<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Biopsychology topic:</p> <p>Robert has suffered a stroke at the age of 55. After the stroke he was paralysed down his right side, though he could move his left arm and leg easily. Robert could clearly understand what was said to him but was unable to produce any speech.</p> <p>Discuss how knowledge of hemispheric lateralisation and language centres in the brain has helped understanding of cases such as Robert’s. (16)</p>

<p>Activity booklet for the Psychological Problems topic within the new OCR GCSE Specification.</p> <p>Activities cover the following topics:</p> <p>- An introduction to mental health<br /> - Theories /Explanations - Biological /Psychological Explanation of Schizophrenia<br /> - Theories /Explanations - Biological /Psychological Explanation of Clinical Depression<br /> - Application - The development of treatments for Schizophrenia and Depression</p> <p>Some activities make use of the OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Student Text Book by Billingham and Kitching which teachers may find useful.</p> <p>There is a 22 lesson Powerpoint that I have made for teachers which goes alongside this work booklet which you can purchase separately.</p>

<p>12 Lessons in one PowerPoint that cover the following topics:<br /> <strong>Key concepts:</strong><br /> The stages of information processing: input; encoding; storage; retrieval; and output<br /> • Types of forgetting: decay; displacement; retrieval failure (lack of cues).<br /> • The structure and functions of the brain and how the brain works in the formation of memories: how neurological damage can affect memory; the role of the hippocampus on anterograde amnesia; the frontal lobe on retrograde amnesia; and the cerebellum on procedural memory.</p> <p><strong>Theories and Key Research studies:</strong><br /> The Multi-store Model of Memory:<br /> The structure and process of the Multi-store Model of memory:<br /> • sensory store, short-term memory and long-term memory<br /> • differences between stores in terms of duration, capacity and encoding<br /> • criticisms of the model including rehearsal versus meaning in memory.<br /> The Multi-store Model of Memory Research Study - Wilson, Kopelman and Kapur (2008): Prominent and persistent loss of past awareness in amnesia: delusion, impaired consciousness or coping strategy? (the Clive Wearing study).<br /> The Theory of Reconstructive Memory<br /> • the structure and process of the theory of reconstructive memory<br /> • the concept of schemas<br /> • the role of experience and expectation on memory<br /> • the process of confabulation<br /> • distortion and the effect of leading questions<br /> • criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate<br /> Reconstructive Memory Research Study – Braun, Ellis and Loftus (2002): study into How Advertising Can Change Our Memories of the Past</p> <p><strong>Application techniques used for recall</strong><br /> The use of cues, repetition and avoiding overload in advertisements and the use of autobiographical advertising<br /> • The development of neuropsychology for measuring different memory functions, including the Wechsler Memory Scale.</p> <p>Teachers will find it useful to use the OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Student Text Book by Billingham and Kitching alongside these lessons.<br /> There is an 45 page activity booklet that I have made for students to fill in which goes alongside these lessons which you can purchase separately.</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Approaches Topic:</p> <p>Outline and compare two approaches in psychology (16)</p> <p>The two approaches that are compared are the behavioural and biological approaches.</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Issues and Debates topic:</p> <p>Discuss cultural bias in psychology (16)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Sociology course, this is an example model answer to the following question:</p> <p><strong>Applying material from Item A and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of structured interviews for the study of the extent of parental choice in education (20 marks0</strong></p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Sociology course, this is an example model answer to the following question:</p> <p>Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the contribution of labelling theories to our understanding of crime and deviance (30 marks)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Schizophrenia topic:</p> <p>Describe and evaluate the interactionist approach for both explaining and treating schizophrenia (16)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Relationships topic:</p> <p>Outline and evaluate the nature of virtual relationships in social media (16)</p>

<p>22 Lessons in one PowerPoint that cover the following topics:<br /> - An introduction to mental health<br /> - Theories /Explanations - Biological /Psychological Explanation of Schizophrenia<br /> - Theories /Explanations - Biological /Psychological Explanation of Clinical Depression<br /> - Application - The development of treatments for Schizophrenia and Depression</p> <p>Teachers will find it useful to use the OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Student Text Book by Billingham and Kitching alongside these lessons.</p> <p>There is an 100 page activity booklet that I have made for students to fill in which goes alongside these lessons which you can purchase separately.</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Issues and Debates topic:</p> <p>Discuss the ethical implications of socially sensitive research and theory (16)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Issues and Debates topic:</p> <p>Discuss gender bias in psychology (16)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Relationships topic:</p> <p>Describe and evaluate self-disclosure as a factor affecting attraction in romantic relationships (16)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Relationships topic:</p> <p>Describe and evaluate the equity theory of romantic relationships (16)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Relationships topic:</p> <p>Describe and evaluate the social exchange theory of romantic relationships (16)</p>

