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McAllister’s AQA A-Level Psych Shop

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I have been teaching A-Level Psychology for 12 years to very mixed ability cohorts so my resources appeal to both A* and E grade candidates. Each lesson covers a double page spread from the textbook and would take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to teach. Every lesson includes a PPT presentation, a handout for students to complete throughout the lesson, and lots of interactive activities. Each lesson is comprehensive and includes everything a student needs, no need to go elsewhere.

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I have been teaching A-Level Psychology for 12 years to very mixed ability cohorts so my resources appeal to both A* and E grade candidates. Each lesson covers a double page spread from the textbook and would take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to teach. Every lesson includes a PPT presentation, a handout for students to complete throughout the lesson, and lots of interactive activities. Each lesson is comprehensive and includes everything a student needs, no need to go elsewhere.
AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Behaviourist)
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AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Behaviourist)

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Lesson includes: Description of behaviourist approach, including activities (PPT and handout). Description of classical conditioning, including activities (PPT and handout). Description of operant conditioning, including activities (PPT and handout). Evaluation of behaviourist approach follwoing PEE structure (PPT and handout). Behaviourist approach homework worksheet (handout).
Intro lesson to Approaches topic
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Intro lesson to Approaches topic

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First lesson of the Approaches topic to introduce students to some of the key approaches - learning, cognitive and biological Lesson includes: Five case studies (athlete, criminal, daredevil, drug addict, addict) for students to explanations to (case studies). Introduction to three of the approaches (learning, cognitive, biological) using interactive tasks (PPT). Application of approaches to the case studies. Origins of Psychology mix and match. Homework task on Wilhelm Wundt.
AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Cognitive)
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AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Cognitive)

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Lesson includes: Key assumptions of the cognitive approach (PPT and handout). Theoretical and computer models (PPT and handout). The role of schemas with a class experiment (PPT and handout). The emergence of cognitive neuroscience (PPT and handout). Evaluation of the cognitive approach with structured activity to demonstrated fully developed PEE paragraphs (PPT and handout).
AQA A Level Psychology - Approaches (Biological)
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AQA A Level Psychology - Approaches (Biological)

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Lesson includes: Introduction task using Phineas Gage (PPT). Assumptions of the biological approach (PPT and handout). Peer teach research task on the genetic basis of behaviour, the biological structures on behaviour, the influence of neurochemistry and evolution. PPT includes answers (PPT and handout). Application tasks (PPT and handout). Evalution of the biological approach (PPT and handout). 12 mark essay plan (PPT and handout)
AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Humanistic)
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AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Humanistic)

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Lesson includes: Description of the humanistic approach including free will and determinism (PPT and handout). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (PPT and handout). Roger’s ideas of the self, congruence and conditions worth including a test for congruence (PPT and handout). Application of humanistic approach to scenario (PPT and handout). The influence of counselling psychology, including role play (PPT and handout). Evaluation tasks (PPT and handout).
AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (SLT)
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AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (SLT)

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Lesson includes: Behaviourist exam questions with mark scheme revision task of previous learning (PPT and handout). Description of Social Learning Theory including application tasks (PPT and handout). Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment with YouTube clips (PPT and handout). Evaluation of SLT using Green Haired Girl textbook (PPT and handout). Homework task to apply SLT concepts to a scenario.
AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Gender bias)
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AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Gender bias)

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Fourth lesson on Issues and Debates - Gender bias Lesson includes: Description of gender bias (handout and PPT). Application activity to psychological studies (handout and PPT). Evaluation of gender bias using PEE activity with answers (handout, PPT and evaluation resource). Exam questions with mark scheme (PPT).
AQA A Level Psychology - Research Methods (Correlation)
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AQA A Level Psychology - Research Methods (Correlation)

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Lesson includes (enough resources for 2-3 hours of teaching): Description of correlation, including activities (PPT and handout) Operationalising variables, including activities (PPT and handout) Hypotheses for correlation, including activities (PPT, handout and activity) Difference between correlation and experiments (PPT and handout) Evaluation of correlation (PPT and handout) Correlation practical project (PPT, practical project brief form, resources needed for practical)
AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology (Definitions of Abnormality)
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AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology (Definitions of Abnormality)

