This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
The Cognitive Approach
Key Assumptions
Theoretical Models
Computer Models
Video: Are brains like computers?
The Role of Schema
Example of a schema for a chair
The Emergence of Cognitive Neuroscience
Exam practice with Mark Scheme: Short answer questions
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Exam practice with Mark Scheme: Evaluation question
Plenary: Consolidation Question
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This bundle includes a complete lesson and activities for the A-Level Topic Cognition and Development:
The 7 lessons are included in this bundle are:
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Piaget’s Stages of Intellectual Development
Vygotsky’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Baillargeon’s Explanation of Infant Abilities
Selman’s Levels of Perspective-taking
Theory of Mind
The Mirror Neuron System
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This AQA Psychology resource bundle focuses on Cognition and Development. It provides comprehensive materials to support teachers and students covering cognition and development.
This bundle covers;
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Vygotsky Theory of Intellectual Development
Theory of mind
Development of children’s theory of mind
Social Cognition - Selman, Theory of Mind and Mirror Neurons
Power Point lessons covering key concepts and theories
Engaging tasks and activities to reinforce understanding
Promotes critical thinking and exam preparation.
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?
CBT: Beck’s Cognitive Therapy
Thought Diary for CBT
Refresher: Ellis’s ABC Model
CBT: Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT)
Behavioural Activation
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Activity: If this is the answer what is the question?
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Planning 16 Mark Questions
Plenary: Consolidation Question
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Cognitive Approach - Psychology Core - Y12 (AS) CIE (Full Unit)
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Cognitive Approach
This large pack of model answers covers the following topics from Cognitive Psychology, written by an Expert Examiner who has taught Psychology A Level for over 16 years. Many include notes on structure and highlight key terms. The set includes model answers for these questions:
Q: Give 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of Tulving’s theory of long-term memory (8m)
Q: Evaluate the Multi-Store Model as an explanation of memory (8m)
Q: Evaluate Baddeley 1966b (8m) model answer
Q: Evaluate Field experiments as used in cognitive psychology 8m model answer
Q:Evaluate Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil (2012) (8m) model answer
Q: Evaluate the Working Memory Model (8m)
Q: Evaluate Lab experiments as used in cognitive psychology 8m
Q: Describe schema theory (4m)
Q: Evaluate Baddeley’s 1966b study in terms of validity and reliability (8m)
Q: Assess Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil’s study in terms of validity and generalisability (8m)
Q: Evaluate the use of the case study, as used in cognitive psychology (8m)
Q Evaluate the theory of reconstructive memory (8m)
Q: Jenny is a teacher trying to talk to a parent on the phone. Suddenly, a student comes into her office and starts talking to her. Jenny tells the student to come back, as she can’t listen to two people at once. Explain why Jenny cannot listen to the student and the parent at the same time, using the Working Memory Model (4m)
Cognitive approach to explain gender as part of unit 1, the application of the approaches. Based on the pearson book applied psychology 1.
Contains starter questions and 9 marker plenary.
Included is a powerpoint covering the Cognitive approach in line with the AQA syllabus
starter slides and specification links
topics covered: introduction to cognitive approach, real life examples of cognition in action, schema, inferences, computer model, case studies and experiements, AO3
gap fills, true or false, discussion opportunities, links to videos, match up
This powerpoint can be spread across 2 lessons
A comprehensive revision guide covering all aspects of the Cognitive Psychology A Level unit, suitable for the Edexcel A Level Psychology 2015 specification.
Contemporary study included: Schmolck.
Revision guides are also available for Social, Biological, Learning, Clinical and Criminal units.
Former A Level student: “I am so grateful for the hours and hours that you put into making those revision guides, because they were the most helpful thing to use, and you should sell them because they are far better than any textbook I have bought!”
This bundle was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
This bundle includes 8 complete lessons (.ppt) with activities:
Origins of Psychology
The Behaviourist Approach
Social Learning Theory
The Cognitive Approach
The Biological Approach
The Psychodynamic Approach
The Humanistic Approach
Comparison of Approaches
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This bundle was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
This bundle includes a complete lesson and activities for the A-Level Forensic Psychology Topic.
The 13 lessons are included in this bundle are:
Defining and Measuring Crime
The Top-Down Approach to Offender Profiling
The Bottom-Up Approach to Offender Profiling
Lombroso’s Atavistic Form
Genetic and Neural Explanations
Eysenck’s Theory of the Criminal Personality
Cognitive Theory
Differential Association Theory
Psychodynamic Explanations for Offending
Custodial Sentencing
Behavioural Modification in Custody
Anger Management
Restorative Justice
Please see individual lessons for further details of the content included.
This contains all 14 lessons in the Psychological Problems topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Development Workbooklet.
An introduction to mental health. How the incidence of significant mental health problems changes over time
Characteristics of mental health, eg positive engagement with society, effective coping with challenges.
