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McAllister’s AQA A-Level Psych Shop

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I have been teaching A-Level Psychology for 12 years to very mixed ability cohorts so my resources appeal to both A* and E grade candidates. Each lesson covers a double page spread from the textbook and would take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to teach. Every lesson includes a PPT presentation, a handout for students to complete throughout the lesson, and lots of interactive activities. Each lesson is comprehensive and includes everything a student needs, no need to go elsewhere.

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I have been teaching A-Level Psychology for 12 years to very mixed ability cohorts so my resources appeal to both A* and E grade candidates. Each lesson covers a double page spread from the textbook and would take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to teach. Every lesson includes a PPT presentation, a handout for students to complete throughout the lesson, and lots of interactive activities. Each lesson is comprehensive and includes everything a student needs, no need to go elsewhere.
AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Dealing with offending behaviour)
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AQA A Level Psych - Forensic (Dealing with offending behaviour)

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Enough resources for at least four 1.5 hour lessons, which include: Intro to custodial sentencing, aims of custodial sentencing, psychological effects of custodial sentencing and evaluation - all include interactive activities (PPT, handout, psychological effects activity, sentencing activity) Intro to behavioural modification, and description and evaluation of token economy - all include interactive activities (PPT and handout) Description and evaluation of anger management - both include interactive activities (PPT, handout, stages of anger management activity) Description and evaluation of restorative justice - both include interactive activities (PPT, handout, restorative justice role play, restorative justice example)
Intro lesson to Approaches topic
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Intro lesson to Approaches topic

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First lesson of the Approaches topic to introduce students to some of the key approaches - learning, cognitive and biological Lesson includes: Intro to three approaches (learning, cognitive, biological) using case studies Case studies Interactive activites of the approaches Origins of Psychology mix and match
AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Behaviourist)
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AQA A Level Psych - Approaches (Behaviourist)

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Lesson includes: Description of behaviourist approach, including activities (PPT and handout) Description of classical conditioning, including activities (PPT and handout) Description of operant conditioning, including activities (PPT and handout) Evaluation of behaviourist approach, including activities (PPT and handout) Behaviourist approach re-cap worksheet (handout)
AQA A Level Psych - Memory (Capacity, duration and coding)
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AQA A Level Psych - Memory (Capacity, duration and coding)

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Lesson includes: Capacity of STM using the digit span technique and chunking exercise (PPT, handout and activity sheet) Evaluation of capacity research (PPT and handout) Duration of STM and LTM using Peterson and Peterson research (PPT and handout) Evaluation of duration research (PPT and handout) Coding of STM and LTM using class practicals (PPT, handout and activity sheet) Evaluation of coding research (PPT and handout) Capacity, duration and coding mix and match (Activity sheet)
AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Reductionism and Holism)
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AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Reductionism and Holism)

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First lesson on Issues and Debates - Reductionism and Holism Lesson includes: Starter activity where students have to reduce explanations of a behaviour (e.g. crime, addiction, etc.) down to single units. Description of reductionism (including levels of explanation), holism and interactionism with application to the approaches (PPT and Handout). Group evaluation activity (PPT and Handout). Paired plenary discussion task (PPT). Exam questions with mark schemes (PPT). Levels of explanation sample 16 mark answer (handout).
AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Determinism and Free Will)
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AQA A Level Psych - Issues and Debates (Determinism and Free Will)

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Second lesson on Issues and Debates - Determinism vs Free Will Lesson includes: Starter activity on where causes for a crime are developed within a wider context of the determinism vs free will debate (PPT and starter handout). Description of hard and soft determinism, and free will (PPT and handout). Application tasks of the debate to relevant behaviours (PPT). Types of determinism (biological, environmental and psychic) (PPT and handout). Scientific emphasis on causal explanations (PPT and handout). Evaluation of the debate (PPT and handout). 16 mark exam question with mark scheme (PPT).
Explanations of attachment revision lesson
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Explanations of attachment revision lesson

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Enough to fill two hours worth of lesson time. Lesson includes: Differentiated resources for AO1 re-cap of both explanations (answers included). Brainstorm of evaluation of both explanations (answers included). Peer marking excercise for a PEE paragraph. Becoming the examiner by writing own AO2 stem. Exam questions on both explanations with mark scheme.
AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Ainsworth's Strange Situation)
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AQA A Level Psych - Attachment (Ainsworth's Strange Situation)

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Sixth lesson on Attachment - Ainsworth’s Strange Situation - Types of Attachment Lesson includes: Description of Ainsworth’s Strange Situation (PPT and handout) Activities on the Strange Situation (role play, application task) Differentiated evaluation task (PPT and handout) 12 mark essay plan (handout) Re-cap task (handout)