This is the sixth lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers a culture as a factor which affects the perceptual set and includes definitions, descriptions of a study and evaluations. LO1: Define the terms perceptual set and culture. LO2: Describe and explain the ways in which culture affects perception. LO3: Evaluate the cultural factors affecting perception. The activities include an introduction to the terms ‘perceptual set’ and ‘culture’ with an activity which has the students consider what culture is before moving on to reading about Hudson’s study and then checking their understanding with a short quiz. Finally, student work through guided practice in constructing evaluations of the theory and study. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the ninth lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers a expectation as a factor which affects the perceptual set and includes definitions, descriptions of a study and evaluations. LO1: Identify ways in which expectation can influence our perception. LO2: Describe Bruner and Minturn’s study into expectation and perception. LO3: Evaluate Bruner and Minturn’s study into motivation and perception. The activities include some interactive activities which will get the students thinking about expectation, reading and the links between the two. A video follows this about min-heard song lyrics - again, based on expectation. A definition of expectation is given before the students must summarise the methodology and findings of Bruner and Minturn’s study. Finally, the students construct an evaluation of the study on their worksheet. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This worksheet is from my second lesson in the topic of Perception on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students highlight lines within the image to demonstrate the following monocular depth cues: Height in plane Relative size Occlusion Linear perspective Students could also add annotations to explain the parts they have highlighted. See the second file for my suggested solutions. There are many possible suggestions for each depth cue named in the instructions.

This is the third lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go; I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify what is meant by quantitative and qualitative methods. LO2: Describe the three different types of experiment in psychology. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different types of experiment. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the eighth lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Describe what interference is, in terms of memory. LO2: Explain real life examples of interference in memory. LO3: Discuss the strengths and limitations of the theory of memory interference. The activities include recall questions as a starter, a memory task for the students to complete, notes, exam style questions and an evaluation to complete. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This worksheet is from my fourth lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students complete the descriptions of the three experimental designs (independent groups, repeated measures and matched pairs), and the positive and negative points about each as well as how to This includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This worksheet is from my third lesson in the topic of Research Methods on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students match together the various features of: Laboratory experiments Natural experiments Field experiments This includes descriptions and evaluations points. Solutions are included.

This is the fourth lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Identify three different types of experimental design in psychology. LO2: Describe the three different types of experimental design. LO3: Compare the pros and cons of the three different experimental designs. The activities include taking the students through how to plan the next stages in designing an investigation or study (after aims, hypotheses and variables). I have included examples, notes, practice questions and a worksheet. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

I designed this Christmas themed lesson based on an idea from the Perception topic (emotion as a factor that affects perception). Learning objective 1: Identify ways in which emotion can influence our perception Students will be required to think about how their excitement and feelings towards Christmas change as 25 December approaches. Through class discussion, students will exchange ideas on why Christmas excites people. Learning objective 2: Explain the results of studies into the effects of emotion on perception Students will answer two short exam-style questions (5 marks total) about a simple investigation into how the emotion revolving around Christmas affects children before and after the event. Learning objective 3: Carry out an investigation to explore the effects of emotion on perception Students will take part in a simple investigation where they look through a list of 25 words. They have to select the 6 words that they prefer out of all of the others. 6 of the words are Christmas themed. Students may be influenced by the time of year to choose these words without realising. They will then look at the class’ result and draw conclusions.

This is the tenth lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers a expectation as a factor which affects the perceptual set and includes definitions, descriptions of a study and evaluations. LO1: Recall the four factors that affect the perceptual set. LO2: Summarise the key points of these theories and/or studies. LO3: Apply our knowledge of these factors in answering exam-style questions. The activities include having the students transform information on the theories, studies and evaluations behind the four factors affecting perception into much reduced summaries (a ‘thinking hard’ skill). If pressed for time, students could work in groups to share the workload. Students then choose from a set of AQA exam-style questions based on the four factors affecting perception. The relative difficulties are clearly labeled on the presentation. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the second lesson in the topic of Research Methods in the AQA GCSE Psychology 8182 course. Updated February 2023 I don’t deliver this topic all in one go, I interleave the lessons throughout the other topics. If you are teaching the whole topic in one go, I have tried to make the whole series of lessons about the same imaginary investigation for some consistency and a continued thread of learning. The lesson covers formulating an aim, null & alternative hypotheses and independent & dependent variables in psychological studies and investigations. LO1: Define the term ‘extraneous variables’. LO2: Identify extraneous variables in research studies. LO3: Explain the importance of standardised procedures and randomisation. The activities include taking the students through the beginnings of a plan for an investigation or study. There are lots of worked examples, notes and practice questions. I designed this as a single lesson (50 mins) but can be extended or shortened as necessary. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This worksheet is from my first lesson in the topic of Perception on the AQA GCSE Psychology (8182) specification. Students will describe the following visual illusions, as well as explaining them, and completing the diagram where applicable: Ponzo illusion Muller-Lyer illusion Rubin’s vase Kanisza triangle Ame’s room NB. The Necker cube is not included on this worksheet, but it does feature in my full lesson on this topic.

This is the third lesson in the topic of PERCEPTION in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, 8182. The lesson covers Gibson’s direct theory of perception covering the principles of the theory and how to evaluate it. LO1: Describe Gibson and Walk’s cliff fall experiment. LO2: Explain four aspects of Gibson’s direct theory of perception. LO3: Evaluate Gibson’s direct theory of perception. The activities include starter questions, a video, note taking and finally guided practice in the writing of an evaluation. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing.

This is the first lesson in the topic of MEMORY in the AQA GCSE Psychology course, fully planned and resources. This topic is a great introduction to psychology and can help students understand how the memory works for effective learning and revision. Students love it! Updated January 2023 The lesson covers encoding, storage and retrieval of memories and introduces the topic. LO1: Identify the different processes involved in remembering something. LO2: Describe the different processes of memory using a real life example. LO3: Compare strategies for improving memory and their effectiveness. The activities include a starter, some short video clips, AQA exam-style questions, a memory task for the students to complete, notes and diagrams and finally a plenary question. I designed this as a double lesson (100 mins) but can be delivered over two shorter lessons. My lessons follow the textbook ‘AQA Psychology for GCSE’ from Illuminate Publishing. Please leave a rating on my page :)