To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions The Role of Peer Review in Psychology The Aims of Peer Review Evaluating The Process of Peer Review Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Peer Review Implications of Psychology Research for the Economy Example 1: Attachment Research into The Role of The Father Example 2: The Development of Treatments for Mental Illness Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Psychology and The Economy Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Types of Experiments Laboratory Experiments Evaluating Laboratory Experiments Field Experiments Evaluating Field Experiments Exam Practice Question with Mark Scheme Natural Experiments Evaluating Natural Experiments Quasi-experiments Evaluating Quasi-experiments Exam Practice Question with Mark Scheme Activity: Identify the Type of Experiment Activity: Evaluating Types of Experiments Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Summarising Data in a Table Bar Charts Scattergrams Histograms Line Graphs Activity: Which Graphical Display is most appropriate? Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Graphs Video: What is Normal Distribution? Skewed Distributions Positive and Negative Skews Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Distributions Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions The Concept of Significance The Sign Test The Concept of Probability The Probability Value (P Value) The Critical Value Finding the Critical Value A Worked Example: Step by Step (Worksheet included) Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Statistical Testing Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Qualitative Data Quantitative Data Which one is best? Activity: Qualitative or Quantitative? Evaluation points: Qualitative and Quantitative Data Exam Practice with Mark Scheme Primary Data Secondary Data Activity: Primary and Secondary Data? Exam Practice with Mark Scheme Meta-analysis Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Observational Design Structured ObservatiOns Unstructured Observations Behavioural Categories Sampling Methods: Continuous Recording, Event Sampling, Time Sampling Activity: Evaluation Questions Evaluation Points Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Observational Design Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Calculating Percentages Converting a Percentage to a Decimal Converting a Percentage to a Fraction Using Ratios: Part-to-whole ratios and part-to-part ratios Estimating Results Interpreting Mathematical Symbols Probability: The P-Value Significant Figures Activity: Practice Questions with Answers Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Self-Report Design Designing Questionnaires Likert Scales Rating Scales Fixed Choice Option Designing Interviews Designing one-to-one interviews Writing Good Questions Overuse of Jargon Emotive Language and Leading Questions Double-barrelled Questions with Double Negatives Activity: Poorly Written Questions Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Self-Report Design Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions The Aims of Piloting Exam Questions with Mark Scheme: Pilot Studies Control Groups and Conditions Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Control Conditions Single-Blind Procedures Double-Blind Procedures Exam Practice With Mark Scheme: Single-blind and Double-blind Procedure Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Video: 5 Controversial Psych Experiments That Would Never Happen Today Ethical Issues in Psychology Informed Consent Deception Protection from Harm Privacy and Confidentiality Ways of Dealing with Ethical Issues The BPS Code of Conduct Alternative Ways of Getting Consent Dealing with Deception and Protection from Harm Dealing with Confidentiality Activity: Writing a Debrief Exam Practice Questions with Mark Scheme Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Measures of Central Tendency The Mean, Median and Mode Activity: Calculating and Interpreting the Mean Measures of Dispersion The Range Standard Deviation Activity: Drawing Conclusions from a Table of Results Exam Practice Question with Mark Scheme: Descriptive Statistics Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Types of Observations Naturalistic and Controlled Observations Covert and Overt Characteristics Participant and Non-participant Observations Activity: Identify the Type of Observations Activity: Evaluation Table Evaluation Points Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Observational Techniques Video: On Being Sane in Insane Places - Rosehan’s Hospital Experiment Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Control of Variables Extraneous Variables Exam Practice Question with Mark Scheme Confounding Variables Exam Practice with Mark Scheme Demand Characteristics Exam Practice with Mark Scheme Investigator Effects Randomisation Standardisation Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Populations and Samples Random Sample Systematic Sample Opportunity Sample Volunteer Sample Stratified Sample Activity: Which Sampling Method? Exam Practice Questions with Mark Scheme Evaluation points for each Sampling Technique Plenary: Consolidation Question

To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact me on jb_resources@outlook.com (responses are usually very prompt). Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Developing a Research Question Aims Hypotheses Types of Hypotheses Activity: Directional or Non-directional? Deciding which Hypothesis to use Conducting an Experiment The Independent (IV) and Dependent Variables (DV) Operationalisation of Variables Activity: Define the Key Terminology Exam Practice Questions with Mark Scheme Plenary: Consolidation Question

This fully editable lesson on Sensation and Perception explores the fundamental differences between how we sense and interpret the world around us, aligned with the AQA GCSE Psychology Specification. This resource equips students with an understanding of key concepts and theories, as well as their application to real-life scenarios. Key Features: Comprehensive Lesson Slides: Students are introduced to the key differences between sensation (receiving sensory input) and perception (interpreting this input). The slides provide clear explanations, real-world examples, and visual aids, including engaging Think-Pair-Share activities such as debating Gregory’s Constructivist Theory and Gibson’s Direct Theory. Students also analyse examples like visual illusions and the “Fear or Love?” scenario to deepen their understanding. Interactive Activities: This resource features dynamic tasks, such as “Do Now” activities to encourage initial engagement (e.g., identifying and reflecting on the five senses and their importance). Visual illusions like the Müller-Lyer illusion and Rubin’s Vase allow students to explore how perception can be influenced by context, while real-life scenarios like interpreting fear or attraction help bridge theory and application. Assessment Materials: Students consolidate their understanding through structured tasks, including worksheets that differentiate between sensation and perception and short-answer exam practice questions. The plenary task challenges students to consider the reliability of perception in broader contexts, encouraging reflective discussion.

