These workbooks are perfect for independent study or guiding students throughout the lesson, for experienced and new teachers alike. This pack includes all workbooks for Paper 1 (Memory, Perception, Development, Research Methods) and are usually priced at £2.50 each. Each one includes the specification, with three faces so they can RAG rate their understanding throughout the topic. It also has a column they can tick to indicate that they have revised each area. They also include a glossary which could be used as revision or in lesson as a key terms test. On each page there is space for students to complete information or activities to demonstrate their understanding and completion of the topic. When printing, I would recommend converting the PowerPoint to PDF as this may cause some formatting issues with some printers.

This contains all 11 lessons in the Language, Thought & Communication topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Language, Thought & Communication Workbooklet.

This contains all 9 lessons in the Brain and Neuropsychology topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Brain and Neuropsychology Workbooklet. Structure and function of the nervous system The divisions of the human nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic), basic functions of these divisions. The autonomic nervous system and the fight or flight response. The James-Lange theory of emotion. Neuron structure and function Sensory, relay and motor neurons. Synaptic transmission: release and reuptake of neurotransmitters. Excitation and inhibition. An understanding of how these processes interact. Hebb’s theory of learning and neuronal growth. Structure and function of the brain Brain structure: frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and cerebellum. Basic function of these structures. Localisation of function in the brain: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language areas. Penfield’s study of the interpretive cortex. An introduction to neuropsychology Cognitive neuroscience: how the structure and function of the brain relate to behaviour and cognition. The use of scanning techniques to identify brain functioning: CT, PET and fMRI scans. Tulving’s ‘gold’ memory study. A basic understanding of how neurological damage, eg stroke or injury can affect motor abilities and behaviour.

This contains all 12 lessons in the Social Influence topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Social Influence Workbooklet. Conformity Identification and explanation of how social factors (group size, anonymity and task difficulty) and dispositional factors (personality, expertise) affect conformity to majority influence. Asch’s study of conformity. Obedience Milgram’s Agency theory of social factors affecting obedience including agency, authority, culture and proximity. Explanation of dispositional factors affecting obedience including Adorno’s theory of the Authoritarian Personality. Prosocial behaviour Bystander behaviour: identification and explanation of how social factors (presence of others and the cost of helping) and dispositional factors (similarity to victim and expertise) affect bystander intervention. Piliavin’s subway study. Crowd and collective behaviour Prosocial and antisocial behaviour in crowds: identification and explanation of how social factors (social loafing, deindividuation and culture) and dispositional factors (personality and morality) affect collective behaviour.

This contains all 9 lessons in the Perception topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Perception Workbooklet. Sensation and perception The difference between sensation and perception. Visual cues and constancies Monocular depth cues: height in plane, relative size, occlusion and linear perspective. Binocular depth cues: retinal disparity, convergence. Gibson’s direct theory of perception – the influence of nature The real world presents sufficient information for direct perception without inference. Role of motion parallax in everyday perception. Visual illusions Explanations for visual illusions: ambiguity, misinterpreted depth cues, fiction, size constancy. Examples of visual illusions: the Ponzo, the Müller-Lyer, Rubin’s vase, the Ames Room, the Kanizsa triangle and the Necker cube. Gregory’s constructivist theory of perception – the influence of nurture Perception uses inferences from visual cues and past experience to construct a model of reality. Factors affecting perception Perceptual set and the effects of the following factors affecting perception: culture, motivation, emotion, expectation. The Gilchrist and Nesberg study of motivation and the Bruner and Minturn study of perceptual set.

This contains all 10 lessons in the Development topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Development Workbooklet. Early brain development: A basic knowledge of brain development, from simple neural structures in the womb, of brain stem, thalamus, cerebellum and cortex, reflecting the development of autonomic functions, sensory processing, movement and cognition. The roles of nature and nurture. Piaget’s stage theory and the development of intelligence. The role of Piaget’s theory in education: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development including concepts of assimilation and accommodation. The four stages of development: sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational and formal operational. Application of these stages in education. Development of conservation. McGarrigle and Donaldson’s ‘naughty teddy study’ Reduction of egocentricity. Hughes’ ‘policeman doll study’. The effects of learning on development: Dweck’s Mindset Theory of learning: fixed mindset and growth mindset. The role of praise and self-efficacy beliefs in learning. Learning styles including verbalisers and visualisers. Willingham’s Learning Theory and his criticism of learning styles.