This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications. Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions Video: Psychology Unlocked – Cognitive Psychology Beck’s Cognitive Theory of Depression Faulty Information Processing Negative Self-Schema The Negative Triad Activity: The Negative Triad Ellis’s ABC Model Activity – Concepts: Yasmin Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Short answer question Evaluation worksheet Evaluation points Plenary: Consolidation Question To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact jb_resources@outlook.com. Reviews and feedback are always welcome.

A complete, ready-to-teach unit for Edexcel International A Level (IAL) Psychology Unit 1 (WPS01), Topic B: Cognitive Psychology. 44 editable PowerPoint lessons with 44 matching Word workbooks. What’s included 44 fully resourced lessons – taught lessons plus retrieval, exam-skills, methods toolkit and revision lessons 44 matching student workbooks (editable Word) Scheme of work with spec mapping for every lesson Two exam-style assessments, each with a full mark scheme Content covered The multi-store model – structure, evaluation and application The working memory model – structure, evaluation and application Reconstructive memory and schema theory Classic study – Bartlett (1932) War of the Ghosts Case studies – HM and Schmolck et al. (2002) Both contemporary study options – Darling et al. (2007) and Sacchi et al. (2007) Experimental design, lab vs field experiments and controls Measurement, descriptive statistics, objectivity, reliability and validity Inferential statistics and the Wilcoxon test Practical investigation – designing, conducting, analysing and writing up an experiment Exam skills – AO1, AO2 and AO3, context essays, unfamiliar designs and timed practice Every taught lesson includes Clear objectives and a big question Retrieval starter and check-for-understanding tasks Exam practice with model answers Exit ticket All files are fully editable, so you can adapt them for your classes. Written in British English for Edexcel IAL Psychology.

This resource contains 2 hours of teaching time. This lesson includes; Exam practice MWB Exercise Writing tasks Video tasks Discussion tasks Essay planning

This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications. Key content covered in this Lesson: Key Questions The Cognitive Approach Key Assumptions Theoretical Models Computer Models Video: Are brains like computers? The Role of Schema Example of a schema for a chair The Emergence of Cognitive Neuroscience Exam practice with Mark Scheme: Short answer questions Evaluation worksheet Evaluation points Exam practice with Mark Scheme: Evaluation question Plenary: Consolidation Question To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact jb_resources@outlook.com. Reviews and feedback are always welcome.

This lesson was created using the latest AQA A-Level Specification (published June 2019) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications. Key content covered in this Lesson: Key questions Level of Moral Reasoning The Heinz Dilemma Kohlberg’s Model of Moral Development Video: Kohlberg’s Model of Moral Development Activity: Explain each stage of Kohlberg’s Model Kohlberg’s Model and Criminality Cognitive Distortions Hostile Attribution Bias Minimalisation Exam practice with Mark Scheme: Short Answer Question Evaluation worksheet Evaluation points Exam practice with Mark Scheme: Evaluation Question Plenary: Consolidation question To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact jb_resources@outlook.com. Reviews and feedback are always welcome.

WJEC Psychology Unit 1: Cognitive approach Booklet created and designed for students to work through during lessons which gives them a foundation of knowledge to succeed in their AS exam. Booklet includes all 3 assumptions, relationship formation, cognitive behaviour therapy inc AO3, Loftus and Palmer, inc AO3 and evaluation of whole approach. Students LOVE the booklets and they use it as a good revision resource as well!

This is a series of separate files, worksheets and activities to introduce students to the cognitive approach to psychology.

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This fully editable lesson covers The Cognitive Approach to Treating Depression for AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification), focusing on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Beck’s cognitive therapy and Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). Students explore how cognitive therapies aim to identify and challenge maladaptive thinking, including Beck’s use of cognitive restructuring and the ‘patient as scientist’ approach, and Ellis’s use of the ABCDE model and disputation. Students also explore behavioural activation and evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of cognitive therapies for depression. The lesson develops AO1 and AO3 through retrieval practice, Think, Pair, Share activities, practical application, exam practice and structured evaluation. What’s Included: Fully editable lesson PowerPoint Retrieval and Think, Pair, Share activities Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Beck’s cognitive therapy and the negative triad Cognitive restructuring and the ‘patient as scientist’ approach Thought diary activity Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) ABCDE model and irrational beliefs Empirical and logical disputation Behavioural activation and practical application task 4-mark AO1 exam practice question with mark scheme Model answers for both Beck’s CBT and Ellis’s REBT Separate exam practice worksheet Detailed AO3 evaluation activity and worksheet Research evidence comparing CBT and antidepressant medication Evaluation of effectiveness, severe depression and the therapeutic relationship Patient preference and the role of past experiences Overemphasis on cognition and situational factors Strength, limitation or both evaluation task Stretch and extension questions Plenary activity Updated for the AQA 2025 specification, with structured opportunities to develop knowledge, evaluation and exam skills. If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop.

Notes on Cognitive Psychology. Made for the AQA 2015 syllabus, but can be transferred to other boards.

Studying Cognitive Psychology, and more specifically psychologists behind it? We have the revision worksheet for you! It is the perfect revision kit for students. Learn all you need to know about that topic to get top marks!

A complete guide to A Level cognitive psychology from the Edexcel A Level Psychology specification. This resource covers the different models of memory including the Multi-Store Model, the Working Memory Model, episodic and semantic memory and reconstructive memory, giving a detailed explanation of each (AO1), along with evaluation points (AO3) to use in exam answers. Both classic and contemporary studies of Baddely et al and Sebastian and Hernandez-Gill are covered and the case study of HM, also with A* evaluation of the sample, procedure and results used in these studies. Finally, the key question section of the exam is also covered with precise AO1,2 and 3 points for a full mark answer. This pack provides everything an A Level Psychology student needs to both learn the content of the Cognitive topic as well as write A* answers in the exam.

Want some engaging and fun activities to give your A level Psychology students? This resource contains 10 creative and stimulating activities that students can do. Reward them with stars and let them start collecting! Works well as an example of a Token Economy Programme and enables them to show their interest in the subject. These challenging activities are fantastic for stretching your A-A* students too, and are a great source of differentiation.

Revision for edexcel cognitive psychology

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Psychology and Careers. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This PowerPoint explains the work of Dr Jonathan Grainger, a cognitive psychologist who is using experimental techniques to determine how skilled readers process words and sentences. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Grainger and advice about careers in this field. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Dr Grainger will reply! • The Ppt. contains ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Grainger’s work, career path and the tips he offers. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

This is a collection of exam questions for the new AQA Psychology specification (2016) focused on the topic of cognitive psych/ memory. I also have made workbooks for attachment, social psych and psychopathology - if you liked this then don’t miss them - linked below!! The questions are usefully grouped so that once you have revised the topic you can test yourself on a range of questions that have appeared in the past, giving you ample opportunities to get familiar with the types of questions the exam board have asked in the past and no doubt will again. Even students who can recite their notes off by heart may struggle to achieve the top grades because they have poor exam technique, but this workbook is the ideal resource to improve exam technique simply by practicing! I have meticulously gone through past papers for the old specification and carefully selected the most relevant questions to the new spec, allowing students to prepare for exam questions that are likely to reappear. I found this very useful on the way to getting an A*. I also have these workbooks for attachment, social psychology and psychopathology- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/attachment-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684162 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/social-psychology-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684168 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/psychopathology-revision-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684165

Practice questions on cognitive psychology for the Edexcel AS specification.