AQA A-Level Psychology: Year 2 Issues and Debates Module Paper 3, Section A Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series COVERING: 1) Gender bias 2) Cultural bias 3) Freewill and determinism 4) The nature-nurture debate 5) Holism and reductionism 6) Ideographic and nomothetic approaches 7) Ethics and socially sensitive research Extensive PowerPoint© display (88 slides) plus photocopy friendly FREE resource book (23 pages). BONUS: Separate PowerPoint: Libet and his take on Free Will (or more correctly total lack of...) a disturbing neuroscience point of view; plus a reader on Libet..... This package is economically priced, very accessible for new and experienced teachers. Each section of the main display has examination style questions, lots of think-and- respond areas for students and covers interesting topics including: Epigenetics, Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis. The FREE resource booklet contains a wide range of extension readers. Recommended accompanying textbook: Psychology A Level Year2, The Complete Companion. Cardwell & Flanagan (Oxford Press). All you need to present this module in one package The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

POSTERS@PSYCH – Brighten up your walls Download A4 size, print A3 (colour), laminate, fix on wall – stand back and admire (if on step ladder, dismount and then step back and admire) Great for open evenings and Ofsted; or just to make people smile Watch this space – more to come…

Download A4 size, print A3 (colour), laminate, fix on wall – stand back and admire (if on step ladder, dismount and then step back and admire) Great for open evenings and Ofsted; or just to make people smile Watch this space – more to come…

AQA A-Level Psychology: Year 2 Relationship Module, Section #3: Self-Disclosure (Paper 3, Section B) Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series PowerPoint© display (17 slides) plus photocopy friendly resource booklet (13 pages). The bundle is economically priced, very accessible for new and experienced teachers. There are examination style questions, think and respond areas for students. The resource booklet contains a range of extension readers and covers interesting topics such as: “36 questions to make someone fall in love with you” Recommended accompanying textbook: Psychology A Level Year2, The Complete Companion. Cardwell & Flanagan (Oxford Press). All you need to present this section of the module, in one package The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

A-Level Psychology: RESEARCH METHODS, PPT DISPLAY & WORKBOOK (Suitable for all examination boards) • Also, included in this package is a separate PPT display covering the ‘Binomial Sign Test’… simple rationale, worked examples and exercises Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series Extensive ppt display (92 slides) and workbook (108 pages) covers every aspect of the specifications for A-Level Psychology: • Introduction to Research Methods • Scientific Processes • Data Handling and analysis The workbook is crammed with information, self-learn exercises, examination style questions, class practical ideas and an MCQ (with answered supplied). The main format of the workbook is PDF (holds format better for printing). The workbook can be used by students for self-learning, printed in section as worksheets or as a whole class teaching aid. Please note, also available from my TES Shop: • A separate bundle aimed specifically at Research Methods for AQA A-Level Psychology • A bundle suitable for all examination boards, covering the required statistical tests and standard deviation (including t-tests, Chi-Square etc) and evaluating correlations (including the advanced issue: Can you predict from a correlation?) • Maths4Psych, suitable for all examination boards and covers all the OFQUAL requirements for pre-tertiary psychology students The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, Member of the Royal Society of Statisticians, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher

AQA A-Level Psychology: Year 2 Relationship Module, Part#2: Physical Attractiveness and Matching Hypothesis (Paper 3, Section B) Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series Extensive PowerPoint© display (22 slides) plus photocopy friendly resource booklet (14 pages). The bundle is economically priced, very accessible for new and experienced teachers. There are examination style questions, think and respond areas for students. The resource booklet contains a wide range of extension readers and covers interesting topics such as: Complementarity, Propinquity, Convergence and Daddies & Daughters. Recommended accompanying textbook: Psychology A Level Year2, The Complete Companion. Cardwell & Flanagan (Oxford Press). All you need to present this section of the module, in one package The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