Cultural variations in beliefs about mental health problems.
Increased challenges of modern living, eg isolation.
Increased recognition of the nature of mental health problems and lessening of social stigma.
Effects of significant mental health problems on individuals and society
Individual effects, eg damage to relationships, difficulties coping with day to day life, negative impact on physical wellbeing.
Social effects, eg need for more social care, increased crime rates, implications for the economy.
Characteristics of clinical depression. Differences between unipolar depression, bipolar depression and sadness.
The use of International Classification of Diseases in diagnosing unipolar depression: number and severity of symptoms including low mood, reduced energy levels, changes in sleep patterns and appetite levels, decrease in self-confidence.
Theories of depression. Interventions or therapies for depression
Biological explanation (influence of nature): imbalance of neurotransmitters, eg serotonin in the brain.
Psychological explanation (influence of nurture): negative schemas and attributions.
Use of antidepressant medications.
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).
How these improve mental health, reductionist and holistic perspectives. Wiles’ study of the effectiveness of CBT.
Characteristics of addiction. The difference between addiction/dependence and substance misuse/abuse.
The use of International Classification of Diseases in diagnosing addiction (dependence syndrome), including a strong desire to use substance(s) despite harmful consequences, difficulty in controlling use, a higher priority given to the substance(s) than to other activities or obligations.
Theories of addiction. Interventions or therapies for addiction
Biological explanation (influence of nature): hereditary factors/genetic vulnerability. Kaij’s twin study of alcohol abuse.
Psychological explanation (influence of nurture): Peer influence.
Aversion therapy.
Self-management programmes, eg self-help groups, 12 step recovery programmes.
How these improve mental health, reductionist and holistic perspectives.
Resources for two-three lessons on the cognitive approach, includes vidoes, worksheets, activities and powerpoint.
Students have a notes sheet that they complete while going through the ppt.
1. Mental processes, including inferences and schema’s. This is packed with fun activities for students to try out to show them their mental processing (including loads of videos).
2. Comparing the mind to computers, cognitive neuroscience and evaluation of the cognitive approach (using the GHG book) and a match task to consolidate PEEL paragraphs.
Also included is some exam questions to use as a test for students and some good student responses and a summary crossword with answers. Plus a sample 16 mark answer essay.
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Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
Desensitisation
Research on Desensitisation: Weisz and Earls (1995)
Disinhibition
Cognitive Priming
Research on Cognitive Priming: Greitemeyer (2006)
Video: The ‘No Russian’ Controversy
Activity: Concepts - Selena Get’s Educated
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Short answer Question
Evaluation worksheet
Evaluation points
Activity: Concepts - Arthur’s Turn
Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Evaluation Question
Plenary: Consolidation Question
Activity: Topic Recap
This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications.
Key content covered in this Lesson:
Key Questions
How to Compare Approaches
Activity: Comparison Summary Table
Comparing the Biological Approach to the Behaviorist Approach
Model Comparison Paragraph
Exam practice: Comparison Essays
Comparing the Cognitive Approach to the Psychodynamic Approach
Structuring Comparison Essays
Exam practice with Mark Scheme: Comparison Essay
Mark scheme
Model Comparison Paragraph
Plenary: Consolidation Question
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This is a PowerPoint lesson concerning what the Cognitive approach is, what are cognitive studies looking at, and understanding what are the main assumptions of the Cognitive approach using examples. This is the perfect introductory lesson to Cognitive Psychology and covers all premises a student must know in order to pass their AL, AQA or IB PSychology course
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Psychology and Careers.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
• This PowerPoint explains the work of Dr Jonathan Grainger, a cognitive psychologist who is using experimental techniques to determine how skilled readers process words and sentences.
• This resource also contains an interview with Dr Grainger and advice about careers in this field. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Dr Grainger will reply!
• The Ppt. contains ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Grainger’s work, career path and the tips he offers.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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This is a collection of exam questions for the new AQA Psychology specification (2016) focused on the topic of cognitive psych/ memory. I also have made workbooks for attachment, social psych and psychopathology - if you liked this then don’t miss them - linked below!!
The questions are usefully grouped so that once you have revised the topic you can test yourself on a range of questions that have appeared in the past, giving you ample opportunities to get familiar with the types of questions the exam board have asked in the past and no doubt will again.
Even students who can recite their notes off by heart may struggle to achieve the top grades because they have poor exam technique, but this workbook is the ideal resource to improve exam technique simply by practicing!
I have meticulously gone through past papers for the old specification and carefully selected the most relevant questions to the new spec, allowing students to prepare for exam questions that are likely to reappear. I found this very useful on the way to getting an A*.
I also have these workbooks for attachment, social psychology and psychopathology-
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/attachment-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684162
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/social-psychology-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684168
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/psychopathology-revision-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684165