nutshell. Agency theory evaluation in more detail- print out for students to read through. Hofling’s research as evidence for Agency theory- reading for students attached as a separate worksheet. Example exam questions for students to have a go at- short answer and longer answer. Introduction to 8 mark questions- outline of Milgram and how they would answer the question using the template on the slide. Homework set on Burger 2009- this slide can be deleted if not necessary. The Burger 2009 lesson can also be purchased from my shop.

This is lesson 6 of the series of development unit lessons. This lesson focuses on Dweck’s mindset theory. This lesson goes alongside the development workbook which is available in my shop. The powerpoint consists of 16 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. Included: a starter activity on the psychological problems topic, this acts as a retrieval practice task. explanation of the background of the theory what is fixed and growth mindset? a short video to explain this, students are encouraged to write the definitions to key concepts whilst watching the clip. - answers included. mindset quiz. Students have to answer a series of questions to work out their mindset- quiz included on a separate document. two slides explaining the key points of the mindset theory, key terms used and explained. activity- 2 mark exam style question. Students have to apply their knowledge of fixed and growth mindsets to specific scenarios. poster task- extension activity included. application task- scenario and question on the power point. Challenge question included. fill in the blanks activity outlining experimental evidence. strengths and weaknesses of mindset theory. Students need to work out which ones are strengths and which are weaknesses. May wish to use the textbook to offer support. key question- students to answer in their booklet or exercise book. Assessing their understanding of the lesson’s content. plenary- mini quiz. Students have to allocate a key term to a key statement.

This is lesson 7 of the memory topic- topic 2. This lesson focuses on Bartlett’s theory of reconstructive memory. The powerpoint consists of 15 slides and is designed to fill a 100 minute lesson. This lesson goes along with the memory booklet which is also available in my shop. The starter activity of this lesson is based around the social influence topic, it is a recap activity which acts as retrieval practice. By the end of this lesson all students will be able to explain Bartlett’s theory of reconstructive memory. This lesson refers to key terms such as ‘schemas’. Page 34 of the Pearson textbook is required for one activity. Activities in this lesson include students writing their own schemas and evaluating the theory. This lesson goes on to explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data- referring to studies already discussed in the course. - this links to the research methods unit.

This is lesson 4 of the memory topic (topic 2) . The lesson focuses on cases of amnesia such as, Clive Wearing. There is a total of 10 slides but is designed to fill a 100 minute lesson. The starter of this lesson focuses on recapping the social influence topic, this acts as a retrieval practice activity. The lesson also includes a progress tracker whereby students can check their progress at the start, middle and end of the lesson. This lesson explains what is meant by amnesia, and also describes what a case study is (including strengths and weaknesses)- this links to the research methods part of the course. This lesson includes a clip of the case of Clive Wearing with questions for students to answer.

This is a GCSE psychology (Edexcel) revision lesson. The session is based on the psychological problems topic. The lesson focuses on theories of addiction and treatments. It is designed to fill an hour session, with 9 slides in total and two worksheets. included: -starter students to match up key terms from the addiction topic with their definitions. -outline of the genetic explanation of addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -worksheet explaining the social learning theory of addiction. Students should fill in the blanks and then read through the strengths and weaknesses. -explanation of cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment for addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -drug therapy as a treatment for addiction. Worksheet for students to complete- match the statement to the correct heading to explain how drug therapy works. Answers included on the power point. -explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of drug therapy.

This lesson is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on revising areas of 'the brain unit. The lesson includes 8 slides and is designed to fill a 60 minute lesson. Included: the role of the left and right hemisphere- student activity. Add the correct statements under the correct side of the brain- worksheet provided. Answers are also on the power point. sex differences in brain lateralisation- student activity. Fill in the blanks exercise- worksheet included. Explanation of the impact of neurological damage. Referring to visual agnosia and prosopagnosia. Revising Damasio et al (1994) research focusing on Phineas Gage. Encouraging students to think about the aims, procedure, findings and conclusion of their research. Answers also included on the power point. true or false exercise- key statements and answers on the power point. independent revision task. Students are provided with a ‘key concepts worksheet’, this includes all key terms from the brain unit. Students should use their notes and the textbooks to fill in the definitions for each key term.

