Topics@Psychology #10: The psychology of abnormal sex (18+) An introduction to: Sexual Abnormality, Sexual Dysfunction and Sexual Paraphilia WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT (ADVISORY: MORE SUITED TO 18+ AND PARTICPATION IN ACTIVITIES MUST BE VOLUTARY) ALTHOUGH SEX ALWAYS RAISES AN INTEREST WITH STUDENTS, THIS IS VERY ACADEMIC AND SERVES TO ILLUSTRATE RATHER THAN JUDGE A PPT display (35 slides) with group activities, ‘think abouts’ and links to further internet resources. You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying for resale or sharing is an infringement copyright: amac education 2017© The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher in the UK

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #7 Moray (1959), Auditory Attention Year 1: Core Studies Cognitive Psychology - Study #7 (Classic) Attention MORAY, N. (1959) Attention in dichotic listening: affective cues and the influence of instructions. Quarterly Journal of Experimental psychology, Volume 11, No. 1, pages 56-60. Consists of 1 x PPT display (23 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Moray’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. The presentation covers this complicated study in a clear and understandable format Complete coverage of the seventh CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Topics@Psychology #9: An introduction to positive psychology and the concepts of well-being love and happiness Happiness could be: “...the experience of joy, contentment or positive well-being, combined with a sense of one's life being good, meaningful and worthwhile” (Lyubomirsky 2007) A PPT display (24 slides) with activities, ‘think abouts’ and links to further internet resources. A paper on Happiness: Positive psychology: what makes people happy? McCarthy, A.P. (2017) You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying for resale or sharing is an infringement copyright: amac education 2017© The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher in the UK

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #6 Grant et al (1998) Year 1: Core Studies Cognitive Psychology - Study #6 Grant et al (1998) Context-Dependent Memory Consists of 1 x PPT display (21 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Grant et al’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the sixth CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Topics@Psychology #8: An introduction to Growth Mindset and Learning Styles This popular digital resource includes: • An overview of Dweck’s Mindset style of teaching and how to apply it. • An overview of the Learning Styles approach as used by many educational establishments • An overview of what is wrong with the Learning Styles approach (with a suggested alternative) • Internet links for further reading Ideal to show to both students and teachers Consists of a PPT display (14 slides) and links to further internet resources You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying for resale or sharing is an infringement copyright: amac education 2017© The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher in the UK

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #5 Loftus and Palmer (1974) Year 1: Core Studies Cognitive Psychology - Study #5 Loftus and Palmer (1974) Consists of 1 x PPT display (35 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Loftus and Palmer’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the fifth CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #4 Levine et al (2001) Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #4 Levine et al. (2001) Cross-cultural differences in helping strangers. Consists of 1 x PPT display (27 slides) and a worksheet (including examination style questions) to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Levine et al’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the fourth CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #3 Piliavin et al (1969) Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #3 Responses to people in need: Piliavin et al. (1969) ‘Subway Samaritan’ Consists of 1 x PPT display (25 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Piliavin et al’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the third CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #2 Bocchario et al (2012) Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #2 Bocchario et al (2012) Responses to people in authority: Disobedience and whistle-blowing Consists of a PPT display (16 slides) and a printable worksheet to accompany the slides. PPT’s include full coverage of Bocchario et al (2012) with links to online resources (only for educational use). Complete coverage of the second CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #1 Milgram Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #1 Milgram: Obedience to a person in authority Consists of 2 x PPT display (25 and 15 slides), a worksheet to match the PPT's and a printable article. PPT’s include full coverage of Milgram’s famous study and the second PPT covers contemporary replications of Milgram. Both presentations have under slide teaching comments, links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the first CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