An Introductory Lesson/s for Psychology (suitable for all examination boards). Part of the ‘Topics@Psychology Series’ #1 Designed for recruiting Year Eleven students to psychology or an introductory lesson or two for new Year Twelve Psychology students. Consists of a PPT display (69 slides) and a template to make ‘The Magic Dragon Illusion’ Suitable for ALL examination boards. Covers a wide range of interesting topics including: what is psychology (and what it is not), approaches, how well do you know your brain, visual illusions and lots of counter intuitive insights into human behaviour. Where appropriate notes and links are included off screen on bottom of slides. You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. More to come in this series soon. Any requests, visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/ The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Topics@Psychology#5: A shocking truth about perception An Introduction to understanding a neuroscientific evaluation of the reliability of our perception (the external environment as constructed within our levels of consciousness and states of awareness). The PPT slides progressively covers our modalities (senses) and destroys much of what we believe and supports the argument that we cannot be sure anything really exists outside of our neural networks. Areas covered include: Synesthesia, does sound exist and The Matrixication of Reality (McCarthy and Lech, 2011)… This paper is uploaded as a free resource Consists of a PPT display (45 slides) with under slide comments linking to online videos; to supplement understanding. Within the slides are activities and things to think about. The final slide has links to various internet resources You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

Topics@Psychology#6: Psychology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) An Introduction into how cognitive psychology has lead the way in the development of artificial intelligence. Ideal to show as an extension to studying approaches, issues and debates. The PPT slides progressively cover what is intelligence and the development of artificial intelligence and artificial life forms (AL). Development of AI includes: The Chinese Room, The Turin Test (and Eugene who recently passed), ASIMO, CYCORPS and Wetware. Students are asked to consider a range of difficult issues including: Can a machine become a life-form, should it have ethical protection, who should monitor the development (doomsday scenarios) and do you need embodiment to be sentient? Consists of a PPT display (32 slides) with under slide comments linking to online videos; to supplement understanding. Within the slides are activities and things to think about. You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

New Spec (2017) AQA GCSE Psychology (Paper 2) Social Influence Paper 2 Social Context & Behaviour 3.2.1 Social Influence Covers 1. Conformity (Including: definitions + Research by Asch) 2. Obedience (Including: Definitions + Milgram’s agency theory) 3. Prosocial behaviour (Including: Bystander behaviour including Piliavin’s subway study) 4. Crowd and collective behaviour (Including: Pro/Antisocial crowd behaviour, social loafing and deindividuation) Consists of a PPT display (82 slides) PPT’s include key studies, additional studies, under slide teaching comments, on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. Also, there is a chart with downloadable resources for each section (only for educational use) Complete coverage of the whole SOCIAL INFLUENCE module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #2 Bocchario et al (2012) Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #2 Bocchario et al (2012) Responses to people in authority: Disobedience and whistle-blowing Consists of a PPT display (16 slides) and a printable worksheet to accompany the slides. PPT’s include full coverage of Bocchario et al (2012) with links to online resources (only for educational use). Complete coverage of the second CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series EDEXCEL A-Level Psychology: Year 2, Section 8 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (#4 of 6) Health Psychology (#4 of 6 parts)- Classic Study: Olds and Milner (1954). Contemporary: Mundt et al (2012) Extensive PowerPoint© display (12 slides) All you need to present this section of the module in one package. All six sections are now available Displays are in handy chunks (six parts) and are designed to be user-friendly for both new and experienced teachers If you purchase this package, constructive feedback is really appreciated as it helps me to amend and improve resources Thank you The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher in the UK.

Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series EDEXCEL A-Level Psychology: Year 2, Section 8 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY(#2 of 6) Health Psychology (#2 of 6 parts): More Methodology, Explanations of Substance Misuse and How Drugs Work Extensive PowerPoint© display (14 slides) All you need to present this section of the module in one package. All six sections are now available Displays are in handy chunks (six parts) and are designed to be user-friendly for both new and experienced teachers If you purchase this package, constructive feedback is really appreciated as it helps me to amend and improve resources Thank you The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher in the UK.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #9 Bandura et al. (1961) Year 1: Core Studies Developmental Psychology - Study #9 (Classic) External Influences on children’s behaviour: Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models. Consists of 1 x PPT display (24 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Bandura’s classic study, includes research methods evaluation, cross-cultural replications, links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. The presentation covers this complicated study in a clear and understandable format Complete coverage of the ninth CORE STUDY, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED, AS IT HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. ONCE PURCHASED, YOU DO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF UPDATES AND THESE ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD…Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy CPsychol (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology. Revision Bites. Section B, Option 1. Child Psychology: Perceptual Development (Cognitive) PowerPoint presentation (23 slides), covers the following in a clear and straight forward way: What is perception and how is it studied? Human and animal studies Key research: Gibson & Walk (1960) “The Visual Cliff” Application: Strategies to develop perception in young children Examination style questions Constructive feed back is always appreciated, so I can amend and improve The author, Andy McCarthy is a chartered psychologist, publicist and an experienced teacher and university lecturer. Thank You

