Nick & Bethan Redshaw's A-Level Psychology Resources
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Nick and Bethan are co-authors of the highly successful independent learner series of student workbooks and have been teaching A level Psychology since 1999 and involved in Examining for over 15 years.
Nick and Bethan are co-authors of the highly successful independent learner series of student workbooks and have been teaching A level Psychology since 1999 and involved in Examining for over 15 years.
SPECIAL OFFER (by popular request) includes the Psychopathology Workbook, MTLP Lesson Plans and all the PowerPoint’s for the Psychopathology Topic:
Content includes;
Week 1 - Definitions of Abnormality
Lesson 1 - Definitions of Abnormality, Deviation from social norms, Failure to function adequately, Statistical infrequency, Deviation from ideal mental
Week 2 - Phobias
Lesson 2 - Phobias - The behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias
Lesson 3 - Phobias- The behavioural approach to explaining phobias; the two-process model, including classical and operant conditioning.
Lesson 4 - Phobias - The behavioural approach to treating phobias; systematic desensitisation, including relaxation and use of hierarchy; flooding.
Week 3 - Depression
Lesson 5 - Depression - The behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of depression
Lesson 6 - Depression - The cognitive approach to explaining depression; Beck’s negative triad and Ellis’s ABC model
Lesson 7 - Depression - The cognitive approach to treating depression; cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), including challenging irrational thoughts.
Week 4. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Lesson 8 - OCD - The behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of OCD
Lesson 9 - OCD - The biological approach to explaining OCD; genetic and neural explanations
Lesson 10 - OCD - The biological approach to treating OCD; drug therapy
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This PowerPoint fully supports our popular Social Influence Section of our Popular Student Workbooks and covers the following learning objective:
Lesson 8 - Situational variables affecting obedience
Ideal as a starter, AFL or simply revision for Mocks or Summer Exams. This crossword match's the Paper 2 and Year 1 Research Methods content on Week 2 Lesson 1 Non Experimental Methods - Types of observation techniques.
Don't get caught out by not teaching your students how to calculate inferential tests it is part of the mathematical criteria of the specification use of a statistical test for example, calculating a non-parametric test of differences using data from a given experiment. If you have overlooked this don't despair download this bundle.
This very popular research methods workbook and power-point is now in a bundle by popular demand and is an absolute must (+ 2 Free Posters)
Written by leading authors Nick and Bethan Redshaw specifically for the AQA Psychology Specification and covers Research Methods Year 2 Additional Content
On completion of this unit you should be familiar with the following:
Week 7 - Research methods
1. Research Methods
a. Content analysis, coding and Thematic analysis
b. Case studies.
2. Scientific processes
a. Types of validity across all methods of investigation: face validity, concurrent
validity, ecological validity and temporal validity. Assessment of validity. Improving
validity.
b. Features of science: objectivity and the empirical method; replicability and
falsifiability; theory construction and hypothesis testing; paradigms and paradigm
shifts.
c. Reporting psychological investigations. Sections of a scientific report: abstract,
introduction, method, results, discussion and referencing.
3. Data handling and analysis
a. Analysis and interpretation of correlation, including correlation coefficients.
b. Levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal and interval (covered in 4b).
c. Content analysis and coding. Thematic analysis (covered in 1a).
4. Inferential testing
a. Probability and significance: Type I and Type II errors
b. Factors affecting the choice of statistical test, including level of measurement: nominal, ordinal and interval data and experimental design. When to use the following tests: Spearman’s rho, Pearson’s r, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, related t-test, unrelated t-test and Chi-Squared test.
c. The use of statistical tables and critical values in interpretation of significance;
d. Introduction to statistical testing; the sign test. Including the mathematical criteria the calculation of non-parametric tests
These animations cover the AQA Psychology learning objectives for Attachment Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory of Attachment including the concepts of a critical period and an internal working model and looks specifically at:
Animation 1 - Bowlby's theory of Attachment
Animation 2 - Evaluation of Bowlby's Theory of Attachment
Ideal for engaging those visual and auditory learners and consolidation of classroom learning can be easily added to school VLE's and learning platforms.
Also ideal for private study and last minute revision.