This power point consists of 13 different starter/ plenary activities which are focused on key terms/ studies from the learning unit. Answers are also written on the slides. Some of the activities included: Bingo True or False Scrabble ‘In the mind of Bandura’ Unscramble the key concepts Quiz questions Numeracy key term task

This is an Alevel psychology lesson which focuses on the criminal psychology unit. This lesson specifically focuses on the use of psychological formulations. It is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity which focuses on recapping schedules of reinforcement, answers included. Title page - definition of psychological formulations. Outline of what psychological formulations are. Short video clip example, 5 step model, youtube link on the pp slide. Explanation of each phase: offence analysis, understanding the function of offending and application to treatment. Example of psychological formulation - from the textbook (Pearson, Edexcel AS/ A Level Psychology, Karren Smith). Student task - fill in their own psychological formulation using the template attached. Evaluation. Think link -individual differences. The case of Mr. C - student application task. Plenary - planning an 8 mark exam question.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the criminal psychology unit. This lesson specifically focuses on biological treatments for offenders: improved diet. Including a key study - Gesch et al 2002. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, recapping social psychology key terms. Answers included. Title page - encouraging students to think about how a poor diet could lead to criminality. Setting the scene, case study: Dan White. "twinkies effect’’ What does it mean to eat well? short video clip, link on the pp slide. High sugar diets and crime - Benton 1996 Vitamins, minerals and fatty acids Research study: Bernard Gesch et al 2002 - outline of the study. Reading through the study in more detail, print out for students - the link to find this is on the pp slide, you can download the PDF for free. Evaluation of the theory 8 mark exam question - planning sheet attached.

This is an a-level psychology (Edexcel) lesson which focuses on the research methods unit. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 18 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, overview of research methods. Overview of what sampling is, explanation of key terms. Description & evaluation of different sampling techniques. Random, volunteer, opportunity, stratified, systematic. Two short answer exam questions - mark schemes included on the pp slides. Key terms and definitions: dependent, independent variable, operationalisation, confounding variables, extraneous variables. Controlling extraneous variables - situational variables. Controlling extraneous variables - participant variables. Research and experimental designs. - includes evaluation. Short answer exam questions - mark schemes on the pp slides. Plenary - Research methods bingo.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology approach. The lesson is based on Bibb Latane’s social impact theory. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 20 slides on the power point. The lesson also comes with three worksheet’s which are attached. Included: Starter, students to unscramble the key concepts. Answers on the pp. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they can remember about Agency theory (this Q can be changed if this has not been covered yet). Social impact theory in a nutshell Reading, worksheet task. Outlines social impact theory. The power point slides then go through each element of social impact theory in more detail- challenge questions are provided throughout. Student activity- applying key concepts to an image. Provided on a separate word document. - answers provided. Short video clip included when explaining the divisional effect- link on the pp slide. Evaluating theories in psychology- using the EAR acronym. All explained on the pp. Worksheet which included the evaluation points, all points explained on the power point. Whilst reading through each one, students write on their sheet whether it links to evidence, application or reductionism. Plenary- planning an 8 mark exam question on social impact theory.

This is a A-Level Psychology lesson. The lesson is designed to be an introduction to research methods. Particularly planning research. There are 13 power point slides in total and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. A worksheet is also provided, this goes alongside the power point for students to fill in. Extension and challenge tasks provided throughout the power point. Included: Starter activity, methods key concepts unscramble the letters. Title page, encouraging students to think about what things psychologists have to consider before conducting their research. Key concepts- see how many students already know. The basics- primary and secondary data. Qualitative and Quantitative data. Challenge question provided. Explanation of what a hypothesis is and the different types. Application task, on pp slide and student worksheet. Dependent and independent variables, application task for students to complete. Explanation of sampling and a sampling frame. ‘read it’ task- will need access to page 170 in the A-level edexcel year 1 textbook (eye book). Application tasks for students to complete on the worksheet. Explanation of different experimental/ research designs. Strengths and weaknesses of each provided. - application task provided. Plenary- research methods bingo.

