This is lesson 5 of the development topic. This lesson goes alongside the development booklet also available in my shop. This lesson focuses on the key study ‘Piaget & Inhelder (1959)’- three mountains task. The powerpoint has a total of 18 slides and is designed to fill an 90 minute lesson. ***Included: *** a starter activity on the psychological problems topic, this acts as a retrieval practice task. discussion task- students are asked to apply Piaget’s ideas to a scenario (included in the powerpoint). 7 slides giving details on, the background to the study, aims, procedures. results and conclusions. a short video clip outlining the three moutains task. Students are asked to answer 2 key questions whilst watching the clip. progress check- quick quiz. students are asked 10 questions which will assess their knowledge of the details of the study. Answers also included on the powerpoint. two slides evaluating the study- strengths and weaknesses. student task- focusing on evaluation of the study. The worksheet is included in the workbook, however a screenshot is on the powerpoint, students should fill in this sheet to complete the task. Students may wish to use the textbook to help them. However, all key information is included on the powerpoint. Exam question practice with self assessment. Students are asked to answer a 4 mark exam style question, the mark scheme is also included on the powerpoint.

This is lesson 2 of a series of lessons on the development topic. This lesson focuses on Piaget’s stages of development. The powerpoint consists of a total of 17 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. This lesson goes alongside the workbook which is also available in my shop. ***Included: *** a starter activity on the psychological problems topic. This acts as a retrieval practice task. a true or false recap activity- this assesses students understanding of the areas and functions on the brain as taught in lesson 1. explanations of how students learn- Piaget’s four stages of development, with diagrams. explanations of the key features of each of his four stages a short video clip demonstrating Piaget’s conservation task. a progress check half way through the lesson- question and answer task. application tasks for students to complete- scenarios and questions included on the power point. ‘playing Piaget’ activity. This requires students to decide and explain how a child in a particular stage of development would respond in the 2 situations. - worksheet included. plenary- review of what students have learnt. This includes a short video clip which should aid students to answer the key question ‘what does this tell us about child development?’.

This is lesson 3 of a series of lessons covering the development topic. This lesson focuses on linking Piaget’s stages of development to education. There is also emphasis on the research method observations in this lesson. The powerpoint consists of a total of 10 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. This lesson goes alongside the development workbook which is also available in my shop. Included: a starter activity based on the psychological problems topic, this acts as a retrieval practice task. recap- what are Piaget’s four stages of development? three slides explaining how Piaget’s developmental stages have been applied to classroom practices. student task- fill in the blanks activity, students should be able to do this based on what has just been explained. A screen shot of this worksheet is included on the powerpoint, but the actual activity is within the booklet. link to research methods- explanations of different types of observation as well as their strengths and weaknesses. student task- testing Piaget’s stages. Students are encourages to design a task which will test Piaget’s stages, detailed instructions are included on the powerpoint along with a short video clip which gives students an example. Plenary- scrabble game, students should try to come up with the highest scoring key term from the lesson.

This is lesson 9 of the memory topic, the lesson focuses on issues and debates. For this topic, the focus is on Holism and Reductionism. This powerpoint consists of 16 slides and is designed to fill an 100 minute lesson. This lesson can be used alongside the memory booklet available in my shop. Or it can be purchased individually as the worksheet pages are also attached and included in this lesson. The starter of this lesson is based on the social influence topic, it acts as a retrieval practice task. By the end of this lesson all students will be able to explain and evaluate both reductionism and holism. The lesson then leads students to complete a 9 mark exam question- the question and mark scheme is included.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the criminal psychology unit. The lesson specifically goes through HCPC guidelines and ethics, finishing with a recap of research methods - case studies and experiments. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 18 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, recapping some key terms from social psychology. Answers on the slide. Criminal practical investigation, short answer exam questions. Mark schemes included. An outline and explanation of what the HCPC guidelines are. Includes a short video clip, link on the PP slide. Standards of proficiency worksheet. Examples of infringements. Explanation of the BPS and links to ethics/ code of conduct. Research methods mini quiz, answers included. Outline of experiments and case studies. Some basic Strengths and weaknesses included. Final slide- wider reading. I have not attached this, however if you would like it please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on criminal psychology. This lesson is particularly focused on factors affecting jury decision making, characteristics of the defendant. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 14 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, social psychology recap. realistic conflict theory. Title page - introducing the idea of the halo effect Recap of pre-trial, during the trial, and post trial jury decision making. Requires students to have learnt about this. Slide can be deleted if this has not been covered. ‘The big problem with how juries are picked’ - youtube clip, link on the pp slide. Student task - list of characteristics, students discuss how they may influence the verdict. A3 summary sheet for the four main characteristics: gender, race, accent and attractiveness. Information on the slides for race. Students then use the information packs attached to complete the other characteristics. Slide which contains the key studies from the textbook- students to check their summary sheet. Pre-trial publicity. Students may need access to the Alevel textbook to complete this task. - please email (amyfo7@live.co.uk) if you need this resource. Evaluation summarised.