<p>15 Lessons in one PowerPoint that cover the following topics:</p> <ul> <li>Stages of development; pre-natal; childhood; adolescence; and adulthood</li> <li>The development of brain structures and functions; the nervous system; neurons; synapses; and their interaction in development of the brain</li> <li>IQ tests as a measure of intelligence.<br /> *** Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development***</li> <li>The four invariant stages of development: sensori-motor; pre-operational; concrete-operational; formal operational</li> <li>assimilation and accommodation</li> <li>the concepts of object permanence; animism; and egocentrism</li> <li>the processes of decentration; reversibility; and conservation</li> <li>criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate</li> <li>Cognitive Development Research Study – Piaget (1952): Study into the conservation of number</li> </ul> <p>***Learning theories of development: ***</p> <ul> <li>Dweck’s ideas on fixed and growth mindsets</li> <li>Dweck’s ideas on praise for effort</li> <li>Willingham’s ideas on the myth of learning styles</li> <li>Willingham’s ideas on the importance of meaning for learning</li> <li>criticisms of learning theories including the nature/nurture debate.</li> <li>Learning Research Study – Blackwell et al. (2007): study into fixed and growth mindsets.</li> </ul> <p><em><strong>Application The changing role of education</strong></em></p> <ul> <li>The changing role of education</li> <li>How Piaget’s ideas have been applied to education through the use of key stages, readiness, active learning and the concept of intelligence</li> <li>How learning theories apply to the development of education and intelligence through growth mindsets and teaching through meaning not learning styles.</li> </ul> <p>Teachers will find it useful to use the OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Student Text Book by Billingham and Kitching alongside these lessons.</p> <p>There is an 80 page activity booklet that I have made for students to fill in which goes alongside these lessons which you can purchase separately.</p>

<p>Activity booklet for the Psychological Problems topic within the new OCR GCSE Specification.<br /> Activities cover the following topics:</p> <ul> <li>Stages of development; pre-natal; childhood; adolescence; and adulthood</li> <li>The development of brain structures and functions; the nervous system; neurons; synapses; and their interaction in development of the brain</li> <li>IQ tests as a measure of intelligence.<br /> *** Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development***</li> <li>The four invariant stages of development: sensori-motor; pre-operational; concrete-operational; formal operational</li> <li>assimilation and accommodation</li> <li>the concepts of object permanence; animism; and egocentrism</li> <li>the processes of decentration; reversibility; and conservation</li> <li>criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate</li> <li>Cognitive Development Research Study – Piaget (1952): Study into the conservation of number</li> </ul> <p>***Learning theories of development: ***</p> <ul> <li>Dweck’s ideas on fixed and growth mindsets</li> <li>Dweck’s ideas on praise for effort</li> <li>Willingham’s ideas on the myth of learning styles</li> <li>Willingham’s ideas on the importance of meaning for learning</li> <li>criticisms of learning theories including the nature/nurture debate.</li> <li>Learning Research Study – Blackwell et al. (2007): study into fixed and growth mindsets.</li> </ul> <p><em><strong>Application The changing role of education</strong></em></p> <ul> <li>The changing role of education</li> <li>How Piaget’s ideas have been applied to education through the use of key stages, readiness, active learning and the concept of intelligence</li> <li>How learning theories apply to the development of education and intelligence through growth mindsets and teaching through meaning not learning styles.</li> </ul> <p>Some activities make use of the OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Student Text Book by Billingham and Kitching which teachers may find useful.</p> <p>There is a 15 lesson Powerpoint that I have made for teachers which goes alongside this work booklet which you can purchase separately.</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Relationships topic:</p> <p>Discuss evolutionary explanations for partner preference (16)</p>

<p>Activity booklet for the Memory topic within the new OCR GCSE Specification.<br /> Activities cover the following topics:<br /> Key concepts:<br /> The stages of information processing: input; encoding; storage; retrieval; and output<br /> • Types of forgetting: decay; displacement; retrieval failure (lack of cues).<br /> • The structure and functions of the brain and how the brain works in the formation of memories: how neurological damage can affect memory; the role of the hippocampus on anterograde amnesia; the frontal lobe on retrograde amnesia; and the cerebellum on procedural memory.<br /> Theories and Key Research studies:<br /> The Multi-store Model of Memory:<br /> The structure and process of the Multi-store Model of memory:<br /> • sensory store, short-term memory and long-term memory<br /> • differences between stores in terms of duration, capacity and encoding<br /> • criticisms of the model including rehearsal versus meaning in memory.<br /> The Multi-store Model of Memory Research Study - Wilson, Kopelman and Kapur (2008): Prominent and persistent loss of past awareness in amnesia: delusion, impaired consciousness or coping strategy? (the Clive Wearing study).<br /> The Theory of Reconstructive Memory<br /> • the structure and process of the theory of reconstructive memory<br /> • the concept of schemas<br /> • the role of experience and expectation on memory<br /> • the process of confabulation<br /> • distortion and the effect of leading questions<br /> • criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate<br /> Reconstructive Memory Research Study – Braun, Ellis and Loftus (2002): study into How Advertising Can Change Our Memories of the Past<br /> Application techniques used for recall<br /> The use of cues, repetition and avoiding overload in advertisements and the use of autobiographical advertising<br /> • The development of neuropsychology for measuring different memory functions, including the Wechsler Memory Scale.<br /> Some activities make use of the OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Student Text Book by Billingham and Kitching which teachers may find useful.<br /> There is a bundle of 12 lesson Powerpoints that I have made for teachers that go alongside this work booklet which you can purchase separately.</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Biopsychology topic:</p> <p>Outline and evaluate the effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep-wake cycle (16)</p>

<p>Suitable for teachers and students following the AQA A-level Psychology course, this is an example model answer to the following question within the Relationships topic:</p> <p>Describe and evaluate evolutionary explanations of partner preference (16)</p>