I predominantly provide resources for A level psychology (AQA), and also for some BTEC Health & Social Care Level 3 units.
My YouTube channel has videos for A level psychology:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5zDmqyZg1mULhgXG96fow/videos
I predominantly provide resources for A level psychology (AQA), and also for some BTEC Health & Social Care Level 3 units.
My YouTube channel has videos for A level psychology:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5zDmqyZg1mULhgXG96fow/videos
The Telepathy Experiment allows A Level psychology students to learn and practice research methods. It is aimed more at Year 2 of A Level.
The video is a ficticious story about a telepathy experiment that did not go according to plan. It covers:
Independent and Dependent Variables
Hypotheses - Null, Directional and Non-Directional
Sampling - Volunteer, Opportunity, Stratified, Snowball, Systematic and Random
Experimental Design - Repeated Measures, Independent Groups, Matched Pairs
External Validity - Ecological, Population, Temporal, Mundane Realism
Control Measures - Pilot Studies, Random Allocation, Counterbalancing, Standardised Instructions, Videoing
Ethics - the four ethical principles of Competence, Integrity, Confidentiality and Responsibility
Inferential stats - which one to choose
Levels of Measurement - Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
Files include:
01 Research methods Questions to accompany the video
02 Research methods Questions AND answers for assessment
03 A PowerPoint of the script and images that go with the video.
The video (click on the video tab)
If you have any issues with the resources please get in touch and I will be happy to help:
Twitter: @blonde_pretzel
YouTube: Psychology Students
Your AS and A level psychology students can watch this teaching video on YouTube on experimental design in psychology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1nF3-7KtZM and then complete the questions here for homework/directed study. There is also a short test designed to be 10 minutes long for individual assessment in exam conditions.
Four attachments:
1) RM59: Questions on experimental design in psychology from the teaching video
2) RM59a: Questions AND answers on experimental design in psychology from the teaching video.
3) RM08: Test on experimental design in psychology
4) RM08a: Test & Answers on experimental design in psychology
Two videos:
1) Teaching video on Experimental Design
2) Past Paper exam question with an explanation of how to answer it
Students can either peer mark using the answers sheet, or the teacher can use the answers for quick marking.
If you have any questions about the resource or teaching video please tweet me @blonde_pretzel.
YouTube: psychology students https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5zDmqyZg1mULhgXG96fow
Most A Level psychology text books have 'Can You' or 'Check It' type questions on each page. These are exam style questions that help you assess your knowledge.
I have written answers to typical 'Can You' questions for the Memory Unit of A Level Psychology.
If you're a student, try the questions and then check against the model answers.
If you're a teacher, you could set the questions for homework and then perhaps get them to do peer marking using the answers as a marking template.
Each file attached is split into a different topic from the memory unit and has A01 (describe), A02 (apply) and A03 evaluate questions. There are full 16 markers for each topic in the unit.
CYM01 - capacity, duration and coding in Short and Long Term Memory
CYM02 - Multi-store model of memory
CYM03 - Working Model of Memory
CYM04 - Types of Long Term Memory
CYM05 - Explanations of Forgetting: interference
CYM06 - Explanations of Forgetting: retrieval failure
CYM07 - Accuracy of Eyewitness testimony: misleading information
CYM08 - Accuracy of Eyewitness testimony: anxiety
CYM09 - Accuracy of Eyewitness testimony: the cognitive interview
If you have any problems with the materials, please tweet me: @blonde_pretzel
I have a YouTube channel that provides teaching and revision for Year1 and Year 2 A Level psychology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5zDmqyZg1mULhgXG96fow
Many thanks for using my resources :-)
These resources accompany a video on The Cognitive Interview Experiment which is free to watch on YouTube. Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SRYruoXquU
The video is the fictional tale of a Field Experiment on the Cognitive Interview that has creepy repercussions, however, the details of the Cognitive Interview and Geiselman et al’s (1985) experiment are included as are many research methods and biopsychology (the SAM in particular). It is part teaching, part revision.
Research Methods that are covered include:
IV & DV, Hypothesis Writing, Experimental Design, Validity, Demand Characteristics, Prior General Consent and Presumptive Consent.
The PowerPoint contains the slides used within the video.
M18: The script that accompanies the video
M18a: Questions on the Cognitive Interview, Demand Characteristics, Experimental Design, Dealing with lack of Informed Consent (ethics) and Geiselman et al’s (1985) experiment on the Cognitive Interview.
M18b: The Questions with model answers
Please note, on all word documents I select ‘narrow margins’. Please ensure you have narrow margins selected to ensure correct formatting. Please contact me if you have any issues with the resources you download and i’ll be happy to help.
Twitter: @blonde_pretzel
YouTube: Psychology Students
A level psychology, Social Psychology Unit, 3rd spec point.
This Powerpoint is designed for a 'single lesson' (about 1 hour and 10 minutes) and has directed study instructions.
There is a video on conformity in real life - the link is in the 'notes' section of the powerpoint and when you have the PowerPoint in slideshow format, just click on the picture for the video to appear.
If you have any questions please tweet me @blonde_pretzel.
