EDEXCEL A level Psychology AO1 Main studies

AO1 information from that of:

• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

1. Robber’s cave experiment
2. The BBC prison study
3. Milgram’s obedience study

• COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

1. Baddeley; working memory
2. Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil

• BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

1. Raine et al; NGRI brain study
2. Brendgen et al; aggression in twins

• LEARNING THEORIES

1. Watson and Rayner: Little Albert
2. Becker et al; Fiji eating habits
3. Bandura’s studies: ‘61, ‘63 & ‘65

• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

1. Rosenhan’s pseudo patients study
2. Carlsson’s literature review study
3. Kroenke’s (2008) study

• CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY

1. Loftus and Palmer; Leading questions in EW’s
2. Valentine & Mesout; EW identification