This resources is designed to help students increase their confident when describing and comparing the two models of memory; The Multistore Model of Memory and the Working Memory Model. This resources includes: The key buzz words that examiners are looking for when students are describing the two models of memory. The similarities and differences between the two models of memory to help students answer comparison questions on the models.

This is a creative and engaging revision activity for students to revise the different approaches and the key psychologists associated with them. Students have to create a tinder bio for a specific psychologist using subtle references to their theories and assumptions regarding behaviour for others to guess who it is about. This resources includes: A PowerPoint presentation detailing the student task including clear teacher notes A model psychologist tinder bio with annotations and answers. A tinder bio template for students to write on.

This resource is a fun, hands on revision activity for students to complete on the disorder depression within the psychopathology topic of the AQA A Level psychology specification. It is a Tarsia activity where students have to complete the full triangle by answering the questions on depression.

This ultimate student workbook has everything they need to know to compare approaches successfully in the AQA A Level psychology specification. This workbook includes: 13 pages of detailed information on how to successfully compare the approaches based on the exam criteria. Key definitions on the debates within psychology and how to use them to your advantage when comparing approaches. Visuals on where each approach in psychology falls on each debate. Model comparison of approaches PEEL paragraphs. Essay plans and information on how to structure essays for 16 mark comparison of approaches questions. Explanations of what the command words mean in exam questions. Similarity and difference list for the approaches. Tasks for students to complete throughout the workbook. Explanations of tricky evaluative key terms and how to differentiate between them.

This is a complete lesson on the ‘features of science’ within the year 13 research methods topic following the AQA A Level psychology specification. It includes engaging tasks and practical activities for students to complete. This resource includes: A features of science PowerPoint presentation with engaging tasks, detailed teacher notes and guidance and task answers. A worksheet with tasks on the features of science for students to complete. Extension task options for students. 22 key study cards (with information on the back for each) for students to apply their knowledge to the features of science with teacher answers. A true or false quiz with answers. A practice short exam question on the features of science including teacher written answers. An additional practical activity idea at the end of the PowerPoint. This resource will take approximately 2 x 1 hour lessons to complete (or longer if you complete the additional practical activities). You can always skip tasks if you are short on time.

This complete lesson focuses on the cognitive approach in psychology using the AQA A Level psychology specification. It is packed with fun and educational tasks designed for maximum student participation and ease of understanding. The lesson includes: A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation on the cognitive approach full of engaging student tasks with answers and detailed teacher notes. A 3 page student information and worksheet on everything they need to know on the cognitive approach. An evaluation worksheet for students to complete designed to support them in their knowledge of how to evaluate for the exam following the PEEL structure. 2 x cognitive approach short exam questions with teacher written model answers. This resource will take approximately 3 x 1 hour lessons to complete. However, if you have less time, you can always choose to omit some of the tasks included.

A complete and comprehensive lesson on the cognitive explanations for schizophrenia following the AQA A Level psychology specification. This lesson includes creative, engaging and practical tasks designed to maximise student participation, memory retrieval and understanding. This resource includes: PowerPoint presentation complete with numerous student tasks and clear guidance notes on each slide. Cognitive explanations information sheet featuring multiple sources of information compiled into one document. Differentiated tasks and worksheets for students depending on their ability. Patient scenarios and tasks for students to practice their AO2 application skill. Engaging games and activities to assess knowledge retrieval. Exam question and student friendly mark scheme to support self or peer marking. Evaluation tasks. Evaluation worksheet complete with full evaluation paragraphs using the PEEL structure. All resources are either PowerPoints or Word documents. This lesson will take approximately 2 x 1 hour lessons to complete.

This complete lesson focuses on the cognitive interview within the Y12 memory topic using the AQA A Level psychology specification. It includes engaging tasks for students to take part in as well as informative exam technique support including student friendly mark schemes for self or peer assessment. This lesson includes: A detailed PowerPoint presentation on the cognitive interview with thorough teacher notes and fun engaging student activities. A role play activity where students become a police officer or an eye witness to an incident. 5 x eye witness incident scenarios. Quick fire question cards on the cognitive interview A student information sheet on everything they need to know about the cognitive interview. An evaluation worksheet for students to complete where they turn research evidence into full PEELs (teacher answers are included in the PowerPoint). 1 x 6 mark application exam question on the cognitive interview 1 x student friendly mark scheme and checklist with teacher model and example content designed for self/peer marking. This resources will take approximately 2-3 lessons to complete. However, if you have less time you can always leave tasks out.

This is a comprehensive lesson on the nature - nurture debate as part of the issues and debates topic within the AQA A Level Psychology specification. Within this lesson there are engaging activities for students to complete, linking real world events and behaviours for them to apply their knowledge to, as well as key opportunities for them to practice and revise their Y12 content all within the context of the nature - nurture debate. There is an essay plan and key evaluation worksheets including teacher written PEEL paragraphs that are detailed and thorough adhering to the exam mark scheme. This resource includes: A PowerPoint presentation on the nature - nurture debate including detailed teacher notes for guidance. 5 page student worksheet on the nature - nurture debate, meeting the content for the exam as well as additional information for more confident students. Engaging tasks throughout the lesson. Differentiated knowledge retrieval tasks and a separate worksheet for less confident students. A scaffolded 2 page evaluation worksheet for students that is designed to support them in writing their own evaluation paragraphs for the nature - nurture debate. This resource will take approximately 2 x 1 hour lessons to complete.