This is an A-level psychology [EDEXCEL] lesson which focuses on writing essay style questions- particularly 8 markers. This lesson is based around an 8 mark exam question on Jerry Burger- contemporary study. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, Milgram crossword. Attached as a separate document- answers included. Homework recap- students to discuss what they know about Burger’s research. Can be adapted so it does not refer to homework if necessary. Title page- encouraging students to think about what is meant by AO1, AO2 and AO3. Exam knowledge- chocolate bars needed to complete the activity, Students think about what is meant by each of the AO’s through analysing their chocolate bar. Command words in exam questions and what they require students to do. Introduction to the 8 mark question on Burger- students to start to think about what they would include. Model answer to the question provided. Students to have a go at planning the question- planning method included on the pp. Students then have a go at answering the 8 mark question.

This is a A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the learning approach. This lesson specifically focuses on introducing the social learning theory, Bandura. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 16 power point slides. Included: Starter activity- focusing on recapping key words from the social approach. Recap- key word match up focusing on schedules of reinforcement (Skinner). Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about SLT and Bandura et al. Links to research methods. Overview of the different types of observations used in psychology. Including; structured, natural, covert, overt, participant and non-participant. Video clip introducing students to social learning theory. Link provided on the pp slide. The main features of social learning theory explained. Challenge questions and application tasks provided. The four stages of social learning theory including: attention, retention, reproduction, motivation. Student storyboard task to go with this, an example is on the pp slide. Storyboard template provided on a separate document. Evaluation of SLT. Including evidence, application, reductionism. Reading activity to ensure students understand key concepts. Will need access to the ALevel Edexcel textbook to complete this. 8 mark exam question based on SLT. Students to plan the question (or could write) on the sheet provided. Question is also on the pp slide. Students can then add anything to their plan which they have missed out using the mark scheme provided on the pp. The graphic guide reading task. Pages not included. Plenary- start reading ahead about Bandura’s main BoBo doll experiment. Again, students will need access to the textbook to complete this. Homework task- content analysis. Slide can be removed if not applicable. Textbook pages and the graphic guide pages have not been included. However, if you need scanned copies please email me at amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send them over.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social approach. The lesson aims to introduce the prejudice section of the unit, as well as an independent student task on realistic conflict theory. Students will need access to the A-Level Edexcel pscyhology textbook (Flanagan et al) in order to complete the independent task. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, key concepts from the social psychology unit so far. Title page, encouraging students to think about what is meant by prejudice. Why we learn about prejudice, and where students think prejudice ideas may come from. Definition of prejudice and examples. - assessing students prior knowledge. Introduction and explanation of CAB- cognitive, affective and behavioural. And how these components link to prejudice ideas. CAB application task- separate worksheet attached. What bad things have happened in history that can be explained by prejudice? What social psychologists would say about where prejudice comes from. Introduction to Sherif, realistic conflict theory. This is an independent student task whereby they will need to use the textbook reading to complete the questions on the sheet. They will need to A-Level Edexcel book 1 (eye book). I have not attached the scanned copy of the textbook as it is obviously not my work, however, if this is needed please feel free to send me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk. The student worksheet which includes questions and activities for them to complete has been attached as a separate worksheet. The end of the pp also indicates towards a folder check being complete, however, this can be deleted if it is not applicable to your class.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on revising the whole of the social approach- including: obedience and prejudice. The lesson is designed to last 100 minutes (could last longer). There is a total of 16 slides on the power point. All resources are attached. Included: Starter: social psychology bingo. Key words provided on the pp slide. Mind map which covers all content from the obedience side of the course. Key studies include: Milgram and Burger. Mind map which covers all content from the prejudice side of the course. Key studies include: Sherif. Key psychologists names from the social approach. What can students remember? - answers provided on the power point. A3 worksheet which covers the three key studes: Milgram, Burger and Sherif. Students to fill in. Sheet could easily be changed to include what ever studies have been covered. Pp slides which go through Milgram’s obedience to authority study. Variation studies also included. Students to fill in their A3 sheet. Students independently do the other two studies. Short answer exam style question- mark scheme included.