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We understand the importance of education. We offer tailored private tuition designed to maximise success at GCSE, A Level and beyond. Our tutors are experienced professionals, teachers and top-tier graduates with extensive knowledge in their subjects.
On Tes we offer high quality board-specific resources. Please check back regularly as we are continually updating our stock.
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Specification Point 4.3.5 - Schizophrenia.
Drug therapy: typical and atypical antipsychotics.
Cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as used in the treatment of schizophrenia.
The importance of an interactionist approach in explaining and treating schizophrenia.
Complete set of Chapter 12 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.3.5 - Schizophrenia.
Biological explanations for schizophrenia: genetics and neural correlates, including the dopamine hypothesis.
Psychological explanations for schizophrenia: family dysfunction and cognitive explanations, including dysfunctional thought processing.
Complete set of Chapter 12 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment.
The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working model.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment.
Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.1 - Approaches in psychology.
Social learning theory including imitation, identification, modelling, vicarious reinforcement, the role of mediational processes and Bandura’s research.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology.
The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic).
The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons.
The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology.
Biological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these rhythms.
The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology.
The function of the endocrine system: glands and hormones.
The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes.
Pilot studies and the aims of piloting.
Experimental designs: repeated measures, independent groups, matched pairs.
Observational design: behavioural categories; event sampling; time sampling.
Questionnaire construction, including use of open and closed questions; design of interviews.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes.
Features of science: objectivity and the empirical method; replicability and falsifiability; theory construction and hypothesis testing; paradigms and paradigm shifts.
Reliability across all methods of investigation. Ways of assessing reliability: test-retest and inter-observer; improving reliability.
Types of validity across all methods of investigation: face validity, concurrent validity, ecological validity and temporal validity. Assessment of validity. Improving validity.
Reporting psychological investigations. Sections of a scientific report: abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion and referencing.
The role of peer review in the scientific process.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.3.1 - Issues and debates in psychology.
Gender and culture in psychology – universality and bias.
Gender bias including androcentrism and alpha and beta bias.
Cultural bias, including ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.
Complete set of Chapter 8 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.3.2 - Data handling and analysis.
Quantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques.
Primary and secondary data, including meta-analysis.
Descriptive statistics: measures of central tendency – mean, median, mode; calculation of mean, median and mode; measures of dispersion; range and standard deviation; calculation of range.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.2.3.2 - Data handling and analysis.
Calculation of percentages; positive, negative and zero correlations.
Distributions: normal and skewed distributions; characteristics of normal and skewed distributions.
Presentation and display of quantitative data: graphs, tables, scattergrams, bar charts, histograms.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 7 - Research Methods. Contains colour coded specification points. Nine presentations included:
33 - Research Methods
34 - Scientific Processes
35 - Designing Experiments
36 - Variables and Controls
37 - Ethics in Psychology
38 - Creating and Publishing Research
39 - Data Handling
40 - Presenting Data
41 - Inferential Statistics
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Specification Point 4.2.3 - Research Methods.
Experimental method. Types of experiment, laboratory and field experiments; natural and quasi-experiments.
Observational techniques. Types of observation: naturalistic and controlled observation; covert and overt observation; participant and non-participant observation.
Self-report techniques. Questionnaires; interviews, structured and unstructured.
Content analysis.
Case studies.
Correlations. Analysis of the relationship between co-variables. The difference between correlations and experiments.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.3.3 - Gender.
Sex and gender, sex-role stereotypes.
Androgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem Sex Role Inventory.
Atypical gender development: gender dysphoria; biological and social explanations for gender dysphoria.
Complete set of Chapter 10 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment.
Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment.
Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony.
Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer.
Multiple attachments and the role of the father.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
