AQA A-Level Psychology: Year 1 and AS All you need to present the RESEARCH METHODS MODULE Included in this package: Extensive workbook (108 pages) includes explanations, exercises, exam style questions and an MCQ (with answers) 3 separate PPT displays: One to accompany the workbook (96 slides) One covering the ‘Binomial Sign Test’… simple rationale, worked examples and exercises One covering - 'Predicting from correlations'.... advanced evaluations and includes a worksheet exercise • NB. Introduction to statistical testing: the sign test only appears in the AS specifications (It is covered in the Full A-Level in Year 2) AS Paper 2 (Psychology in Context) Section C A-Level Year 1, Paper 2 (Psychology in Context) Section C Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series Extensive workbook covering every aspect of the specifications for both AS and Year 1 A-Level Psychology: • Introduction to Research Methods • Scientific Processes • Data Handling and analysis The workbook is crammed with information, self-learn exercises, examination style questions, class practical ideas and an MCQ (with answered supplied). The main format is PDF (holds format better for printing. However, feel free to edit or amend the document to suit your needs) The workbook can be used by students for self-learning or as a class teaching aid in conjunction with the PPT's Also in the pipeline are versions tailored to suit all the specifications (OCR, EDEXCEL and EDUQAS) The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #4 Levine et al (2001) Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #4 Levine et al. (2001) Cross-cultural differences in helping strangers. Consists of 1 x PPT display (27 slides) and a worksheet (including examination style questions) to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Levine et al’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the fourth CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #5 Loftus and Palmer (1974) Year 1: Core Studies Cognitive Psychology - Study #5 Loftus and Palmer (1974) Consists of 1 x PPT display (35 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Loftus and Palmer’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the fifth CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #19, Classic Study, Gould (1982) A Nation of Morons Year 1: Core Studies #19 Classic Study Gould (1982) A Nation of Morons (Bias in IQ Testing) Individual Differences / Measuring Differences Consists of 1 x PPT display (23 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Gould’s classic study, worksheet for student independent learning and includes links to online resources (only for educational use). The presentation covers this study in a clear and understandable format. Complete coverage of the 19th CORE STUDY, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2019© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED, AS IT HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. ONCE PURCHASED, YOU DO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF UPDATES AND THESE ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD…Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #20 Contemporary Study HANCOCK et al (2011) Analysis of the language of psychopaths Year 1: Core Study #20 Contemporary Study Measuring Individual Differences HANCOCK et al (2011) Analysis of the language of psychopaths Consists of 1 x PPT display (17 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Hancock’s contemporary study, worksheet for student independent learning and includes links to online resources (only for educational use). The presentation covers this study in a clear and understandable format. Complete coverage of the 20th CORE STUDY, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2019© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE… IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED, AS IT HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. ONCE PURCHASED, YOU DO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF UPDATES AND THESE ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD…Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

AQA A-Level Psychology “Evaluating Made Simple” an essential resource for exam preparation A tool kit for evaluating systematically The evaluation section of an answer, is a weakness of many students So, an essential resource to help your students prepare for their examinations This is a ppt presentation comprised of 24 slides, jam packed with information, ideas and things to think about It covers all sorts of areas including: a simple system for evaluation, reductionism, determinism, surveys, observation, biological vs psychological explanations, common shortfalls in evaluating etc Suitable for new and experienced teachers of psychology Constructive feedback is always useful, so I can amend and/or expand the resource. Also have priced the resource very economically, so with feedback consider the time it has taken to produce. I have tried to put many explanations in the slides, and you can ask any specific questions/queries whilst leaving positive feedback, I get notified and will respond very quickly You are welcome to expand and/or revise this presentation to suit your needs and good luck to your students for the exams Thank You… Andy Mac CPsychol The author is a chartered psychologist, experienced psychology teacher, lecturer and publisher

AQA A-Level Psychology: Year 2- Section C- Option -SCHIZOPHRENIA (Whole Module) Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology Section C- SCHIZOPHRENIA (The Whole Module) Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series NEW IMPROVED UPDATED (2019) with more student-centered activities and new concepts such as ‘social Drift Theory’ PART ONE COVERS: 1:1 Classification of SZ 1:2 Reliability and validity in diagnosis and classification 1:3 Biological explanations of SZ (plus an interactionist approach to SZ) 1:4 Psychological explanations of SZ Extensive PowerPoint© display (89 slides) plus complimentary photocopy friendly resource booklet (45 pages). This resource is economically priced, very accessible for new and experienced teachers. There are examination style questions, lots of think and respond areas for students. The resource booklet contains a wide range of extension readers and covers interesting topics such as: Epigenetics, L-Dopa, Angel Dust, Psychosis, history of the biological approach to SZ, overview of psychological approaches to SZ and the new DSM-5. PART TWO COVERS: Psychological Therapies 2:2 CBTp 2:3 Family therapy 2:4 Token economies Extensive PowerPoint© display (41 slides) plus complimentary photocopy friendly resource booklet (40 pages). This resource is economically priced, very accessible for new and experienced teachers. There are examination style questions, lots of think and respond areas for students. The resource booklet contains a wide range of related extension readers All you need to present this section of the module, in one package This updated version is a result of constructive comments, feedback is always useful and is always acted upon The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Core Study #17 Psychology of Individual Differences, Understanding disorders, Freud (1909) Little Hans Consists of 1 x PPT display (29 slides), a fun Little Freudian work/activity book and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Freud’s Classic ‘Little Hans’ study, plus a workbook and worksheetfor student independent learning and includes links to online resources (only for educational use). The presentation covers this study in a clear and understandable format. Complete coverage of the 17th CORE STUDY, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2019© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED, AS IT HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. ONCE PURCHASED, YOU DO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF UPDATES AND THESE ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD…Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