Written by leading authors Nick and Bethan Redshaw specifically for the AQA Psychology Specification Year 2 Psychology in Context, ISSUE, DEBATES and OPTIONS and builds on their highly successful year 1 material which is also available to download here on TES (Teacher reference - I have bought your Year 1 e-workbook, which I found to be amazing! )
Option 3 Forensic Psychology - Learning Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be familiar with the following:
Week 21 - Defining and Measuring Crime
1. Problems in defining crime.
2. Ways of measuring crime, including official statistics, victim surveys and offender surveys.
Week 22 - Offender Profiling
1. Offender profiling
2. The top-down approach, including organised and disorganised types of offender
3. The bottom-up approach, including investigative Psychology
4. Geographical profiling.
Week 23 - Biological Explanations of Offending Behaviour
1. An historical approach (atavistic form)
2. Genetics
3. Neural explanations.
Week 24 - Psychological explanations of offending behaviour
1. Eysenck’s theory of the criminal personality
2. Cognitive explanations; level of moral reasoning and cognitive distortions, including hostile attribution bias and minimalisation
3. Differential association theory
4. Psychodynamic explanations.
Week 25 - Dealing with offending behaviour
1. The aims of custodial sentencing
2. The psychological effects of custodial sentencing.
3. Recidivism.
4. Behaviour modification in custody.
5. Anger management and restorative justice programmes.
This workbook is a must and will help your students achieve their potential in the NEW A Level Exams as well as saving you hours of preparation time. IDEAL for developing the flipped classroom. The supporting POWERPOINT(s) will also be available soon here on TES.
Our workbooks are also be supported by our Unique LIVE ONLINE AREA (Psychexamhelp). Students can also receive LIVE help and exam performance feedback at a small extra cost for more information go to our website or contact us through twitter.
Presented by Nick Redshaw - This 10 minute Video Presentation covers Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, including the use of the cognitive interview section of our popular student workbook and includes discussion on the questions and suggested answers to questions within the our workbook.
This presentation is ideal for creating the flipped classroom - simply post this on your VLE or Edmodo, and get your students to look at it before your lesson it is best used in conjunction with our workbooks that you can download here or get your students to buy their own print copy exclusively through Amazon (save on your photocopying budget). Ideal as part of sustained lessons or revision and will help your students achieve outstanding progress over time.
SPECIAL OFFER (by popular request) includes the Attachment Workbook, MTLP Lesson Plans and all the PowerPoint’s for the Attachment Topic:
Content includes;
Week 1 - Explanations of Attachment
Lesson 1 - Animal studies of attachment Lorenz and Harlow
Lesson 2 - Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory of Attachment
Lesson 3 - The Learning Theory of Attachment
Week 2 - Caregiver-infant interactions in humans
Lesson 4 -Caregiver-infant interactions in humans
Lesson 5 - Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer
Lesson 6 - Multiple attachments and the role of the father
Week 3 - Types of Attachment
Lesson 7 - Use of the “Strange Situation”
Lesson 8 - Cultural variations in attachment including van Ijzendoorn
Week 4 - Bowlbys Theory of Maternal Deprivation
Lesson 9 - Bowlbys Theory of Maternal Deprivation
Lesson 10 - Romanian orphan studies
Lesson 11 - The influence of early attachment
Written by leading authors and teachers Nick and Bethan Redshaw to help their students achieve their full potential. (Teacher Reference - JB Can not recommend these resources more highly! Has made the delivery of A level psych a dream! )
The WORKBOOK and supporting POWERPOINT(s) are also available individually here on TES
Student Workbook and Supporting Powerpoints Cover:
Paper 2 BIOPSYCHOLOGY - Learning Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be familiar with the following:
Week 1 - The Influence of genes on behaviour
The influence of genes on behaviour. Genotype and phenotype, genetic basis of behaviour, evolution and behaviour
The influence of biological structures on behaviour
The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic).
The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons. The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition.
Week 2 - The Influence of neurochemistry on behaviour
The function of the endocrine system: glands and hormones.
The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline.
Week 3 - Localisation of the Functions of the Brain
Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research. Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma.
Week 4 - Ways of Studying the Brain
Scanning techniques, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); electroencephalogram (EEGs) and event-related potentials (ERPs)
Post-mortem examinations
Week 5 - Biological Rhythms
Circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these rhythms.
