AQA Psychology

Revision PowerPoints for the paper 1 topics: Memory Attachment Social influence Psychopathology

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on 6 topics covered on the AQA A A-Level Psychology specification: Memory Attachment Social Influence Psychopathology Biopsychology Approaches All topics include all aspects of the specification outlined by AQA, including detail for AO1 and AO3.

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Social influence section on AQA Paper 1 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas: Types of conformity Explanations of conformity Asch’s research into conformity and addition research into variables affecting conformity Conformity to social roles as investigated by Zimbardo Milgram’s original research into obedience Explanations of obedience - agentic state and legitimate author...

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Psychopathology section on AQA Paper 1 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas: Definitions of abnormality - statistical deviation, deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately and deviation from ideal mental health Behavioural, cognitive and emotional characteristics of phobias Behavioural, cognitive and emotional characteristics of depression Behavioural, cog...

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on specification detailed by AQA for the memory section of paper 1: Slides include: Coding, capacity and duration in STM and LTM The multi-store model of memory Types of LTM The working memory model Explanations of forgetting - interference theory and retrieval failure Factors that influence eyewitness testimony Factors that influence the accuracy of EWT - the role of anxiety and misleading information The cognitive interview All slides include...

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Biopsychology section on AQA Paper 1 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas: The divisions of the nervous system The fight or flight response The structure and function of neurons Types of neurons The function of the endocrine system Localisation of function in the brain Plasticity die functional recovery of the brain following trauma Split-brain research into Hemispheric Lateral...

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Attachment section on AQA Paper 1 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas: Caregive-infant interactions Stages of attachment and multiple attachments The role of the father Animal studies of attachment Explanations of attachment - learning theory and Bowlby’s monotropic theory Ainsworth’s strange situation Cultural variation in attachment Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivat...

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Approaches section on AQA Paper 1 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas: The origins of Psychology The Behaviourist approach Social Learning Theory The Cognitive approach The Biological approach The Psychodynamic approach The Humanistic approach All slides include AO1 and AO3 information to help with different types of exam questions. These resources have been made by a student ...