The files include posters for a ‘Psychflix’ display. For each film or box-set there is a short description, the units it links to for A level Psychology and a QR code which takes the student to a trailer for the film or an article. (To scan the QR codes, just open the camera on your phone and point it at the code; most phones will pick up the code and take you straight the link). There are some ‘stretch and challenge’ questions so that students can watch the films while considering an issue such as ‘free will-determinism’ and challenge themselves to answer the questions. Psychflix: I got the font online (it allows you to print off single words) and then printed it out on A3 paper. I cut out the letters and glued them to black card. I then stapled this onto the notice board. YOU WILL NEED BLACK BACKING PAPER FOR YOUR NOTICE BOARD AND A STAPLE GUN. Any probs, please do get in touch via this website or on twitter: @blonde_pretzel or Youtube: Successful Psychology My students LOVE this noticeboard and it generated loads of discussion. I also think it will be great for open evenings as it looks striking and is a good talking point. PLEASE BE AWARE SOME OF THE FILMS ARE AN 18 CERTIFICATE AND YOU DECIDE NOT USE THESE, eg Fight Club and Legend. Thanks for looking :-)

This is the 3rd in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an experiment that tests the difference in accuracy of recall between anxious and non-anxious participants for neutral events. This paper tests: Hypothesis Direction Hypothesis Writing Identification of ethical issues Addressing ethical issues Demand Characteristics Assessing validity of a questionnaire Calculation of percentage decrease Significant figures Interpretation of a table of descriptive statistics Identification and justification of a suitable inferential stats test Testing for significance using a critical table Type 1 error Writing a debrief Design a study (12 marks) (An observation study to provide information and justification for the type of observation, operationalised behavioural categories, time/event sampling, assessment of reliability of data) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

I have made a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exam. This is the 1st set. I have made a video to accompany this exam paper showing students how to ‘decode’ the stimulus. The stimulus for this paper is an experiment testing the difference in mood between teachers who play on dance mats for 30 minutes a day for 2 weeks and those that don’t. The exam paper tests: Sampling Limitation of a volunteer sample Hypothesis Direction Hypothesis Writing Pilot Study Control of Extraneous Variables Interpretation of descriptive statistics Justification of a Mann Whitney test Testing for Significance using Critical Values Tables Peer Review Limitation of Peer Review Type 1 Error Aims of a Debrief Design a study (12 marks) Please note that the design a study for this first set is designed to be very much like the stimulus. In the other unofficial exam papers I have written, the design a study sections are a different research method to the one in the stimulus, however, because this is the first set, this one is slightly easier in that it is asking the students to design a study similar to the original, but on students. It does have elements they will need to consider carefully, like how to ensure each participant acts as their control, which obviously has implications for the experimental design they will choose). The mark scheme is comprehensive and should allow for peer marking. It includes a model answer for the 12 mark design a study question. I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, try changing the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch via this website or through twitter: @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Psychology Students. Thank you for looking at my resource.

This is the 6th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about testing the relationship between time spent on social media and mood. This paper tests: Identification of an appropriate hypothesis Operationalized co-variables Identification and justification of sampling techniques The purpose of filler questions Writing a filler question Type of data Identification of and Addressing ethical issues Interpretation of a table of descriptive stats Identification of a control measure The purpose of replication in relation to the study Writing a reference Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including the procedure, design, variables, control measures, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

This is the 9th in a set of Unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the A Level Psychology Exam. The stimulus includes information a football manager’s decision to ban his squad from playing video games while on a football tour because of their ‘addictive’ nature. The players use diaries to report their experiences. The stimulus continues further on in the paper about an experiment to test the difference in number of hours sleep between those who play the game and those who don’t. The paper tests: Content analysis Estimation of % from a pie chart Improving validity of the investigation Experimental Method Experimental Design Interpretation of a table of descriptive stats Determining significance from a critical values table Type 1 error Falsifiability The content and purpose of an Introduction Determining issues of internal validity Strengths of peer review Limitations of peer review Design a study (12 marks) (An Observation study including information on type of observation with justification, operationalized behavioural categories, time/event sampling, assessment of reliability of data) The mark scheme is fully comprehensive and should allow for peer marking. I tend to use narrow margins, so if the formatting appears ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. If you have any concerns or questions about this resource, please do get in touch either via this website or twitter: @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology. Thanks for looking at my resources.