A-Level Psychology. How to write an exam answer (AQA) Careful explanations of how to plan a model answer, write a near perfect answer, maximise potential marks and perhaps most importantly, how to learn your model answer. Other sections include: openers/connectives and general hints on good writing. Also contains two student written model answers, to illustrate good structure and writing technique. An invaluable resource to help your students increase their examination marks. Two versions of this 9 page booklet are available (both photocopy friendly) a word doc and a pdf doc Thank You for reading this and if you do decide to purchase, feedback is very useful, so I can amend and improve (you are automatically notified of updates). I have over 20 years’ experience of teaching psychology and I hope you get as much enjoyment out of using this resource, as I had in producing it. THIS WORK IS COVERED BY COPYRIGHT… amac edu 2019©, you are welcome to amend and photocopy for use in your own educational establishment. Please do not copy for resale / profit or share with other establishments The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

AQA A-Level Psychology: Year 2 Issues and Debates Module Paper 3, Section A Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series COVERING: 1) Gender bias 2) Cultural bias 3) Freewill and determinism 4) The nature-nurture debate 5) Holism and reductionism 6) Ideographic and nomothetic approaches 7) Ethics and socially sensitive research Extensive PowerPoint© display (88 slides) plus photocopy friendly FREE resource book (23 pages). BONUS: Separate PowerPoint: Libet and his take on Free Will (or more correctly total lack of...) a disturbing neuroscience point of view; plus a reader on Libet..... This package is economically priced, very accessible for new and experienced teachers. Each section of the main display has examination style questions, lots of think-and- respond areas for students and covers interesting topics including: Epigenetics, Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis. The FREE resource booklet contains a wide range of extension readers. Recommended accompanying textbook: Psychology A Level Year2, The Complete Companion. Cardwell & Flanagan (Oxford Press). All you need to present this module in one package The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

New Spec (2017) AQA GCSE Psychology (Paper 1) Memory Dsylexia Friendly Presentation (Presentation of information, Font and Colour) Covers: Processes of memory • What is memory in terms of cognitive psychology • Types of memory: episodic, semantic & procedural • Memory processes: encoding, retrieval & storage Structure of memory • Coding (aka: Encoding), Capacity & Duration (STM & LTM Stores) • The Multi-Store Model (STM & LTM) • Primary & Recency Effects (Serial Recall) • Serial Position Curve (Murdoch) Memory as an active process • Reconstructive Memory • War of the Ghosts (Bartlett) • Accuracy of Memory (Factors: Interference, Context & False Memories) Consists of a two PPT display (59 slides and 21 slides), one covers main topics and one for class experiments (x 3) plus a worksheet (2 pages) for Godden and Baddeley (context dependency). PPT’s include under slide teaching comments, on-slide exercises/questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. WORKBOOKS are laid out to be used with the ppt’s Complete coverage of the whole memory module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

New Spec (2017) AQA GCSE Psychology (Paper 2) Social Influence Paper 2 Social Context & Behaviour 3.2.1 Social Influence Covers 1. Conformity (Including: definitions + Research by Asch) 2. Obedience (Including: Definitions + Milgram’s agency theory) 3. Prosocial behaviour (Including: Bystander behaviour including Piliavin’s subway study) 4. Crowd and collective behaviour (Including: Pro/Antisocial crowd behaviour, social loafing and deindividuation) Consists of a PPT display (82 slides) PPT’s include key studies, additional studies, under slide teaching comments, on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. Also, there is a chart with downloadable resources for each section (only for educational use) Complete coverage of the whole SOCIAL INFLUENCE module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series AQA A-Level Psychology: Year 1 and AS 1) Social Influence Module Extensive PowerPoint© display (120 slides) plus photocopy friendly workbook (60 pages, PDF format) with teaching notes, resources, activities and crossword puzzles (includes solution). All you need to present this module in one package • Types of conformity • Conformity to social roles • Explanations of obedience • Authoritarian Personality • Explanations of resistance to social influence • Minority influence • Social Influence and social change The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