The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle.
Our workbooks, powerpoints and resources are also be supported by our Unique LIVE ONLINE AREA (Psychexamhelp).
Students can also receive LIVE help and exam performance feedback at a small extra cost for more information go to our website or contact us through twitter.
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This PowerPoint fully supports our popular student workbook Psychopathology Section on Depression and covers the following learning objective:
Lesson 7 - Depression - The cognitive approach to treating depression
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This PowerPoint fully supports our popular Social Influence Section of our Popular Student Workbooks and covers the following learning objective:
Lesson 1 - Types of conformity
From leading AQA Psychology authors Nick and Bethan Redshaw. This work booklet looks at the popular key topic:- Aggression. It has been specifically developed to give you all the information you need to be able to achieve outstanding success in this section of the Unit 3 (PSYA3) AQA A2 exam. This workbook includes textbook style content, self study activities and exam style questions.
Over the years students and teachers using our materials have achieved results above that of the national average. All the material is designed to help and guide you through the learning process and to develop strong evaluation and analysis skills.
From leading AQA Psychology authors Nick and Bethan Redshaw. This work booklet looks at the popular key topic:- Eating Behaviour. It has been specifically developed to give you all the information you need to be able to achieve outstanding success in this section of the Unit 3 (PSYA3) AQA A2 exam. This workbook includes textbook style content, self study activities and exam style questions.
Over the years students and teachers using our materials have achieved results above that of the national average. All the material is designed to help and guide you through the learning process and to develop strong evaluation and analysis skills.
From leading AQA Psychology authors Nick and Bethan Redshaw. This work booklet looks at the popular key topic:- Addictive Behaviour. It has been specifically developed to give you all the information you need to be able to achieve outstanding success in this section of the Unit 4 (PSYA4) AQA A2 exam. This workbook includes textbook style content, self study activities and exam style questions.
Over the years students and teachers using our materials have achieved results above that of the national average. All the material is designed to help and guide you through the learning process and to develop strong evaluation and analysis skills.
Save yourself HOURS and HOURS of planning and preparation time. The comprehensive powerpoint fully supports our popular student workbook section on the The Working Memory Model of Memory also available to download from TES https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-new-specification-year-1-memory-11206995.
Fully mapped onto the NEW Specification and SOW and has been fully crossed reference with question papers and mark schemes from Spec A, B and the New STEM. In addition includes material and terms mentioned in the SOW but not included in most 'endorsed textbooks' DOWNLOAD sit back and LIVE LIFE.
From leading AQA Psychology authors Nick and Bethan Redshaw. This work booklet looks at the popular key topic:- Depression. It has been specifically developed to give you all the information you need to be able to achieve outstanding success in this section of the Unit 4 (PSYA4) AQA A2 exam. This workbook includes textbook style content, self study activities and exam style questions.
Over the years students and teachers using our materials have achieved results above that of the national average. All the material is designed to help and guide you through the learning process and to develop strong evaluation and analysis skills.
Save yourself HOURS and HOURS of planning and preparation time. The comprehensive powerpoint fully supports our popular student workbook section on the Multi-Store Model of Memory also availablehttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-new-specification-year-1-memory-11206995.
Fully mapped onto the NEW Specification and SOW and has been fully crossed reference with question papers and mark schemes from Spec A, B and the New STEM. In addition includes material and terms mentioned in the SOW but not included in most 'endorsed textbooks' DOWNLOAD sit back and LIVE LIFE.
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This PowerPoint fully supports our popular student workbook Psychopathology Section on Depression and covers the following learning objective:
Lesson 1 - Definitions of Abnormality
This Outstanding (OFSTED) Medium Term Lesson Plan covers the whole of Week 28 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:
Learning Objectives
On completion of this week your students should be familiar with the following:
1. The behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of OCD
2. The biological approach to explaining OCD; genetic and neural explanations
3. The biological approach to treating OCD; drug therapy
This resources is best used alongside our other outstanding resources also found here on TES but we have made it available in Word Format and can be fully adapted with minimum effort to your own resources. Also contact us about you and your students joining our ONLINE Community for Live feedback and eAssessments
