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 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 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.

This contains all 11 lessons in the Memory topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Memory Workbooklet. Processes of memory: encoding (input) storage and retrieval (output) Different types of memory: episodic memory, semantic memory and procedural memory. How memories are encoded and stored. Structures of memory The multi-store model of memory: sensory, short term and long term. Features of each store: coding, capacity, duration. Primacy and recency effects in recall: the effects of serial position. Murdock’s serial position curve study. Memory as an active process The Theory of Reconstructive Memory, including the concept of ‘effort after meaning’. Bartlett’s War of the Ghosts study. Factors affecting the accuracy of memory, including interference, context and false memories.

This contains all 15 lessons in the Research Methods topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Research Methods Workbooklet.

This contains all 14 lessons in the Psychological Problems topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Development Workbooklet. An introduction to mental health. How the incidence of significant mental health problems changes over time Characteristics of mental health, eg positive engagement with society, effective coping with challenges. Cultural variations in beliefs about mental health problems. Increased challenges of modern living, eg isolation. Increased recognition of the nature of mental health problems and lessening of social stigma. Effects of significant mental health problems on individuals and society Individual effects, eg damage to relationships, difficulties coping with day to day life, negative impact on physical wellbeing. Social effects, eg need for more social care, increased crime rates, implications for the economy. Characteristics of clinical depression. Differences between unipolar depression, bipolar depression and sadness. The use of International Classification of Diseases in diagnosing unipolar depression: number and severity of symptoms including low mood, reduced energy levels, changes in sleep patterns and appetite levels, decrease in self-confidence. Theories of depression. Interventions or therapies for depression Biological explanation (influence of nature): imbalance of neurotransmitters, eg serotonin in the brain. Psychological explanation (influence of nurture): negative schemas and attributions. Use of antidepressant medications. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). How these improve mental health, reductionist and holistic perspectives. Wiles’ study of the effectiveness of CBT. Characteristics of addiction. The difference between addiction/dependence and substance misuse/abuse. The use of International Classification of Diseases in diagnosing addiction (dependence syndrome), including a strong desire to use substance(s) despite harmful consequences, difficulty in controlling use, a higher priority given to the substance(s) than to other activities or obligations. Theories of addiction. Interventions or therapies for addiction Biological explanation (influence of nature): hereditary factors/genetic vulnerability. Kaij’s twin study of alcohol abuse. Psychological explanation (influence of nurture): Peer influence. Aversion therapy. Self-management programmes, eg self-help groups, 12 step recovery programmes. How these improve mental health, reductionist and holistic perspectives.

This contains all 18 lessons (PowerPoints) in the Social Influence topic for AQA A-level Psychology. It also containts the entire Social Influence Workbooklet which are designed to work alongside the PowerPoints.