AQA A-Level Psychology, Year 2: GENDER Paper 3, Option B Choices Part of the: The ‘pick-up a module and go’ series COVERING: 1) Sex and gender 2) Role of genetics chromosomes and hormones 3) Social learning theory (& the media) applied to gender development 4) Cognitive explanations of gender development 5) Psychodynamic explanations of gender development 6) The influence of culture on gender 7) Atypical gender development Extensive PowerPoint© display (82 slides) including links to resources, a version of the Bem's sex role inventory and lots for students to think about; this module is very engaging and thought provoking. Also, this module on gender, is equally accessible for new and experienced teachers. Recommended accompanying textbook: Psychology A Level Year2, The Complete Companion. Cardwell & Flanagan (Oxford Press). All you need to present this module in one package. Thank You for reading this and if you do decide to purchase, feedback is very useful, so I can amend and improve (you are automatically notified of updates). I have over 20 years’ experience of teaching psychology and have always found gender studies really engaging for students at all levels of study (GCSE, A-Level and Degree) … I hope you get as much enjoyment out of using this resource, as I had in producing it (it took ages!!!!) The author, Andy McCarthy is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Psychology OCR GCSE (9-1): SLEEP AND DREAMING Paper #2 Applications in Psychology Comprehensive coverage of the specification, including: • The functions, features and benefits of sleep: healthy brain; physical repair; emotional stability; stages of the sleep cycle and when dreaming occurs; the role of the pineal gland and melatonin • The causes of sleep disorders: sleep onset and sleep maintenance insomnia • Endogenous pacemakers; and exogenous zeitgebers; and their role in sleep. Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming /The Freudian Theory of Dreaming /The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming KEY STUDY: The Freudian Theory of Dreaming Research Study – Freud (1918): Dream analysis study of ‘The Wolfman’. • The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming: • The role of REM sleep • the function and actions of the brain during sleep, including the limbic system • activity of neurons in the pons during sleep • the process of synthesis as a function of the cerebral cortex • criticisms of the theory including the reductionism/holism debate. The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming Research Study Differences in actions and functions of the brain when dreaming and when awake – KEY STUDY: Williams et al. (1992): Study into Bizarreness in Dreams and Fantasies: Implications for the Activation Synthesis Hypothesis. Application Development of treatments for insomnia • Features of insomnia, the role of the nervous system and its management through relaxation techniques and the role of the physical environment in insomnia and its treatment through improved sleep hygiene • The impact of neurological damage to the hypothalamus on sleep. Consists of a PPT display (81 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module. The presentation has links to online resources (only for educational use), class exercises and think about tasks. Complete coverage of the whole module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright. CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED, SO I CAN AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy CPsychol is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

CIE AS and A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY: PAPER 1, CORE STUDIES: BIOLOGICAL APPROACH #1 CANLI ET AL (2000) STUDY PPT UK AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS/COLLEGES Cambridge International A-Level Psychology Examinations in 2021, 2022 and 2023 A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY: PAPER 1, CORE STUDIES / BIOLOGICAL APPROACH #1 CANLI ET AL (2000), ‘Brain scans and emotions’ This pack covers the whole study in a ppt presentation (21 slides) The ppt presentation covers the study progressively, with simple explanations, concepts, questions, and ‘think abouts’ etc. Also, a ‘spider diagram’ template for use as a revision exercise It is both teacher and student friendly and does not assume prior knowledge. The ppt is equally suitable for classroom teaching or DISTANCE/REMOTE learning. Covers: Overview of Study What influenced Canli et al Background studies Aims Participant Sampling Procedures Ethical Issues Results Conclusion Evaluation (Strengths and Weaknesses) Links to relevant resources and original paper Save preparation time with this complete coverage of Canli et al’s, study, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2020© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. Thanks The experienced UK author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer, and publisher.

HOW TO ANSWER AN AQA PSYCHOLOGY, APPLICATION STYLE 16-MARK QUESTION, PROBABLY THE MOST VALUABLE EXAMINATION ‘PREP’ RESOURCE YOU COULD PURCHASE THIS YEAR!!! AND ANSWERING DISCUSS / OUTLINE AND EVALUATE QUESTIONS ETC GUIDE TO STRUCTURE OF AN ANSWER TO AN APPLICATION QUESTION ANSWER DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS AND SHOWS MARKS AVAILABLE PER SECTION EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL EXAMINATION QUESTION SUGGESTED CONTENT OF THE SECTIONS EXAMPLE MODEL ANSWERS 13 PHOTO-COPY FRIENDLY PAGES, ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ANDY MAC CPsychol, AUTHOR, EXPERIENCED TEACHER, EXAMINER AND PUBLISHER