This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on revising the whole of the social approach- including: obedience and prejudice. The lesson is designed to last 100 minutes (could last longer). There is a total of 16 slides on the power point. All resources are attached. Included: Starter: social psychology bingo. Key words provided on the pp slide. Mind map which covers all content from the obedience side of the course. Key studies include: Milgram and Burger. Mind map which covers all content from the prejudice side of the course. Key studies include: Sherif. Key psychologists names from the social approach. What can students remember? - answers provided on the power point. A3 worksheet which covers the three key studes: Milgram, Burger and Sherif. Students to fill in. Sheet could easily be changed to include what ever studies have been covered. Pp slides which go through Milgram’s obedience to authority study. Variation studies also included. Students to fill in their A3 sheet. Students independently do the other two studies. Short answer exam style question- mark scheme included.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson consists of situational and personal factors affecting prejudice. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, however I would imagine it would take longer so a homework task is also included. The majority of the lesson requires students to work in pairs- they then teach their pair what they have found it (mainly student led). THIS LESSON REQUIRES USE OF THE A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY TEXTBOOK 1 (EYE BOOK). Included: Starter task - unscramble the key words, answers provided. Title page- encouraging students to start to think about how and why our personality could lead to prejudice behaviours. Outline of how individual differences can lead to prejudice. - teacher led Outline of how situational and cultural factors can lead to prejuduce. - teacher led Instructions about how the paired learning task is going to work. Questions for students to answer based on individual and situational factors- textbook is needed for this task. If you do not have the textbooks in school, please email me at amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send you over scanned copies. Question sheets for students to complete based on situational and personal factors- attached as word documents. Homework/ extension task. Summary sheet which includes all factors students need to be aware of- students to fill in using their notes/ reading/ knowledge and understanding. Attached as a separate document.

This is an Alevel psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. This lesson links to the prejudice side of the course, the lesson includes social identity theory- explanation and evaluation. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter- recap questions which range in difficulty. Refers to social psychology. Title page- ‘everyone is prejudice’ encouraging students to debate how far they agree with the statement. Explanation of social identity theory- referring to in-groups and out-groups, social categorisation, social identification and social comparison. Challenge questions provided throughout. Explanation of how social identity theory can lead to prejudice and discrimination. Example to illustrate social identity theory- student worksheet. Answers provided. summary task- key words provided. Evaluation of the theory- students will need to use the edexcel book 1 to answer the questions. I have not attached a scanned copy but if this is needed please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk. Answers provided on the power point. 8 mark exam question on SIT. Brief plan included on the pp slide. Mark scheme for the question is attached as a separate document.

This is a A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit (prejudice). This lesson goes through the evaluation of Sherif’s Robbers Cave experiment. The lesson does rely on students having an understanding of the experiment. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, recap of the robbers cave experiment. Questions and answers provided. Title page- encouraging them to think about what they can remember about Sherif. Discussion of what Sherif did in his experiment that did and did not reduce prejudice. Textbook reading. Students will need access to the edexcel book 1 in order to read the evaluation points. If you do not have the textbooks please drop me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send you over a scanned copy. Worksheet which focuses on generalisability, reliability, validity, ethics and applicability. Students to fill in whilst evaluation points are explained. Power point slides which go through key evaluation points such as validity, key pieces of evidence are referred to throughout. Challenge questions also provided throughout. Independent tasks- students to pick one of the options on the slide. E.g. adding extra detail to their notes using psychologywizard or creating a revision resource.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based around explanations of prejudice- with a specific focus on Sherif et al, Robbers Cave experiment. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 14 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, unscramble the key words, answers provided on the pp slide. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about the study and realistic conflict theory. Recapping realistic conflict theory- questions and answers provided. Worksheet outlining experiments 1 (1954) and 2 (1958). Outline of the third experiment- 1961. Aims, procedures, results and conclusions. Challenge questions on the pp slides throughout. The procedure is broken down into stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3. Results for each stage and conclusions- fill in the blanks task. Student worksheet and answers provided. Reading task- students will need access to the A-level textbook 1. I have not attached a copy of this, however if it is needed please drop me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk Final task- transformation task. Students to create a storyboard based on the robbers cave experiment. Brief template provided on the pp slide.