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Lesson includes: Starter activities to define abnormality; including abnormality pictures, case studies, discussion and post-it note activites (abnormaility pictures, PPT and handout). Description and evaluation of the four definitions of abnormality, including application activities (PPT and handout). Extension activities (TED talks and newspaper articles). Exam questions with mark schemes
AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology (OCD)
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AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology (OCD)

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Lesson includes: Characteristics of OCD, including activities and link to youtube documentary (PPT and handout). Biological explanation of OCD, including activities and evaluation (PPT and handout). Biology quiz and discussion task to re-cap the explanation of OCD (PPT and handout). Biological treatments of OCD, including activities and evaluation (PPT and handout). Pill box activity homework task (PPT)
AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Nature and Nurture)
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AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Nature and Nurture)

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Third lesson on Issues and Debates - Nature vs Nurture Lesson includes: Brainstorm starter activity (PPT). Description of nature and nurture with examples (PPT and handout). Application task to a newspaper article about whether we are born evil (additional handout). Description of the interaction between nature and nurture with examples (PPT and handout). Application task to specific studies and approahces (PPT and handout). Evaluation of debate (PPT and handout). 16 mark essay structure on the debate (additional handout). Extension ideas (PPT).
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Ainsworth's Strange Situation)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Ainsworth's Strange Situation)

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Sixth lesson on Attachment - Ainsworth’s Strange Situation - Types of Attachment Lesson includes: Description of Ainsworth’s Strange Situation (PPT, YouTube clip and handout) Activities on the Strange Situation including application task and a role play. Differentiated group evaluation task (PPT and handout). 16 mark sample essay (handout) Plenary re-cap task (handout).
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation)

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Eighth lesson on Attachment - Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation Lesson includes: Starter activity about the possible causes of seperation between primary caregiver and infant (PPT). Description of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation and Bowlby’s 44 juvenile thieves study (PPT and handout). Evaluation of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation by writing in PEE paragraphs (PPT and handout). Extension acitivity using Mum and baby units in prison and Genie (PPT and handout). Homework for Romanian orphan studies - the effects of institutionalisation (PPT).
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships)

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Tenth lesson on Attachment - Influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships Lesson includes: Video summarising Bowlby’s research and the effect early attachments have on later relationships (PPT). Description of influence of early attachment (PPT and handout). Hazan and Shaver’s Love Quiz (handout). Evaluation of influence of early attachment (PPT and handout). 12 mark model answer.
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Cultural variations in attachment)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Cultural variations in attachment)

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Seventh lesson on Attachment - Cultural variations in Attachment Lesson includes: Description of culture, individualist and collectivist cultures, cross cultural variation (PPT and handout). Description of cultural variations of attachment studies using Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg and poster activity for other studies (PPT and handout). Evaluation of cultural variations of attachment using guided questions (PPT and handout). Exam practice activity.
AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology (Phobias)
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AQA A Level Psych - Psychopathology (Phobias)

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Lesson includes: Characteristics of phobias (behavioural, cognitive and emotional) and type of phobias. Also illustrated with youtube clips (PPT and handout). Behavioural explanation of phobias and evaluation, including activities and youtube clips (PPT and handout). Behavioural treatments of phobias and evaluation, including activities (PPT and handout). Leaflet activity to complete at the end of topic (PPT). Exam questions with markscheme and seperate 16 mark sample answer (handout).
AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Reductionism and Holism)
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AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Reductionism and Holism)

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First lesson on Issues and Debates - Reductionism and Holism Lesson includes: Starter activity where students have to reduce explanations of a behaviour (e.g. crime, addiction, etc.) down to single units. Description of reductionism (including levels of explanation), holism and interactionism with application to the approaches (PPT and Handout). Group evaluation activity (PPT and Handout). Paired plenary discussion task (PPT). Exam questions with mark schemes (PPT). Levels of explanation sample 16 mark answer (handout).
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Caregiver-infant interactions)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Caregiver-infant interactions)

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First lesson on Attachment - Caregiver infant interaction Lesson includes: Introduction to attachment using discussion activities, defining attachment, and application activity to Christian the Lion (PPT, handout and YouTube clip). Caregiver-infant interaction - description of reciprocity with paired activity task and YouTube clip (PPT and handout). Caregiver-infant interaction - description of interactional synchrony with observation task (PPT and handout). Evaluation task (PPT and handout). Exam practice (12 mark essay plan handout). Plenary task.