Starter - recap process of synaptic transmission. Teacher quick goes through function of SSRI's and BZ. Then students create medication boxes for the different treatments, including how they work, supporting evidence and side effects. Including evaluation (I print of the slides for students to use). Students enjoyed this lesson.
Lesson 2 on relationships - looking at Self Disclosure as an aspect of SPT. Colour coding evaluation activity where students must match the evidence and link to the original point to create fully developed evaluation. Mini whiteboard plenary (ABCD/True-False).
- Content mainly from pink haired girl book
Lesson starts by looking at standard police interview then moves on to the 4 techniques used in the CI interview. Includes evaluation. The four techniques could be delivered by teacher or printed off and ask students to move around the room and make notes.
I put together this small work booklet to accompany the memory topic. We watched this in the last 3 lessons before Christmas. You will require Disneys Inside Out. Approx 3 lessons, starters and activities to accompany DVD. The students really enjoyed this - you could make more of the review activity by booking the library and making them write it in the style of a newspaper activity.
Lesson 2: Full lesson looking into Shaffer and Emmerson's stages of attachment. Includes reference to original study and activity where students identify the child's stage of attachment, burger evaluation activity. Lesson concludes with mini whiteboard plenary to check progress.
Lesson 2 (approx. 2-3 lessons). Lesson goes through the key assumptions of the behaviourist approach: Pavlov and classical conditioning and Skinner operant conditioning. Application to phobias. Links to video in notes. Colour coding evaluation task and mini whiteboard plenary (true false, ABCD)
First full lesson with Y12 - Goes through the course layout. Introduces Wundt, introspection and the emergence of psychology as a scientific subject. Students then create an obituary column or speech to be read at Wundt's funeral. Mini whiteboard plenary (ABCD, TRUE/FALSE) to check progress.
A-Level issues and debates - holism and reductionism debate. Work sheet on biological and environmental reductionism. All content and evaluation is on powerpoint.
Whole lesson. The first lesson of the year delivered to Y12. It gives an outline of the course, equipment and attitude checklist. Then moves on the origins of psychology, introspection and psychology as science with evaluation. Mini whiteboard (ABCD/TRUE-FALSE Plenary to check progress).
- I also hand out the Y12 content checklist at this point and ask them to tick of Wundt at the end.
A work booklet that covers the four definitions of abnormality (statistical infrequency, deviation from social norms, failure to function, deviation from ideal mental health). Each page has activities and also includes evaluation. Answer booklet for teacher. Suitable for AS and A2 can be completed in lesson or as homework. Will take students approx 2 hours to complete. Powerpoint to accompany answers.
Designed for AQA A-Level Psychology
78 pages. Extensive and detailed coverage of all content in the BioPsychology topic (AS+A Level) (A01/A02/A03).
Activities built in for students - specifically exam style questions. Lines built in for students to answer.
Can be used in class, revision or as homework/flipped learning
Recommended reading at the start. Reading strategy/improving literacy embedded. Informed by Alex Quigley.
Word document which can be edited.
Designed for AQA A-Level Psychology
58 pages. Extensive and detailed coverage of all content in the Memory specification (A01/A02/A03)
Activities built in for students - specifically exam style questions. LInes included for students to answer.
Can be used in class, revision or as homework/flipped learning
Recommended reading at the start. Reading strategy/improving literacy embedded. Informed by Alex Quigley.
Word document which can be edited.
Designed for AQA A-Level Psychology
59 pages- Extensive and detailed coverage of all content in the attachment specification (A01/A02/A03)
Activities built in for students - specifically exam style questions (lines to answer included).
Can be used in class, revision or as homework/flipped learning
Recommended reading at the start. Reading strategy/improving literacy embedded. Informed by Alex Quigley.
Word document which can be edited.
Designed for AQA A-Level Psychology
64 pages. Extensive and detailed coverage of all content in the approaches topic (AS+A Level) (A01/A02/A03).
Activities built in for students - specifically exam style questions. Lines built in for students to answer.
Can be used in class, revision or as homework/flipped learning
Recommended reading at the start. Reading strategy/improving literacy embedded. Informed by Alex Quigley.
Word document which can be edited.
Designed for AQA A-Level Psychology
69 pages. Extensive and detailed coverage of all content in the attachment specification (A01/A02/A03)
Activities built in for students - specifically exam style questions. Lines built in for students to answer.
Can be used in class, revision or as homework/flipped learning
Recommended reading at the start. Reading strategy/improving literacy embedded. Informed by Alex Quigley.
Word document which can be edited.
2 lessons worth of material. Goes though types of correlations, when to use correlational analysis, correlation is not causation. Students can conduct a practical to see if personality score correlates with saliva production. You will need to have lemons for this activity. I was observed with this lesson and received really positive feedback.
Lesson looks at the social and dispositional factors influencing conformity. Key Study: Asch, my students enjoyed spotting the differences activity. Students learn factors by doing carousel activity or it can be done teacher lead.
Approx 3 lessons. Goes through the social and dispositional factors that influence obedience. Linking to Milgram's study. Crossword activity can be used as homework.
Social and Dispositional factors influencing prosocial behaviour, Piliavin's study. Application to Kitty Genovese. Approx 3 lessons. Application activity asking students to state what they think would happen - using their knowledge of factors. Also includes student tracker for the rest of the social influence lessons.
A booklet to accompany the teaching of the social influence unit of AQA psychology. Includes specification checklist for students to monitor progress through the course. Booklet covers all key content on studies/theories (Asch, Milgram, Zimbardo etc) as well as having activities for students to complete. Includes activities to complete (we use the Catbook but any textbook will be fine). The price relfects the amount of work and effort that went into creating this resources. 27 pages in total. Includes papst paper questions at the end.
Excellent to use for flipped learning before teaching or revision.