This is an Alevel psychology lesson which focuses on the criminal psychology unit. This lesson specifically focuses on the use of psychological formulations. It is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity which focuses on recapping schedules of reinforcement, answers included. Title page - definition of psychological formulations. Outline of what psychological formulations are. Short video clip example, 5 step model, youtube link on the pp slide. Explanation of each phase: offence analysis, understanding the function of offending and application to treatment. Example of psychological formulation - from the textbook (Pearson, Edexcel AS/ A Level Psychology, Karren Smith). Student task - fill in their own psychological formulation using the template attached. Evaluation. Think link -individual differences. The case of Mr. C - student application task. Plenary - planning an 8 mark exam question.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the criminal psychology unit. This lesson specifically focuses on biological treatments for offenders: improved diet. Including a key study - Gesch et al 2002. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, recapping social psychology key terms. Answers included. Title page - encouraging students to think about how a poor diet could lead to criminality. Setting the scene, case study: Dan White. "twinkies effect’’ What does it mean to eat well? short video clip, link on the pp slide. High sugar diets and crime - Benton 1996 Vitamins, minerals and fatty acids Research study: Bernard Gesch et al 2002 - outline of the study. Reading through the study in more detail, print out for students - the link to find this is on the pp slide, you can download the PDF for free. Evaluation of the theory 8 mark exam question - planning sheet attached.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on Damasio et al’s research about Phineas Gage. This lesson is part of ‘the brain’ unit. This lesson is designed to fill 90 minutes and the power point consists of 12 slides. Included: starter- recap structure of the brain. - brain outline’s included on a separate worksheet. who was Phineas Gage? - Short video clip, link included on the power point. Key questions for students to answer after watching the clip. key details of Damasio’s research, including- aims, procedure, results, conclusion and evaluation. Worksheet for students to complete. (four slides giving details of each area) knowledge check. ‘Blankety blank’ activity. Evaluation of the research. - worksheet for students to complete. 4 mark exam question practice by the end of the lesson all students will be able to explain the case of Phineas Gage and will be able to explain the changes in human behaviour by referring to Damasio et al’s research findings.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the biological explanations for criminality. This lesson specifically focuses on the amygdala and aggression. There are 14 slides on the power point and the lesson is made to last 90 minutes. Attached is also an information handout which covers the key points stated on the power point. Included: Starter, focusing on recapping key terms to do with research methods. Title page- encouraging students to think about some of the key terms that will be discussed as part of the lesson. 3 mark exam question- requires students to have learnt about brain injury. Outline of the main three biological explanations: brain injury, amygdala and XYY syndrome. Explanation of what the amygdala is- with a video clip. Link on the pp slide. Explanation of sham rage - Britton and Cannon. - Short video clip, link on the slide. Explanation of key studies including Raine (1997), Raine and Gao et al (2010), Pardini et al (2014). Raine interview- reading task. This article is not attached as it is not my own work. However, if you would like it please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk and I will send it over to you. Strengths and weaknesses of the explanation summarised. Plenary - guess the psychopath from the PET scans. Challenge task - links to issues and debates.

This is a power point which contains 23 different social psychology starter activities. They could also be used as plenary tasks or assessment opportunities. All answers are provided. Tasks range from: quizes, bingo, true or false tasks, finding the key terms, short answer exam questions, ‘in the mind of’, key word task which involves numeracy, and more. The tasks are based on content from the A-Level psychology Edexcel specification.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the learning approach. This lesson goes through the acquisition of phobias and treatments for phobias based on learning theories. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity which focuses on recapping the Robbers Cave experiment from the social approach - questions and answers included. Title page, encouraging students to think about how learning theories could explain phobias. The two-process model - Hobart Mowrer (1960- explanation of how phobias can be explained by classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Explanation of how social learning can explain phobias. Key studies used throughout. Evaluation of the learning theories & their explanations of the acquisition of phobias. video clip of someone with a phobia and the treatment they are receiving. Youtube video links on the pp slide. Explanation of systematic desensitisation & evaluation. Explanation of Flooding & evaluation. Links to individual differences. Homework- students to complete research into aversion therapy.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on revising the memory unit in preparation for summer examinations. The session is designed to be used as a revision session and should last 60 minutes. This lesson comes with a power point and worksheet. There are 7 slides on the power point. Included: True or false activity, answers included. Key terms (not all of them, just some of the harder/ main ones) - answers on the pp slide, students to fill in their sheet. Mind-map which covers key terms/ content from the unit. Teacher could explain these in more detail. Students to add to their sheet. Practice short answer exam questions from past papers, mark schemes included.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on evaluating the three key learning theories. Social learning theory, classical conditioning and operant conditioning. There are also links made to individual differences and developmental psychology. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, social psychology recap. Students to review what they can remember about Milgram and Burger. Bandura Bobo doll experiment recap- quiz questions. Answers provided. Title page- students to name the learning theorists. Three exam questions based on evaluating learning theories - introduce to students to highlight the importance of evaluation. Two slides explaining links to developmental psychology and individual differences. Recapping learning theories, fill in the blanks. Three slides outlining the main strengths and weaknesses of each learning theory. Summary sheet for students to complete. Based on evaluating each theory referring to evidence, application and reductionism. In order to complete this task successfully students will need to use their notes or have access to the A-Level textbook. Plenary- Students to plan/ complete one of the 8 mark questions on evaluating one of the key learning theories.

