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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 7 - Forgetting
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 7 - Forgetting

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.2 - Memory. Explanations for forgetting: proactive and retroactive interference and retrieval failure due to absence of cues. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 5 - Types of Memory
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 5 - Types of Memory

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.2 - Memory. The multi-store model of memory: sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory. Features of each store: coding, capacity and duration. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 4 - Psychopathology
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AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 4 - Psychopathology

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Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 4 - Psychopathology. Contains colour coded specification points. Five presentations included: 16 - Abnormality 17 - Depression, Phobias and OCD 18 - The Behavioural Approach to Phobias 19 - The Cognitive Approach to Depression 20 - The Biological Approach to OCD
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 24 - The Cognitive Approach
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 24 - The Cognitive Approach

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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.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 23 - Social Learning Theory
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 23 - Social Learning Theory

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.1 - Approaches in psychology. Social learning theory including imitation, identification, modelling, vicarious reinforcement, the role of mediational processes and Bandura’s research. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 25 - The Biological Approach
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 25 - The Biological Approach

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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.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 29 - The Endocrine System
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 29 - The Endocrine System

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology. The function of the endocrine system: glands and hormones. The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 33 - Research Methods
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 33 - Research Methods

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3 - Research Methods. Experimental method. Types of experiment, laboratory and field experiments; natural and quasi-experiments. Observational techniques. Types of observation: naturalistic and controlled observation; covert and overt observation; participant and non-participant observation. Self-report techniques. Questionnaires; interviews, structured and unstructured. Content analysis. Case studies. Correlations. Analysis of the relationship between co-variables. The difference between correlations and experiments. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 28 - The Nervous System
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 28 - The Nervous System

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology. The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic). The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons. The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 5 - Approaches in Psychology
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AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 5 - Approaches in Psychology

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Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 5 - Approaches in Psychology. Contains colour coded specification points. Seven presentations included: 21 - The Origins of Psychology 22 - The Behaviourist Approach 23 - Social Learning Theory 24 - The Cognitive Approach 25 - The Biological Approach 26 - The Psychodynamic Approach 27 - Humanistic Psychology
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 35 - Designing Experiments
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 35 - Designing Experiments

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes. Pilot studies and the aims of piloting. Experimental designs: repeated measures, independent groups, matched pairs. Observational design: behavioural categories; event sampling; time sampling. Questionnaire construction, including use of open and closed questions; design of interviews. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 36 - Variables and Controls
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 36 - Variables and Controls

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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.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 37 - Ethics in Psychology
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 37 - Ethics in Psychology

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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.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 40 - Presenting Data
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 40 - Presenting Data

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.2 - Data handling and analysis. Calculation of percentages; positive, negative and zero correlations. Distributions: normal and skewed distributions; characteristics of normal and skewed distributions. Presentation and display of quantitative data: graphs, tables, scattergrams, bar charts, histograms. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 38 - Creating and Publishing Research
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 38 - Creating and Publishing Research

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes. Features of science: objectivity and the empirical method; replicability and falsifiability; theory construction and hypothesis testing; paradigms and paradigm shifts. Reliability across all methods of investigation. Ways of assessing reliability: test-retest and inter-observer; improving reliability. Types of validity across all methods of investigation: face validity, concurrent validity, ecological validity and temporal validity. Assessment of validity. Improving validity. Reporting psychological investigations. Sections of a scientific report: abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion and referencing. The role of peer review in the scientific process. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 32 - Biological Rhythms
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 32 - Biological Rhythms

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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.