This fully editable lesson on Gregory’s Constructivist Theory of Perception introduces students to the concept of perception as an active process shaped by past experiences, knowledge, and expectations. Aligned with the AQA GCSE Psychology Specification, this resource explores Gregory’s key ideas, such as inference, visual cues, and the role of nurture in perception, while critically evaluating the theory’s strengths and limitations. Key Features: Comprehensive Lesson Slides: These slides outline the main principles of Gregory’s constructivist theory, highlighting the active role of inference and visual cues in perception. Concepts such as mistaken hypotheses and visual illusions are explained using examples like the Müller-Lyer illusion and Segall et al.’s cultural research, making the material relatable and engaging for students. Interactive Think-Pair-Share activities encourage deeper discussion on the influence of past experiences on perception. Interactive Activities: Students engage in defining key terms, answering Check-it Questions, and analysing cultural differences in perception using studies like Hudson (1960). Tasks such as interpreting ambiguous images and discussing nurture’s role in shaping perception foster critical thinking and active learning. Evaluation and Assessment: The lesson includes exam-style questions and a structured evaluation worksheet. Students assess the theory by weighing its strengths, such as cultural evidence, and limitations, including its inability to account for innate perception. Activities such as PEE paragraphs help students articulate and structure their evaluation of the theory effectively.

This fully editable lesson on Gibson’s Direct Theory of Perception introduces students to a foundational explanation of how we perceive the world directly from environmental information, without the need for prior experience. Aligned with the AQA GCSE Psychology Specification, this resource explores Gibson’s key concepts, such as the optic array, optic flow patterns, and motion parallax, while critically evaluating the theory’s strengths and limitations. Key Features: Comprehensive Lesson Slides: The slides cover the main principles of Gibson’s theory, highlighting how perception happens directly through environmental cues like texture gradients and optic flow. Real-world applications, such as pilots relying on visual cues during World War II, are used to illustrate the theory. Interactive elements include Think-Pair-Share activities, encouraging students to evaluate the nature of perception and compare Gibson’s ideas to other theories. Interactive Activities: Students engage in a variety of tasks, including defining key terms, answering Check-it Questions, and analyzing concepts like motion parallax with relatable examples, such as observing moving objects from a train window. These activities support active learning and deeper understanding of the material. Evaluation and Assessment: The lesson includes exam-style questions and a dedicated evaluation worksheet. Students assess Gibson’s theory by identifying its real-world relevance, such as its explanation of everyday perception, and its limitations, such as its inability to explain perceptual errors like visual illusions. Structured tasks like PEE paragraphs enable students to practice critical thinking and articulate well-supported arguments.

This fully editable lesson on Visual Illusions introduces students to the fascinating ways perception can be tricked, equipping them with a deep understanding of concepts such as size constancy, depth cues, ambiguity, and fiction. Aligned with the AQA GCSE Psychology Specification, this resource delves into how visual illusions work and their implications for understanding the brain’s interpretation of sensory information. Key Features: Comprehensive Lesson Slides: The slides explore how visual illusions manipulate perception through phenomena like the Müller-Lyer illusion, the Ponzo illusion, ambiguous figures, and fictional shapes like the Kanizsa Triangle. Students engage with clear explanations and illustrative examples, including diagrams and links to video content. Think-Pair-Share activities challenge students to consider the psychological significance of visual illusions, such as their use in understanding neurological conditions. Interactive Activities: The lesson starts with a Do Now activity encouraging students to reflect on the study of illusions in psychology. Hands-on tasks, such as identifying the Ponzo illusion in escalator images, allow students to apply their knowledge. Students also explore how the brain “fills in” gaps in fictional illusions and switches interpretations in ambiguous ones. Assessment Materials: A variety of exam-style questions help students consolidate their learning, including sketching the Müller-Lyer illusion and explaining how depth cues contribute to misperceptions. Students are encouraged to discuss how illusions reveal the brain’s processes and apply their understanding to real-world contexts, such as architecture and design.

This fully editable lesson on Visual Cues and Constancies equips students with an understanding of how the brain interprets movement, distance, and object positions using visual cues and constancies. Aligned with the AQA GCSE Psychology Specification, this resource provides students with a robust exploration of monocular and binocular depth cues and their application to real-life scenarios. Key Features: Comprehensive Lesson Slides: Students are introduced to the role of visual cues and constancies in perception, including depth cues such as retinal disparity and convergence. The slides incorporate clear explanations, diagrams, and examples, alongside engaging Think-Pair-Share activities like discussing the importance of convergence in activities such as sports and reading. Interactive elements include real-life scenarios, such as why we don’t bump into objects as toddlers do. Interactive Activities: The lesson begins with a “Do Now” activity, asking students to reflect on the challenges of depth perception when using one eye, encouraging initial engagement. Practical tasks, such as testing retinal disparity by observing the “jump” of an object when alternating between eyes, help students experience the concepts firsthand. Students also examine images demonstrating monocular depth cues (e.g., occlusion, linear perspective) and apply their knowledge to interpreting real-life visual scenes. Assessment Materials: Students consolidate their understanding through a structured worksheet that requires them to fill in descriptions for key terms like binocular and monocular depth cues. Exam practice questions, such as outlining a binocular depth cue and applying it to a scenario involving an eye patch, provide opportunities for students to develop AO1 and AO2 skills. The plenary task encourages reflective discussion, linking the concepts of visual cues to professions such as driving, architecture, and sports.