This is a A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit (prejudice). This lesson goes through the evaluation of Sherif’s Robbers Cave experiment. The lesson does rely on students having an understanding of the experiment. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, recap of the robbers cave experiment. Questions and answers provided. Title page- encouraging them to think about what they can remember about Sherif. Discussion of what Sherif did in his experiment that did and did not reduce prejudice. Textbook reading. Students will need access to the edexcel book 1 in order to read the evaluation points. If you do not have the textbooks please drop me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk and I can send you over a scanned copy. Worksheet which focuses on generalisability, reliability, validity, ethics and applicability. Students to fill in whilst evaluation points are explained. Power point slides which go through key evaluation points such as validity, key pieces of evidence are referred to throughout. Challenge questions also provided throughout. Independent tasks- students to pick one of the options on the slide. E.g. adding extra detail to their notes using psychologywizard or creating a revision resource.

TOPIC 2- MEMORY. This is a booklet which takes students through the whole of the memory topic. The booklet goes along with the lessons which are also in my shop. The booklet contains all of the information students need to know, included is also spaces for students to complete activities- these are detailed with instructions in the lesson powerpoint. It is a total of 40 pages, which also includes a check list for students.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social approach. The lesson aims to introduce the prejudice section of the unit, as well as an independent student task on realistic conflict theory. Students will need access to the A-Level Edexcel pscyhology textbook (Flanagan et al) in order to complete the independent task. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, key concepts from the social psychology unit so far. Title page, encouraging students to think about what is meant by prejudice. Why we learn about prejudice, and where students think prejudice ideas may come from. Definition of prejudice and examples. - assessing students prior knowledge. Introduction and explanation of CAB- cognitive, affective and behavioural. And how these components link to prejudice ideas. CAB application task- separate worksheet attached. What bad things have happened in history that can be explained by prejudice? What social psychologists would say about where prejudice comes from. Introduction to Sherif, realistic conflict theory. This is an independent student task whereby they will need to use the textbook reading to complete the questions on the sheet. They will need to A-Level Edexcel book 1 (eye book). I have not attached the scanned copy of the textbook as it is obviously not my work, however, if this is needed please feel free to send me an email to amyfo7@live.co.uk. The student worksheet which includes questions and activities for them to complete has been attached as a separate worksheet. The end of the pp also indicates towards a folder check being complete, however, this can be deleted if it is not applicable to your class.

This is a GCSE psychology revision lesson on the criminal psychology unit. [Edexcel]. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, and has a total of 11 slides on the power point. There is also a worksheet for students to use which goes along with the power point. Included: Starter- key concepts task. Students should try and decode the key concepts from the criminal unit. Answers included on the pp. key concepts task. Students are given 5 key concepts which they should define (AO1) and explain/ give an example (AO2). Answers included on the powerpoint. Explanation of token economy and anger management programmes, including evaluation. Students to answer the key questions on the worksheet. Outline of the Bandura, Ross and Ross key study. Including- aims, procedure, findings, conclusion and evaluation. Students to fill in the key details on their worksheet. Independent revision task. Students to revise the topics not covered in the lesson. They may need access to the textbook to complete this task. Plenary- criminal psychology quiz. Answers on the power point slide.

This is a GCSE psychology (Edexcel) revision lesson. The session is based on the psychological problems topic. The lesson focuses on theories of addiction and treatments. It is designed to fill an hour session, with 9 slides in total and two worksheets. included: -starter students to match up key terms from the addiction topic with their definitions. -outline of the genetic explanation of addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -worksheet explaining the social learning theory of addiction. Students should fill in the blanks and then read through the strengths and weaknesses. -explanation of cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment for addiction with strengths and weaknesses. -drug therapy as a treatment for addiction. Worksheet for students to complete- match the statement to the correct heading to explain how drug therapy works. Answers included on the power point. -explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of drug therapy.

This is a GCSE Psychology revision lesson. The lesson focuses on revising some key aspects of the social influence unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity- key terms match up. Separate worksheet attached. Issues and debates- social and cultural issues in Psychology. Students could create a mindmap when going through the key information. Explanation of Haney, Banks and Zimbardo including aims, procedure, findings, conclusion and evaluation. Explanation of bystander intervention. Situational and personal factors. 4 mark exam question- answer provided. Conformity reading task. Students will need access to the edexcel GCSE psychology textbook (pages 106-107) to complete this task. Reading/ question activity. Plenary- students to answer as many key questions as they can from the power point, these are ranked in difficulty level. (Differentiated task)