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based on realistic conflict theory by Sherif 1966. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, scrabble board, students to work out the highest scoring key concept. Title page- encouraging students to think about if they know anything about realistic conflict theory and what we mean by prejudice. Prejudice recap- fill in the blanks. Worksheet provided, answers on the pp. Explanation of the theory included: intergroup competition, limited resources, negative interdependence, positive interdependence and superordinate goals. 4 mark exam question- example answer included on pp slide. Evaluation of the theory. Introduction to 8 mark question- students to plan. Model answer provided on a separate worksheet. Introduction to the Robbers Cave Experiment- two video clips, links provided on the pp slide. Consolidation- creative task.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social approach. The lesson aims to introduce the prejudice section of the unit, as well as an independent student task on realistic conflict theory. Students will need access to the A-Level Edexcel pscyhology textbook (Flanagan et al) in order to complete the independent task. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, key concepts from the social psychology unit so far. Title page, encouraging students to think about what is meant by prejudice. Why we learn about prejudice, and where students think prejudice ideas may come from. Definition of prejudice and examples. - assessing students prior knowledge. Introduction and explanation of CAB- cognitive, affective and behavioural. And how these components link to prejudice ideas. CAB application task- separate worksheet attached. What bad things have happened in history that can be explained by prejudice? What social psychologists would say about where prejudice comes from. Introduction to Sherif, realistic conflict theory. This is an independent student task whereby they will need to use the textbook reading to complete the questions on the sheet. They will need to A-Level Edexcel book 1 (eye book). I have not attached the scanned copy of the textbook as it is obviously not my work, however, if this is needed please feel free to send me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk. The student worksheet which includes questions and activities for them to complete has been attached as a separate worksheet. The end of the pp also indicates towards a folder check being complete, however, this can be deleted if it is not applicable to your class.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology approach. The lesson is based on Bibb Latane’s social impact theory. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 20 slides on the power point. The lesson also comes with three worksheet’s which are attached. Included: Starter, students to unscramble the key concepts. Answers on the pp. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they can remember about Agency theory (this Q can be changed if this has not been covered yet). Social impact theory in a nutshell Reading, worksheet task. Outlines social impact theory. The power point slides then go through each element of social impact theory in more detail- challenge questions are provided throughout. Student activity- applying key concepts to an image. Provided on a separate word document. - answers provided. Short video clip included when explaining the divisional effect- link on the pp slide. Evaluating theories in psychology- using the EAR acronym. All explained on the pp. Worksheet which included the evaluation points, all points explained on the power point. Whilst reading through each one, students write on their sheet whether it links to evidence, application or reductionism. Plenary- planning an 8 mark exam question on social impact theory.

This is an A-level psychology [EDEXCEL] lesson which focuses on writing essay style questions- particularly 8 markers. This lesson is based around an 8 mark exam question on Jerry Burger- contemporary study. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, Milgram crossword. Attached as a separate document- answers included. Homework recap- students to discuss what they know about Burger’s research. Can be adapted so it does not refer to homework if necessary. Title page- encouraging students to think about what is meant by AO1, AO2 and AO3. Exam knowledge- chocolate bars needed to complete the activity, Students think about what is meant by each of the AO’s through analysing their chocolate bar. Command words in exam questions and what they require students to do. Introduction to the 8 mark question on Burger- students to start to think about what they would include. Model answer to the question provided. Students to have a go at planning the question- planning method included on the pp. Students then have a go at answering the 8 mark question.

This is a A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social approach. The lesson is based around Burger 2009- a contemporary study. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 18 slides on the power point. There are two worksheets attached which go with this lesson. Included: The power point goes through the aims, screening procedure, experiment procedure, results, conclusion and evaluation. Students are required to answer the questions on their worksheet whilst going through the power point. Challenge questions are included occasionally on the power point slides. Students are then encouraged to add to their notes using the textbook reading. I have not attached scanned copies of these because they are not my own work, however, if you do not have the textbooks in school and would like the reading please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk. Students are then required to use their knowledge of Burger and Milgram to complete the comparison worksheet.