New Spec (2017) AQA GCSE Psychology (Paper 1) Development Paper 1 Cognition & Behaviour 3.1.3 Development NEW AND IMPROVED: COVERS ALL THE KEY STUDIES AS MENTIONED BY NAME IN THE SPECIFICATIONS Covers Early brain development Overview of brain structure. Brain development starting in the womb (neural structures, brain stem etc). The development of autonomic functions, senses, movement and cognition + The roles of nature vs nurture Piaget’s stage theory (development of intelligence) & Piaget’s theory applied to education Piaget’s 4 stage development theory Key studies: McGarrigle & Donaldson (naughty teddy study) and Hughes (policeman doll) 3.The effects of learning on development Key studies: Dweck’s Mindset and Willingham’s Alternative learning theory Consists of a PPT display (74 slides) and workbooks to go with slides PPT’s include key studies, additional studies, under slide teaching comments, on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. Also, there is a chart with downloadable resources for each section (only for educational use) Complete coverage of the whole Development module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

New Spec (2017) AQA GCSE Psychology (Paper 2) Social Influence Paper 2 Social Context & Behaviour 3.2.1 Social Influence Covers 1. Conformity (Including: definitions + Research by Asch) 2. Obedience (Including: Definitions + Milgram’s agency theory) 3. Prosocial behaviour (Including: Bystander behaviour including Piliavin’s subway study) 4. Crowd and collective behaviour (Including: Pro/Antisocial crowd behaviour, social loafing and deindividuation) Consists of a PPT display (82 slides) PPT’s include key studies, additional studies, under slide teaching comments, on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. Also, there is a chart with downloadable resources for each section (only for educational use) Complete coverage of the whole SOCIAL INFLUENCE module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

AQA A-Level Psychology: Forensic Psychology The Complete Module AQA A-Level Psychology: Paper 3, Section D Forensic Psychology Part One: Offender Profiling Part Two: Biological / Psychological Explanations & Dealing with Offending Behaviour UPDATED IN LINE WITH SPECIFICATION CHANGES JUNE 2019 (DEFINING/MEASURING CRIME REMOVED) Consists of an extensive PPT presentation (118 slides). Within the slides are description, evaluation, research, examination style questions, activities and things to think about. Everything you need ‘just to pick up a module and go’ Suitable for new or experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying for resale or sharing is an infringement copyright: amac education 2019© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED (IT ALLOWS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE) Thanks The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, examiner, lecturer and publisher

New Spec (2017) AQA, GCSE Psychology (Paper 1) Research Methods. Dyslexia Friendly Presentation (Presentation of information, Font and Colour) This three-part bundle contains a PPT (50 slides) GCSE Research Methods, an Independent Learning Workbook (78 pp) & Mathematics for GCSE Psychology, an Independent Learning Workbook (37 pp) AQA GCSE Research Methods PPT covers: Hypotheses – Variables – Sampling – Design - Correlation – Research Procedures – Planning/Conducting Research - Ethics NB. Data Handling is mainly covered in the Independent Learning workbook Quantitative & Qualitative Data – Primary & Secondary Data – Computation – Descriptive Statistics – Interpretation & Display of Quantitative Data – Normal Distributions Maths for AQA GCSE psychology Independent Learning workbook This workbook based on The OFQUAL requirements and progressively covers areas including: o Basic mathematical skills o Decimal / Standard form data o Fractions / Percentages / Ratios o Order of magnitude o Range o Algebra NB. Contains lots of exercises and self-check answers Research Methods AQA GCSE psychology Independent Learning Workbook Covers: • Quantitative and Qualitative Methods • Quantitative Experiments • Hypotheses • Variables • Null Hypotheses • Sampling • Experimental Design • Extraneous Variables • Experimental Methods • Ethics • Correlations • Quantitative Data Analysis: Central Tendency & Range • Distributions & Skewness • Presentation of Data: Tables and Graphs • Qualitative (Non-experimental) Research NB. Also contains class practical’s, examination style questions and an MCQ Paper (+answers) This bundle offers complete coverage of the whole AQA GCSE Research Methods module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers Copying for resale or sharing with other establishments is prohibited: amac education, 2017© The experienced authors: Andy McCarthy & Evie Bentley are both Chartered Psychologists, experienced teachers and educational publishers.

