AQA • Psychology

In depth knowledge organiser/summary sheet for AQA A level topic of memory for Psychology.

Covers free will vs determinism debate (biological, environmental, psychic determinism), idiographic vs nomothetic debate, ethical implications of research studies and theories (social sensitivity, etc.). Includes evaluation points for each side of each debate, with supporting research evidence, and for ethical implications (all written as PEELs) - perfect for 16-mark questions! Written for 2022 A-Level syllabus.

Covers the top-down approach (offender profiling), bottom-up approach (investigative psychology, geographical profiling, Canter), Eysenck's theory of the criminal personality (role of socialisation, EPQ), cognitive explanations of offending behaviour (Kohlberg's levels of moral reasoning), cognitive distortions (hostile attribution bias, minimalisation), differential association theory (Sutherland), psychodynamic explanations of offending (superego, Freud, maternal deprivation). Includes e...

Covers definitions of abnormality (statistical infrequency, deviation from social norms, deviation from ideal mental health, and failure to function adequately), phobias (characteristics, two-process model, systematic desensitisation, flooding), OCD (characteristics, neural explanation, genetic explanation, drug therapy - SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclics). Includes evaluation points for each topic with supporting research evidence (written as PEELs) - perfect for 16-mark questions! Written for 2022 A-L...

Covers the nervous system (CNS, PNS, autonomic, somatic, brain, spinal cord), neurons (types, location, structure), synaptic transmission, excitation and inhibition, localisation of function, structure of the brain, hemispheric lateralisation, split-brain research (Sperry), plasticity, functional recovery, ways of studying the brain (fMRI, EEG, ERP, post-mortem). Includes diagrams and evaluation points for each topic with supporting research evidence (written as PEELs) - perfect for 16-mark ques...

Covers the behaviourist approach (classical, operant conditioning, Pavlov, Skinner), social-learning theory (Bandura), psychodynamic approach (Freud), humanistic approach (Maslow, Rogers). Includes evaluation points for each approach and supporting research evidence (written as PEELs) - perfect for 16-mark questions, and comparing approaches. Written for 2022 A-Level syllabus.

Covers obedience (Milgram, Milgram's variations), agentic state, legitimacy of authority, authoritarian personality, Adorno's F-scale, social support, locus of control, minority influence (Moscovici). Includes evaluation points for all topics and supporting research evidence (written as PEELs) - perfect for 16-mark questions! Written for 2022 A-Level syllabus.

Covers social exchange theory, equity theory, Rusbult's investment model, Duck's phase model of relationship breakdown, virtual relationships (gating, reduced cues theory). Includes evaluation points for all topics and research evidence (written as PEELs) - perfect for 16-mark questions! Written for 2022 A-Level syllabus.

Covers coding, capacity, and duration of memory, the multi store model (MSM), the working memory model (WMM), the cognitive interview for eye-witness testimony. Includes evaluation points for every part of each topic with research evidence (written as PEELs) - perfect for 16-mark questions! Written for 2022 A-Level syllabus.

Covers family dysfunction (psychological explanation for schizophrenia), cognitive explanation for schizophrenia, drug therapy (typical and atypical antipsychotics), CBT (cognitive-behavioural therapy) for schizophrenia, family therapy for schizophrenia, token economies to manage schizophrenia, interactionist approach (diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia and treatment). Includes evaluation points with research evidence for each topic covered (written as PEELs) - great for 16-mark questions! ...