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on Milgram’s Agency theory. The lesson then moves on to outline how we evaluate theories in psychology (EAR acronym). The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, there are a total of 16 slides on the power point and the lesson comes with 3 worksheets/ print outs. Included: Starter, students to use their knowledge of Milgram’s original experiment to work out what the key number stand for- answers provided on the pp slide. Title page- encouraging students to think about why we are obedient. Recapping obedience - definitions along with other key concepts such as dissent. Who do we obey in society? encouraging students to think about why we are more likely to obey some people more than others. Why do we obey?- task for students to complete. Background information into why Milgram conducted his research in the first place, short video clip to watch. Linked on the pp slide. Explanation of Milgram’s agency theory- printout for students. Application task, students to use their knowledge to answer questions based on a scenario. All provided on the pp slide. Introduction to evaluation in psychology when it comes to theories. EAR acronym used- evidence, application and reductionism. Strengths and weaknesses of agency theory in a nutshell. Agency theory evaluation in more detail- print out for students to read through. Hofling’s research as evidence for Agency theory- reading for students attached as a separate worksheet. Example exam questions for students to have a go at- short answer and longer answer. Introduction to 8 mark questions- outline of Milgram and how they would answer the question using the template on the slide. Homework set on Burger 2009- this slide can be deleted if not necessary. The Burger 2009 lesson can also be purchased from my shop.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson specifically focuses on Milgram’s variation studies and evaluation of his work. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 19 slides on the power point. This lesson relies on students already understanding Milgram’s baseline experiment. Included: Starter, Milgram quick quiz to assess what students know. Title page- encouraging students to recap the variation studies and think about why his research is so unethical. Homework- students completed the variation studies lesson for homework- this slide can be removed if this has not been completed. Overview/ explanation of Milgram’s four different conditions: remote feedback, verbal feedback, proximity condition and touch proximity. Overview of Milgram’s three variations (students should already have a basic understanding of these) - rundown office block, telephonic instructions and ordinary man gives orders. Evaluating Milgram’s variations- short reading from textbook, attached. Students to complete two short answer questions. Explanation of ethical and methodological issues with Milgram’s experiments. Includes key terms such as; reliability, validity, generalisability, applicability. Challenge questions for students to think about throughout. Plenary- introducing an 8 mark exam question about Milgram. Logical chains of reasoning introduced with a plan. Students are encouraged to plan their answer to this question.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based on Milgram’s variation studies. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. This lesson requires students to have a basic understanding of Milgram’s original baseline experiment. Included: Starter, methods recap. Students to complete a short answer question. Title page- encouraging students to recap what they already know about Milgram. Overview of Milgram’s original experiment. Introduction to the variation studies- short video clip. Link provided on the power point slide. Explanation of the three variations: rundown office block, telephone instructions and instructions from an ordinary man. Results also included. Questions for students to think about included on the pp slides. Summary of the variation studies. Transformation- storyboard task. Reading task, students will need access to the A-Level edexcel textbook to complete this. I have not attached a scanned copy as it is not my work. However, if you would like this, please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send it over.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on Milgram’s obedience experiment. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the power point. There are a few documents which are not attached as these were not created by me. If you would like these, please email me at amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send you over scanned copies. Included: Starter, methods recap on primary and secondary data. Recap of the social psychology approach. Encouraging student to think about how social psychologists would explain certain behaviours. Title page- encouraging students to think about what is meant by the term obedience. Recap of homework which students were/ could be set. This goes over a wider reading article about Milgram. Please email me if you would like this, article is not attached. Background information on Milgram. Video of some of the original footage, questions for students to think about. Video link attached on the power point. Explanation of Milgram’s experiment in a nutshell. Milgram reading task. The reading has been taken from the A-level edexcel textbook- please email me if you would like the scanned copy of this reading. Milgram fill in the blanks. Answers and student copy of the worksheet has been attached. Introduction and explanation of blind obedience. Introduction to ethical issues in methods. Encouraging students to link the ethical guidelines to Milgram’s research. Overview of the strengths and weaknesses of Milgram’s research. Strengths and weaknesses reading task. Short answer exam questions for students to complete- these are included on the power point. Textbook reading has been taken from the edexcel textbook (with the eye image on the front). This has not been attached but I can send over if you drop me an email. Other examples of Milgram- Derren brown video clip. Link included on the power point slide. Questions for students to think about on the slide. Homework- Milgram’s variations. Students to complete a flipped learning task where they learn about the variation experiment’s themselves. This lesson can be purchased on my shop separately. Alternatively, the homework slide can be removed if not needed.

