Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.1 - Approaches in psychology. The cognitive approach: the study of internal mental processes, the role of schema, the use of theoretical and computer models to explain and make inferences about mental processes. The emergence of cognitive neuroscience. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.

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 4.1.4 - Psychopathology. The behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Complete set of Chapter 4 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.