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This document provides an introduction to Personality, Social and Developmental Psychology, covering topics such as Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, information processing theory, and social context theory. It outlines the four stages of Piaget’s theory and describes Piagetian tasks, alternative approaches, and the implications of these theories and approaches. It also explains why young children may fail Piagetian tasks and emphasise the importance of taking an individualized appro...

This document introduces the concepts of Personality, Social and Developmental Psychology, and explores group processes such as social facilitation, social loafing, and deindividuation. It discusses factors that influence group dynamics, such as size, composition, roles, and norms, and examines the positive and negative consequences of group formation and identification. Finally, it explains how to prevent groupthink and ensure better decision-making.

This document is a complete collection of Paper 1 topics including Social influence, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology. The questions on this document cover these topics in summary, with an easy Question-Answer structure these can be used to revise and prepare for the exams with ease. Several students used these in 2019 and attained A-A*'s grades on Paper 1!

The following document contains detailed notes on the first semester of PSY1117 - Real World Psychology, with additional reading notes. It covers all 12 topics in detail including: Neuromarketing, Positive Dyslexia, Eye-movement, Theory of Mind, Visual Perception in Autistic Children, Eye-witness testimony, Contextual Research, Smartphone use, Alcohol, Neuroaesthetics, How moving in together - brings us together and Neuropsychological testing! Although modules are sometimes changed to accommoda...

This sheet is a summary of the notes made for the PSY1119 - Investigating Psychology 2 module it includes notes on most, if not all the methods used in the first year. These include Descriptive Statistics, Parametric Tests and Non-Parametric Tests. The document also provides a brief tutorial on how to carry out these tests in IBM SPSS which is the standard in most BPS-accredited modules. Although these notes provide a complete overview, I would advise you to use these alongside your own te...