AQA • Psychology

This ULTIMATE A-Level AQA Psychology Psychopathology Notes (2024 specification) provide a comprehensive, in-depth, and exam-focused guide to the entire topic, covering key areas such as definitions of abnormality, phobias, depression, and OCD. My notes integrate essential theories, studies, and real-world applications. It also includes evaluation points to support top-band answers, while also including structured exam guidance, answer frameworks, and effective revision strategies.

These A-Level AQA Psychology notes on Approaches provides a complete and detailed overview of all major perspectives, including but not limited to, the behavioural, cognitive, biological, psychodynamic, and humanistic approaches. The notes provide answer frameworks and critical analysis.

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These notes are designed to be a complete, all-in-one resource for mastering the Social Influence module in AQA A-level Psychology. This ultimate guide contains everything needed to understand and elaborate on conformity, obedience, minority influence, and social change. These topics are covered in FULL detail, with clear explanations of concepts and supporting research from psychologists such as Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram, and Serge Moscovici. The notes also detail how to structure high-l...

This document explains the Matching Hypothesis in A Level Psychology, focusing on how individuals form relationships with partners of similar physical attractiveness and social desirability. It also outlines key research such as the Walster study and evaluates the theory using issues like reductionism and lack of scientific measurement of attractiveness . The content is clearly structured to support understanding and exam revision.

This document explains Duck’s Phase Model of relationship breakdown in A Level Psychology, outlining the stages individuals go through when a relationship ends. It covers each phase from the intrapsychic stage to the resurrection phase, alongside evaluation including supporting research, cultural bias, and real-life applications . The content is structured clearly to support understanding and exam revision.

This document explains self-disclosure in A Level Psychology, focusing on how sharing personal information contributes to intimacy and relationship development. It also covers Social Penetration Theory, including the concepts of breadth and depth of disclosure, and evaluates the theory using issues such as nomothetic approaches, correlational research, and real-world applications . The content is structured to support clear understanding and effective exam revision.

This document explains Filter Theory in A Level Psychology, outlining how romantic relationships form through stages that narrow down potential partners. It covers the three key filters: social demography, similarity in attitudes, and complementarity of needs as well as supporting research and evaluation points such as cultural bias and temporal validity . The content is structured to support clear understanding and exam revision.

This document explains Equity Theory in A Level Psychology, focusing on how fairness in the balance of costs and benefits affects relationship satisfaction. It covers the consequences of inequity, including emotional responses and ways to restore balance, and includes evaluation through supporting and contradictory research as well as critiques of the theory’s assumptions . The content provides a clear and structured overview suitable for exam revision.