To give students the chance to construct their own definitions and examples of types of social influence. They are given three types of social influence and told to write down a definition, examples and factors that impact each. They are then instructed to swap and evaluate the work of others to consider what is simliar or different in their understanding and approach. This is aligned with AQA A Level Psychology.

These slides align with the humanistic approach content for AS on the AQA exam board. The slides include definitions of key terms, applied examples and discussion questions. The content covers: What is the humanistic approach? What are the three assumptions of the humanistic approach? What are the key concepts in the humanistic approach? Name and describe two key theories from the humanistic approach. What are the strengths and limitations of the humanistic approach? What is a key contribution of the humanistic approach? This can be covered quickly in one lesson or with more in depth discussion across multiple lessons. It includes reflection and application activities.

This lesson covers four ways to evaluate research studies in psychology: Methodological evaluation Ethical evaluation Theoretical evaluation Applications/Implications evaluation It includes what each type of evaluation entails and some examples of how we can apply them. The examples cover Piaget, Milgram, Ainsworth and IQ tests. These are essential skills for all exam boards and can be used as a lesson activity when teaching about research design/scientific study.

This is an activity set of slides that covers the British Psychological Society (BPS) code of ethics. It outlines the four key principles and the values that align with each ethical principle. There are 7 slides in total: 1 title page, 5 content slides, 1 discussion activity. This is a useful activity for how we ensure that research is ethical. It outlines the BPS code of conduct only. This aligns with the AQA guidance on how to conduct scientific research.

These slides are aligned with the AQA curriculum and covers the entire Scientific Processes module. This set of slides includes content, and discussion based activities on the key words and topics in this module. It covers: Aims: stating aims, the difference between aims and hypotheses. Hypotheses: directional and non-directional. Sampling: the difference between population and sample; sampling techniques including: random, systematic, stratified, opportunity and volunteer; implications of sampling techniques, including bias and generalisation. Pilot studies and the aims of piloting. Experimental designs: repeated measures, independent groups, matched pairs. Observational design: behavioural categories; event sampling; time sampling. Questionnaire construction, including use of open and closed questions; design of interviews. Variables: manipulation and control of variables, including independent, dependent, extraneous, confounding; operationalisation of variables. Control: random allocation and counterbalancing, randomisation and standardisation. Demand characteristics and investigator effects. Ethics, including the role of the British Psychological Society’s code of ethics; ethical issues in the design and conduct of psychological studies; dealing with ethical issues in research. The role of peer review in the scientific process. The implications of psychological research for the economy.

These slides align with the social influence module content for AS on the AQA exam board. The slides include definitions of key terms, applied examples and discussion questions. The content covers: What is conformity and types of conformity Why do we conform? What affects conformity? What is obedience? What affects obedience? Why might we resist social influence? How does social influence impact social change? This can be covered quickly in one lesson or with more in depth discussion across multiple lessons. It briefly outlines Asch, Zimbardo, Adorno and Milgram as further discussion points.

This is an activity sheet that matches sampling techniques on the AQA Psychology syllabus. The PowerPoint has one slide where the sampling technique and description are mixed up, the second slide has the answers in the right order. The sampling techniques included are: Random, Systematic, Stratified, Opportunity, Volunteer.

The aim of this activity is to give students practical experience on how to create questionnaires. They are given a topic and told to discuss the research aim, themes and extraneous factors. They are instructed to use this information to form open and closed questionnaire items. They are then instructed to swap and evaluate the work of another group’s survey. This is aligned with AQA A Level Psychology.

The aim of this worksheet is to give students practical experience on how to observe behaviour in a research context. This is aligned with the AQA Psychology syllabus and gives the students a chance to carry out their own observational research.