New Spec (2017) AQA GCSE Psychology (Paper 1) Memory Dsylexia Friendly Presentation (Presentation of information, Font and Colour) Covers: Processes of memory • What is memory in terms of cognitive psychology • Types of memory: episodic, semantic & procedural • Memory processes: encoding, retrieval & storage Structure of memory • Coding (aka: Encoding), Capacity & Duration (STM & LTM Stores) • The Multi-Store Model (STM & LTM) • Primary & Recency Effects (Serial Recall) • Serial Position Curve (Murdoch) Memory as an active process • Reconstructive Memory • War of the Ghosts (Bartlett) • Accuracy of Memory (Factors: Interference, Context & False Memories) Consists of a two PPT display (59 slides and 21 slides), one covers main topics and one for class experiments (x 3) plus a worksheet (2 pages) for Godden and Baddeley (context dependency). PPT’s include under slide teaching comments, on-slide exercises/questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. WORKBOOKS are laid out to be used with the ppt’s Complete coverage of the whole memory module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

Topics@Psychology#6: Psychology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) An Introduction into how cognitive psychology has lead the way in the development of artificial intelligence. Ideal to show as an extension to studying approaches, issues and debates. The PPT slides progressively cover what is intelligence and the development of artificial intelligence and artificial life forms (AL). Development of AI includes: The Chinese Room, The Turin Test (and Eugene who recently passed), ASIMO, CYCORPS and Wetware. Students are asked to consider a range of difficult issues including: Can a machine become a life-form, should it have ethical protection, who should monitor the development (doomsday scenarios) and do you need embodiment to be sentient? Consists of a PPT display (32 slides) with under slide comments linking to online videos; to supplement understanding. Within the slides are activities and things to think about. You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

Topics@Psychology#5: A shocking truth about perception An Introduction to understanding a neuroscientific evaluation of the reliability of our perception (the external environment as constructed within our levels of consciousness and states of awareness). The PPT slides progressively covers our modalities (senses) and destroys much of what we believe and supports the argument that we cannot be sure anything really exists outside of our neural networks. Areas covered include: Synesthesia, does sound exist and The Matrixication of Reality (McCarthy and Lech, 2011)… This paper is uploaded as a free resource Consists of a PPT display (45 slides) with under slide comments linking to online videos; to supplement understanding. Within the slides are activities and things to think about. The final slide has links to various internet resources You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

Topics@Psychology#4: A Problem with the Concept of Freewill (all exam boards) An Introduction to a Freewill vs Determinism Debate Ideal to show as an extension to studying issues and debates. The PPT slides progressively cover the Libet argument and build up to suggesting that we do not have any freewill, whatsoever! Libet’s empirical argument is seductively simple, and should cause the student to question everything they believed about our freedom to choose. Consists of a PPT display (22 slides) with under slide comments linking to online videos; to supplement understanding. Within the slides are activities and things to think about. Suitable for ALL examination boards. Ideal potential use: Year Twelve Psychology students near end of their first year You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

Topics@Psychology#3 An Introduction to Gender Studies (all exam boards) Ideal to show before studying gender with all examination boards. Progressively covers a wide range of interesting topics including: What are Sex and gender, is binary gender a universal (includes coverage of a wide range of terms), theories of gender development and a ‘psych analysis’ of Boy George. Consists of a PPT display (37 slides) with under slide comments linking to articles and videos online; to supplement understanding. Within the slides are activities and things to think about. Suitable for ALL examination boards. Ideal potential use: Year Twelve Psychology students near end of their first year Where appropriate notes and links are included off screen on bottom of slides. You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

Topics@Psychology#2: A walk through psychology’s dark past (The history of therapy) Progressively covers a wide range of interesting topics including: Hydrotherapy, Metrazol Shock Therapy, Insulin Coma Shock Therapy, Trans-orbital Lobotomy and ECT. The Roles of the DSM 5 and The Mental Health ACT. Concluding with some thoughts on psychology’s covert, dark and true purpose Consists of a PPT display (25 slides) and a resource sheet with links to articles and videos online; to supplement understanding. Within the slides are activities and things to think about. Suitable for ALL examination boards. Ideal potential use: Year Twelve Psychology students near end of their first year Where appropriate notes and links are included off screen on bottom of slides. You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/