This is an ALevel psychology lesson which focuses on introducing the social psychology unit. This lesson is designed to be the first lesson of the unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, research methods recap. Relies on students have a basic understanding of different methods used in psychology. Title page, encouraging students to start to think about what social psychology is about. Key handouts. Attached. Key concepts sheet and social psychology overview sheet. Students to start to think about why we behave the way we do- then introduces the 5 key perspectives in psychology when it comes to explaining human behaviour. Explanation of how the social approach explains human behaviour: the influence of groups, individuals and culture. The lesson then goes through each of these in turn, when going through each one there are questions for students to discuss and youtube clips to help explain each one. The lesson ends with a short answer exam style question- 3 marker.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which aims to go through the general research methods used in psychology. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 17 slides. The methods referred to in this lesson are: interviews, observations, experiments, case studies, content analysis and questionnaires. Included: Starter activity, encouraging students to think about what key concepts from RM they can already define. Students to start think about what research methods psychologists use. Title page- introducing key terms such as reliability and validity. - definitions provided. Introduction to ethical issues when conducting research. an overview of each research method is provided, along with their strengths and weaknesses. Students have a worksheet to fill in whilst the teacher goes through the key information. Interviews task provided- students to identify which statements are linked to which type of interview (structured, unstructured & semi-structured. quick quiz- 10 questions for students to answer based on what they have learnt during the lesson. Answers provided. Plenary- blankety blank. Students to work out the missing words in the statements.

This is a A-Level Psychology lesson. The lesson is designed to be an introduction to research methods. Particularly planning research. There are 13 power point slides in total and the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. A worksheet is also provided, this goes alongside the power point for students to fill in. Extension and challenge tasks provided throughout the power point. Included: Starter activity, methods key concepts unscramble the letters. Title page, encouraging students to think about what things psychologists have to consider before conducting their research. Key concepts- see how many students already know. The basics- primary and secondary data. Qualitative and Quantitative data. Challenge question provided. Explanation of what a hypothesis is and the different types. Application task, on pp slide and student worksheet. Dependent and independent variables, application task for students to complete. Explanation of sampling and a sampling frame. ‘read it’ task- will need access to page 170 in the A-level edexcel year 1 textbook (eye book). Application tasks for students to complete on the worksheet. Explanation of different experimental/ research designs. Strengths and weaknesses of each provided. - application task provided. Plenary- research methods bingo.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson [Edexcel], which focuses on how to answer 12 mark research methods questions. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 9 slides on the power point. All resources are provided on separate word documents. The lesson requires students to have a basic understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods. All exam questions are taken from previous past papers. Included: Starter- research methods true or false task. Answers provided. Title page- encourages students to think about strengths and weaknesses of observations and how they think they would structure a 12 mark question. An explanation of how the questions are marked and a suggestion of how students could structure their answer. Students to have a go at planning a 12 mark question. Planning sheet is provided on a separate worksheet. - mark scheme provided on the power point, students to add anything they have missed out. Example answer to a different 12 mark question provided on a separate document. (this is a full mark response) Students to practice writing a 12 marker, question provided on the power point, there is also a planning sheet which includes the question which is provided as a separate word document.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on analysing data. Specifically focusing on descriptive statistics, fractions, percentages etc. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, there are a total of 16 slides on the power point. There is also a worksheet which includes exam questions which students are guided through throughout the lesson. Included: Starter, students to unscramble key concepts related to research methods. Answers on the slide. Title page, encouraging students to think about what data analysis means, and assessing their prior knowledge on key concepts. Explanation of standard form and decimal form. Short answer exam question on standard form- question provided on pp and worksheet. Mark scheme included on pp slide. Explanation of decimal place and rounding. Application task for students to complete on slide. Explanation of significant figures and estimation. Images from the textbook, but may wish to have the gcse edexcel psychology textbook to hand to also read through with students. Short answer exam question on estimation, question on worksheet and mark scheme on pp slide. Explanation of ratios with a short answer exam question for students to complete. Explanation of percentages and fractions- application task to complete. Explanation of descriptive statistics (range, mean, median and mode). Tasks and exam questions for students to complete. All answers provided on pp slides. Key concepts sheet for students to complete based on what they have learnt during the lesson. May need to use the textbooks to complete this.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which covers the basics of research methods. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 15 slides on the power point. This lesson also comes with a booklet/ worksheet which students should fill in whilst the lesson is being taught. All key information and activities are included on this worksheet. Challenge and extension tasks are provided on the power point. Included: Starter, students to work out the key methods based on the images. Title page, encouraging students to think about what they already know about research methods. Key concepts that will be covered- students to see which ones they can already define. Explanation of primary and secondary data- workbook task. Explanation of qualitative and quantitative data- workbook task. Different types of hypotheses, dependent & independent variables, controlling extraneous variables. Key content on the pp slide and in the workbook- application tasks for students to complete. Sampling techniques- students to complete strengths and weaknesses task in workbook. May need access to the GCSE psychology Edexcel textbook to help them with this. Research and experimental designs- students to complete table in workbook based on info on pp slide. 3 x short answer practice exam questions. Provided on the workbook. Mark schemes are included on the pp slides. Plenary- students workout missing words in the sentences.