This is the 8th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an experiment that tests whether there is a difference between men and women in how verbally aggressive they are. This paper tests: Experimental method Identification of sampling techniques Limitation of sampling techniques Calculation of attrition Significant figures Identification of the operationalized dependent variable Assessing validity External validity Identification of an extraneous variables Control of extraneous variables Assessment of reliability of data Median Calculation of % increase Interpreting a table of descriptive stats Identification and justification of an inferential stats test Testing for significance using a critical values table Checking to see if you have made a Type 2 error Writing a debrief I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

This is the 4th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about testing the relationship between anxiety and accuracy of eye-witness testimony. This paper tests: Identification of sampling technique Strengths and limitations of a sampling technique Hypothesis Writing (Correlation) Assessing the reliability of questionnaires Writing an Informed Consent Form Display of a table of data into a suitable graph Interpretation of a Scattergraph/table of data Identification and justification of a probability level Testing for Significance using critical values tables Type 1 error Writing a reference The purpose and content of an abstract Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including experimental design, variables, control measures, procedures, specialist materials, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

This is the 5th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an observational study in a prison to compare aggressive acts by prisoners in either a Government run or privately run prison. This paper tests: Type of observation Hypothesis Direction Writing a Null Hypothesis Operationalising behavioural categories Addressing lack of informed consent Identification and justification of sampling techniques Assessing reliability of data Calculation of percentage increase Identification and justification of a suitable inferential stats test Testing for significance using a critical values table The purpose of content analysis Explanation of how to carry out a content analysis Design a study (12 marks) (A correlation study including information on research method, variables, hypothesis writing, procedure, assessment of reliability of data, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

I have made a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods section of the exam. This is the 2nd set. The stimulus for this paper is an experiment testing the difference in the type of cola participants were required to drink and the number of hours sleep they had. The exam paper tests: Hypothesis Direction Hypothesis Writing Control Measures Identification and control of Extraneous Variables Interpretation of Descriptive Statistics Calculation of percentage decrease Testing for Significance using Critical Values Tables Identification of ethical issues Addressing Ethical issues Type 1 Error Writing a Debrief The Purpose & Content of an Abstract Design a Study (12 marks) (Correlational study) The mark scheme is comprehensive and should allow for peer marking. I usually use narrow margins, so if the formatting is out, try changing the margins to narrow. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch via this website or through twitter: @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology. Thank you for looking at my resource.

This is the 7th in a set of unofficial exam papers for the Research Methods Section of the Psychology A level exam. The stimulus provides information about an experiment that tests whether there is a difference between men and women in seeking sex earlier in a relationship. This paper tests: Identification of sampling techniques Identification of an operationalized dependent variable Hypothesis writing Identification of a research method A limitation of self-report as a research method Testing Validity Outlining validity Identification of an invalid measure Writing a debrief Calculation of degrees of freedom Displaying the results of a table in a graph Testing for significance using a critical values table Type 2 error The purpose of replication in relation to the study Design a study (12 marks) (An experiment including the procedure, design, variables, control measures, assessment of reliability of data, descriptive and inferential stats) I use narrow margins, so if the formatting is ‘out’ then try changing the margins to narrow. Please do get in touch on this website or via twitter @blonde_pretzel or YouTube: Successful Psychology, if you have any questions or concerns about the resource. Thanks for looking at my resource.

3 Years of learning, teaching and tweaking has gone into this resource to help learners understand and apply Inferential Statistics. The PowerPoint is designed to be taught during lesson time and should take between 3-4 hours. It covers: Levels of Measurement, Selection and Justification of an Inferential Statistical Test, Observed Values, Critical Values, Critical Values Tables, Probability Levels, Significance, Type 1 & Type 2 Errors. All question in the slides have full answers or explanations in the NOTES SECTION. The lesson includes activities, exam style questions and assessments throughout. I have included a check list Specification for students and this lesson covers 26, 27, 29, 33, 34, 35 This is for Year 13 (Second year A Level) A Level Psychology Students. It may also be helpful for first year of a degree students. Resources The PowerPoint: Recap on Descrptive Statistics, Levels of Measurement, Selection and Justification of an Inferential Statistical Tests, Observed Values, Critical Values, Critical Values Tables, Probability Levels, Significance, Type 1 & Type 2 Errors. RM000: Handout of the specification with a checklist for students to keep at the front of their files RM63: Summary table for the students to fill in as they do activities for Levels of Measurement (activities are explained in the notes section on the PowerPoint) RM63a: ANSWERS for the summary table (teacher copy or used for peer marking) RM66: Practice for the Sign Test RM76: A Summary Table of which Inferential Stats test to use (to be filled in as a class activity) RM76a: ANSWERS for the summary table (teacher copy or used for peer marking) RM77: Test (or directed study) on selecting and justifying the appropriate statistical test RM77a: Test AND ANSWERS on on selecting and justifying the appropriate statistical test (teacher copy or used for peer marking) RM78: Design a study practice including information on inferential statistics RM78a: ANSWERS for Design a study (teacher copy or used for peer marking) RM80: Short Answer Test (or given as directed stud) on inferential statistics (on all elements). Test should take about 15 minutes RM80a: Short Answer Test AND ANSWERS on on inferential statistics (teacher copy or used for peer marking) TES critical values tables information (where to find the critical values tables) I tend to use narrow margins on my documents, so if any of the formatting is ‘out’ then change the margins to narrow, or get in contact with me here, or on twitter @blonde_pretzel or on YouTube: Psychology Students and will help you deal with any issues. If you have any questions then please do get in touch. Many thanks