OCR A-Level Psychology. Revision Bites. Section B, Option 1. Child Psychology (paper 3, option) #4 Intelligence (biological) PPT presentation (16 slides), covers the following in a clear and uncomplicated way: What is intelligence? Biological factors which could affect intelligence Key Study: A TWIN-FAMILY STUDY OF GENERAL IQ VAN LEEUWEN, M., VAN DEN BERG, S. M. & BOOMSMA, D. (2008) Application: What is intelligence and one method of assessing intelligence Examination style questions Constructive feed back is always appreciated, so I can amend and improve The author, Andy McCarthy is a chartered psychologist, publicist and an experienced teacher and university lecturer. Thank You

OCR GCSE Psychology (9-1): Memory Application in Psychology Paper #2** Covers: • What is Cognitive Psychology? • What is Memory? • Types of memory (LTM) • The Multi-Store Model of Memory • Theories of forgetting (STM & LTM) • Theory of Reconstructive Memory • Amnesia, Brain scanning and Neuropsychology Covers all three key studies • Weblinks to key studies / Exam style Q’s Consists of a PPT display (75 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module. The presentation has teaching comments where suitable, links to online resources (only for educational use) and exam style questions to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of memory, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright. IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

AQA GCSE Psychology, Psychological Problems, New Spec (9-1) Paper 2 Social Context and behaviour: Psychological Problems PPT Covers: What is mental health? What are the effects of mental health problems? What is depression? What are the causes and treatments for depression? Key Study: Wiles (2013) What is addiction? What are the causes and treatments for addiction? Key Study: Kaij (1960) Extensive coverage of the module on a PPT display (115 slides) PPT include on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking and learning. At the end of each section are examination style questions. These can be used for class discussion, class work or homework (NB. Have not placed values as this depends on how you use the questions). The information (simply and clearly explained) is in the main designed to supplement their textbooks. This enables the student to expand their knowledge and answers whilst doing independent learning. Complete coverage of the whole module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers. You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2018© Producing this class tested resource was hard work, but we are pleased with it. SO, IF YOU PURCHASE, CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. So, it can be improved (you automatically get notified of free updates once purchased) Thanks Thanks, from the experienced authors: Andy McCarthy and Evie Bentley: Chartered Psychologists, experienced teachers and publishers.

AQA GCSE Psychology, Brain and Neuropsychology, New Spec (9-1) Paper 2 Social Context and behaviour: Brain and Neuropsychology PPT Covers: Structure and function of the nervous system The divisions of the human nervous system: • Central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic), basic functions of these divisions. • The autonomic nervous system and the fight or flight response. • The James-Lange theory of emotion. (Mentioned in specifications) Neuron structure and function • Sensory, relay and motor neurons. • Synaptic transmission: release and reuptake of neurotransmitters. • Excitation and inhibition. An understanding of how these processes interact. • Hebb’s theory of learning and neuronal growth. (Mentioned in specifications) Structure and function of the brain • Brain structure: frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and cerebellum. • Basic function of these structures. • Localisation of function in the brain: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language areas. • Penfield’s study of the interpretive cortex. (Mentioned in specifications) An introduction to neuropsychology Cognitive neuroscience: how the structure and function of the brain relate to behaviour and cognition. • The use of scanning techniques to identify brain functioning: CT, PET and fMRI scans. • Tulving’s ‘gold’ memory study. (Mentioned in specifications) • A basic understanding of how neurological damage, eg stroke or injury can affect motor abilities and behaviour. Consists of a PPT display (109 slides) PPT include on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking and learning. Also, there is a chart with downloadable YouTube clips etc (only for educational use) Complete coverage of the whole module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers. Also includes a photocopy friendly resources booklet (pdf file / 14 pages) covering all the main theories and studies: James-Lange: Theory of Emotion Hebb’s Theory Penfield’s Study Tulving’s ‘Gold Memory’ Study You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2018© Producing this class tested resource was hard work, but we are pleased with it. SO, IF YOU PURCHASE, CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED So, it can be improved (you automatically get notified of free updates once purchased) Thanks Thanks, from the experienced authors: Andy McCarthy and Evie Bentley: Chartered Psychologists, experienced teachers and publishers.