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McAllister’s AQA A-Level Psych Shop

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I have been teaching A-Level Psychology for 12 years to very mixed ability cohorts so my resources appeal to both A* and E grade candidates. Each lesson covers a double page spread from the textbook and would take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to teach. Every lesson includes a PPT presentation, a handout for students to complete throughout the lesson, and lots of interactive activities. Each lesson is comprehensive and includes everything a student needs, no need to go elsewhere.

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I have been teaching A-Level Psychology for 12 years to very mixed ability cohorts so my resources appeal to both A* and E grade candidates. Each lesson covers a double page spread from the textbook and would take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to teach. Every lesson includes a PPT presentation, a handout for students to complete throughout the lesson, and lots of interactive activities. Each lesson is comprehensive and includes everything a student needs, no need to go elsewhere.
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Stages of Attachment and Role of the Father)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Stages of Attachment and Role of the Father)

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Second lesson on Attachment - Stages of Attachment and role of the Father Lesson includes: Re-cap of caregiver-infant interaction key words (PPT and handout). Description of study by Schaffer and Emerson using mix and match activity with application task (PPT and handout). Evaluation of Schaffer and Emerson using PEE structure (PPT and handout). Homework task into the role of the father with answers (PPT and handout). Exam questions on lesson one and two with mark scheme (handout).
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Cultural variations in attachment)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Cultural variations in attachment)

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Seventh lesson on Attachment - Cultural variations in Attachment Lesson includes: Description of culture, individualist and collectivist cultures, cross cultural variation (PPT and handout). Description of cultural variations of attachment studies using Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg and poster activity for other studies (PPT and handout). Evaluation of cultural variations of attachment using guided questions (PPT and handout). Exam practice activity.
Explanations of attachment revision lesson
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Explanations of attachment revision lesson

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Enough to fill two hours worth of lesson time. Lesson includes: Differentiated resources for AO1 re-cap of both explanations (answers included). Brainstorm of evaluation of both explanations (answers included). Peer marking excercise for a PEE paragraph. Becoming the examiner by writing own AO2 stem. Exam questions on both explanations with mark scheme.
AQA A Level Psychology - Research Methods (Year 2 Experiment revision, practical and statistics)
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AQA A Level Psychology - Research Methods (Year 2 Experiment revision, practical and statistics)

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Lesson includes: Revision and activities on: ethics, sampling, hypotheses, experimental designs, types of experiments and descriptive statistics (PPT and handout) Reporting psychological investigations (PPT) Levels of measurement, including activities (PPT and handout) Choosing a statistical test, including activities (PPT and handout) Probability and significant, including activities (PPT and handout) Type I and Type II errors (PPT and handout) Reliability and validity of experiments, including activities (PPT and handout) Experiment practical project (Practical project brief form)
AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Offender profiling)
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AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Offender profiling)

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Resources to cover at least two 1.5 hour lessons worth of teaching include: Description of top-down approach, with clips, examples and evaluation (PPT and handout) Description of bottom-up approach with clips, examples and evaluation (PPT and handout) Comparison of the two approaches (PPT and discussion)
AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Psychological explanations of offending behaviour)
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AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Psychological explanations of offending behaviour)

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Resources for at least four 1.5 hour lessons, which include: Description of Eysenck’s theory, including Eysenck’s Personality Inventory activity and evaluation task (PPT, handout, Eysenck’s Personality Inventory) Description of cognitive explanations, including Heinz dilemma activity, description of cognitive distortions and evaluation for both (PPT and handout) Description of differential association, including activities, evaluation and differentiated essay plans (PPT, handout essay plan) Description of psychodynamic explanations, including inadequate superego and Bowlby’s maternal deprivation theory, with activities and evaluation for both (PPT and handout) Research task using information covered in the topic so far (PPT)
AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Dealing with offending behaviour)
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AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Dealing with offending behaviour)

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Enough resources for at least four 1.5 hour lessons, which include: Intro to custodial sentencing, aims of custodial sentencing, psychological effects of custodial sentencing and evaluation - all include interactive activities (PPT, handout, psychological effects activity, sentencing activity) Intro to behavioural modification, and description and evaluation of token economy - all include interactive activities (PPT and handout) Description and evaluation of anger management - both include interactive activities (PPT, handout, stages of anger management activity) Description and evaluation of restorative justice - both include interactive activities (PPT, handout, restorative justice role play, restorative justice example)
AQA A Level Psychology - Research Methods (Experiments)
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AQA A Level Psychology - Research Methods (Experiments)

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Lesson includes (more than enough for 4-5 hours of teaching): Aims (PPT and handout) Description of experiments, including Stroop Test activity (PPT and handout) IV and DVs, including activities (PPT and handout) Hypotheses, including activities (PPT and handout) Levels of the IV, including activity (PPT and handout) Operationalising variables, including activity (PPT and handout) Controls, confounding and extraneous variables, including activities (PPT, handout and resources needed for practical) Experimental design, including activities (PPT, handout and resources needed for practical) Types of experiments, including activity (PPT and handout) Re-cap activity (handout) Exam practice (PPT) Evaluation of experiments, including activities (PPT and handout) Practical project on experiments (Practical project brief form)
AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology Bundle
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AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology Bundle

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Everything you need to teach Psychopathology for AQA A Level Psychology. Includes definitions of abnormality. Each of the disorders are taught as a stand alone topic which include revision of the relevant approach (easiest to teach psychopathology after you have taught the approaches), the characteristics of the disorder, the explanation and treatment.