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 Key assumptions of the Biological Approach The Brain vs. The Mind The Genetic Basis of Behaviour Twin Studies Video: What identical twins separated at birth teach us about genetics Genotype and Phenotype Genotype Phenotype Activity: Apply it - Phenylketonuria (PKU) Evolutionary and Behaviour Exam practice: Application Question Evaluation worksheet Evaluation points Exam practice: Comparison Essay with Mark Scheme Example Comparison Paragraph Plenary: Discussion 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 Freud’s Psychodynamic Approach Key Assumptions of The Psychodynamic Approach The Role of The Unconscious The Preconscious Mind The Structure of Personality: Tripartide Structure Defence Mechanisms Activity: Concepts - Defence Mechanisms Video: Defence Mechansims The Psychosexual Stages Exam questions with Mark Scheme: Short answer question Evaluation worksheet Evaluation points Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Evaluation question Plenary: Discussion 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 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.

A really interactive session on Eye Witness Testimony with lots of activities and videos throughout the session. Includes having the students become “real” eye witnesses as well. Designed for year 10/year 11 students as a taster for A level Psychology - could really be used with any exam board but was made with AQA in mind. All instructions are in the notes sections of the ppt slides. Adaptable in length - can last anywhere from 30 mins - 60 mins really depending on how many of the activities are done in the session.

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 Key Assumptions of the Humanistic Approach Psychology and Free Will Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Self-actualisation The Self and Congruence Incongruence Congruence Conditions of Worth vs. Unconditional Positive Regard Video: Roger’s Person-Centred Approach to Counselling Activity: Key Term Define Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Multi-Choice Question Evaluation worksheet Evaluation points Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: 16 Mark Essay with Application Examiner Commentary Activity: Essay Planning Activity Plenary: Consolidation activity 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 Key Assumptions of Behaviourism Classical Conditioning (CC) Pavlov’s Research CC Key Terminology Operant Conditioning (OC) Video: The difference between classical and operant conditioning OC Key terminology Activity: Key term Match Skinner’s Research Evaluation worksheet Evaluation points Exam practice: Short answer, Evaluation Questions with Mark Schemes Plenary: Discussion 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.

Included are 8 revision mats, one for every topic of the AQA GCSE Psychology specification: Memory, Development, Perception, Research Methods, Social Influence, Language, Thought & Communication, Brain & Neuropsychology and Psychological Problems. These can be printed on A3 paper and given to students to complete for revision.

All resources were used for a 2hr GCSE taster session. Taster 1: Students are introduced to psychology through the discussion of gifs to form a definition. Students are introduced to the course and complete a diamond 9 activity designed to get students discussing their justification for their thought processes. Taster 2: students focus on how psychologists investigate topics using different theories. students investigate the research question “What causes evil behaviour?” After discussing how ‘evil’ could be operationalised (e.g. aggression, selfish acts that lead to harm, lack of empathy), students complete a rotation task in which they are introduced to a number of theories (including milgram, conditioning, social learning, and brain scanning). The off specification topics can be used to enthuse students regarding the new subject.

If you’ve got an open evening coming up you might be wondering how to prepare or what you could offer to those prospective parents. You might already have some resources and be looking for extra activities to put out. Here is my pack of open evening resources, which I’ve used for years. They always help me ensure prospective students are persuaded to take psychology. I’ve included the resources i use for Sociology too as I know many people teach both but these are easily deleted if you don’t need them. Similarly you may need to change a year 2 module or two, if you don’t study the same three as our students do. In the bundle is: My door signs Six interactive activities to put around your classroom (this always gives the room a real buzz and helps keep visitors interested and busy while they wait to speak to the teacher.) A rolling ppt to put on the board for prospective parents and students to read. (you could amend this to add your dept results / entry requirements). As a teacher of over 10 years at an outstanding school, (who has examined and tutored), I have spent time compiling exactly the resources students need to excel in their exams. Now I want to pass these on to you. Whether you are a teacher or student these will help you get ready for the exams.

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 Background information Observational learning Modelling and Identification The Role of Mediational Processes Vicarious Reinforcement Video: Bobo Doll Experiment 1 Bandura’s findings Activity: Application scenario 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

An Introduction lesson to GCSE Psychology. Covering types of psychologists, theories and studies, and outlining and evaluation skills. Activities on PP directly correspond to worksheet. Notes in PPT to guide teacher through. Theories and Studies are based on listed topics in AQA specification, but resource is appropriate for any exam board.

Designed to recap the whole of first and second year biopsychology for AQA Psychology. Most topics are condensed to one manageable slide that can be turned into revision cards. Also included a key terms recap revision sheet as a bonus. I give the students a copy of the student version (usually 2 slides to page) to complete and annotate while I go through the teacher version as a class. Sometimes asking them to complete sections before I go through it. I have uploaded a similar thing for all first year topics and Forensic, Gender, Schizophrenia and Issues and Debates for the other second year topics.

Child Psychology PEARSON EDEXCEL A Level Psychology FULL resource pack Child Psychology PEARSON EDEXCEL A Level Psychology This is a fully resourced teacher topic pack for the 9PS0/02 Option topic of child psychology. The full pack contains: TEACHER master booklet with all the information needed and answers to activities and information to match to the student workbook. These are fully editable word documents. STUDENT workbook that follows alongside the teacher booklet and accompanying PowerPoints and activities match the student workbooks. These are fully editable word documents. POWERPOINTS to deliver lessons that run in order of the student and teacher booklet with activities and tasks. There are 5 Power Points for the topic, each picks up on a new area of the content and covers multiple lessons of delivery. I have included lots of detailed information on these, so you are able to take out bits to turn them into activities or homework tasks (always easier than adding things!). ACTIVITIES to utilise in lessons that are prompted in the PowerPoints and student/teacher booklets. The studies in this pack are: Classic study: van IJzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1988) Cross cultural patterns of attachment: A Meta-Analysis of the Strange Situation. Contemporary Study: Li et al. (2013) Timing of High-Quality Child Care and Cognitive, Language and Preacademic Development. The Key Question in this pack is: What issues should parents consider when deciding on day care for their child? The Practical Investigation is: The aim of the research investigation is to analyse the positive experiences of using day care for parents with children who are in preschool or day nurseries. The only additional resource you will need is a reputable textbook or the original journal articles for the studies (as I cannot upload the journal articles that I use with the students as they’re not mine to share). There is also reference to the C. Brain textbook for a few of the Methods activities. Please note, the first part of the booklet about Attachment is a summer holiday task, therefore there is not a power point for this section, students read over summer and produce a full set of notes with additional research to present to the rest of the class at the start of Y13. We then usually do a few lessons of recap, dealing with misconceptions and the 16-mark assessment structure. This can be combined with your own existing resources, where you can simply add or replace pages in the staff and student workbooks. If you are switching specification or are a newly qualified teacher just starting to teach the course this pack is a full, off-the-shelf and ready to go teaching pack. From this you can teach as it stands or easily adapt to your own student needs, make further handouts and update or change the PowerPoints to meet your own teaching styles and course structures.

Befitting the new AQA spec , this is an information-worksheet booklet for Approaches in Psychology- paper 2. Appropriate for AS level exams in May 2016.