Psychology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Short essay looking at the gender differences in maths, student perceptions about the subject and what about the school atmosphere/teachers causes these gender differences.

Short essay on the effect of peers, teachers and parents on student motivation (looking at intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, social acceptance and peer pressure).

Detailed debate style essay discussing the research and literature suggesting that learning disabilities are something that is a social construct (created by us to explain behaviour) or a medical diagnosis (a physical condition that existed before us). I review all the literature and draw my own conclusions. References surround learning disabilities (i.e. the different kinds, the biology of them), Historical context (i.e. the lunacy act), the social construct theories (i.e. that they wouldn't ex...

A detailed literature review for the effectiveness of CBT as a method of treating anxiety disorders. Includes references.

This is an example case study for an individual who had substance-induced psychotic disorder. Provides you with the formal layout of a case study and what to include in each section including the diagnosis, causation and treatment. With references for substance induced psychotic disorder (relating to the effect of cannabis on the brain, symptoms of the disorder, and the effectiveness of antipsychotics).

This essay is an example of a standard psychology essay in which I look at the literature that already exists surround the age at which people develop concern for other people (i.e. sympathy and empathy). It shows you how to draw literature together, analysis articles, evaluate and draw conclusions as well as develop my own theories and understanding based of the literature I read.

This essay essentially is an example of how to critically analyse a journal article at degree level it is reflective of any topics within psychology but this example is for the caring and helping module which looks at the theories of why people have empathy/sympathy and go out of their way to help others.

6,000 words psychology dissertation example with questionnaires, consent forms, statistics, formal layout, apa referencing style. Looking at the relationship between contemplative teaching methods (i.e. meditation) or teaching as usual, learning styles and academic achievement. Demonstrates statistical testing (Pearson's correlation, levees test, confidence intervals etc.) Abstract: Aim: This study aims to test whether contemplative teaching (CT) methods and specific student learning style pr...

A formally structured lab report looking at the effect of leading questions (use of different verbs) on responses. 2,000 words. abstract: Previous research has suggested that question wording has the power to alter an eyewitness testimony (Loftus & Palmer, 1974). Our study aimed to see if question wording can alter a persons’ perception of character; particularly within the context of children’s literature. The study used 30 students from the University of Sussex aged 18-24 years and gave...

This essay draws on research surrounding the effect of childhood temperament styles on adult adjustment (i.e. personality traits, and specifically the issues that might arise from certain temperament styles in childhood).