I have a YouTube channel where I upload teaching and revision videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5zDmqyZg1mULhgXG96fow
This resource goes into more depth about parametric statistical tests. If you are looking to teach Inferential Statistics for A level, please see my other resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/inferential-statistics-for-a-level-psychology-12029946
This resource explains about parametric test assumptions including normal distributions, variances and levels of measurement. This is probably more useful for 1st year degree level where they will need more information about choosing parametric tests. (For A level, students are not required to calculate variances etc)
01 PowerPoint for teachers (or students) of A level psychology on parametric tests (when to use each one). Includes activities throughout and any questions on the slides will have the answers in the notes section.
02 Is a handy choosing tree to quickly identify which statistical test to use (for parametric and non-parametric tests) and can be displayed in the classroom
02a is the choosing tree with blanks so you can easily and quickly test your students
03 Is a test on which statistical test to use. The test gives a hypothesis and experimental design and then requires students to identify the level of measurement, whether it’s a parametric or non-parametric test, which test to use and the reasons why. It could be used as a test at the beginning of the next lesson. Probably about 15 minutes due to the reading required.
03a The answers to the test (I get students to swap their tests and mark each others in the classroom, saves time on marking)
04 A poster on the assumptions of parametric tests for the classroom
Please note, on all word documents I select ‘narrow margins’. Please ensure you have narrow margins selected to ensure correct formatting.
Twitter: @blonde_pretzel
YouTube: Psychology Students
Teaching and assessment materials for AS and A level students in psychology.
The PowerPoint accompanies the teaching video I made on Experimental Methods in Psychology which is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OnL5tm0cmk
RM67: This is the assessment handouts on experimental methods and IV and DV. The students should watch the video and pause it as they go along to answer the questions.
RM67a: This handouts has the questions AND answers for easy marking during the beginning of a lesson.
I create resources using Word with the margins set to ‘narrow’. If you have any issues with the format of the handouts, please get in touch either here or on twitter and i’ll email you them again.
It’s for A level Psychology students/teachers following the new specification from 2015.
If you have any questions about the resources or video, please tweet me @blonde_pretzel
The PowerPoint and handouts accompany a teaching and a revision video on YouTube (search Psychology Students for my channel.)
The PowerPoint contains everything for a full 16 mark question on the Psychodynamic Approach. The PowerPoint follows the structure for the essay.
There are some YouTube videos embedded (see notes section for links, and/or hover over the pictures) to help understanding of the Psychodynamic Approach.
It contains A01, A02 and A03 materials to cover everything for the exam and activities for students to do during class to help consolidation of learning.
I reference all my handouts in the header which is why the handouts are labelled below:
04 - PowerPoint with activities embedded for a whole lesson (double lesson, about 2 hours 40 mins)
04a - PowerPoint Activity for students to consolidate learning
04b - PowerPoint of a memory story for easy recall of the 16 mark essay
AP08 - a booklet for students to complete at home to help consolidation of learning
AP12 - a short answer test (10 minutes recommended) for the start of the next lesson.
AP12a - the answer sheet for the short answer test (best to get everyone to mark each other’s straight away to save time for the teacher.)
NB I usually have my margins on ‘narrow’ for Word documents. I presume when you download them this will be automatic, but if the formatting seems a bit off, change the margins to narrow and it should be fine.
The PowerPoint and handouts accompany a teaching video I made on the Humanistic Approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Z9gVjmNsI.
The PowerPoint contains everything for a full 16 mark question on the Humanistic Approach. The PowerPoint follows the structure for the essay.
There are some YouTube videos embedded (see notes section for links, and/or hover over the pictures) to help understanding of the Humanistic Approach.
It contains A01, A02 and A03 materials to cover everything for the exam and activities for students to do during class to help consolidation of learning.
I reference all my handouts in the header which is why the handouts are labelled below:
AP09 - a handout of an article from the Guardian with questions to emphasize ‘Conditions of Worth’.
AP10 - a booklet for students to complete at home to help consolidation of learning.
AP11 - a short answer test (10 minutes recommended) for the start of the next lesson.
AP11a - the answer sheet for the short answer test
NB I usually have my margins on ‘narrow’ for Word documents. I presume when you download them this will be automatic, but if the formatting seems a bit off, change the margins to narrow and it should be fine.
This is the PowerPoint to accompany the video available on the YouTube channel 'Psychology Students' entitled 'Discuss the Relationship between sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour'.
The video and PowerPoint cover everything you need for the full model essay (24 marks) and in the notes section of the PowerPoint (under each slide) are the paragraphs for the essay which you can easily cut and paste into the full essay.
If you have difficulty locating the video, please tweet me @blonde_pretzel for advice.
This PowerPoint is for the essay "Discuss two biological explanations for anorexia". Each slides represents a paragraph of the essay and has the full model essay slide by slide. The pictures are to help you remember each point and there are some memory pegs.
There is an activity for students to complete to help them remember the essay and at the end of the PowerPoint is a Memory Story.
A2 Eating Behaviour. PowerPoint to cover the full exam question 'Discuss two or more neural mechanisms in controlling eating behaviour' (24 marks). A model essay is in the 'notes' section (beneath each slide) paragraph by paragraph.
YouTube videos are embedded into some of the pictures, either hover the pictures in Slide Show format, or look for the link in the 'notes' section. The videos are there to help consolidate your learning.