AQA GCSE Psychology 2.6 What factors affect perception (culture and motivation) Gilchrist & Nesberg

Lesson Point which covers the second part of 2.6 from the AQA specification 8182 what factors affect our perception?
Recap activity on Bruner and Minturn’s perceptual set study (1955). Students to write down all inforamtion they can recall on the study with a 2 minute time allowance. Students pass work to the right and add any missing or additional information they can to the sheet with a 1 minute time allowance. The sheet is passed on twice and time reduced by half both times.

Students asked to draw a pig and then discuss their results. Slides then provide information for culture and perceptual set and drawing task cab be linked into learning. Students then apply learning to exam question (3 marks) based on culture and perceptual set.

State the emotions activity to introduce emotions and motivation and perceptual set. Slides then show information for emotion and motivation on perceptual set.

Descriptive information then shown to students for the key study and students to transfer information in their own words to a key study sheet (provided). Mini task linked to research methods in between for a three minutes.
Information is that shared for evaluation points for the study. Students continue to transfer the information to the key study sheet in their own words.

Design your own study on motivation activity. When designed study they are required to state the aim, hypotheses and method (to link in research methods)

Homework/extension choices are a possible exam question on Gilchrist and Nesberg’s perceptual set study for 9 marks or to create a revision mat on perception with required content stated.

Progress grid includes the following learning outcomes: Identify, Describe, Explain, Evaluate and Apply knowledge to answer exam questions accurately.
Follows AQA GCSE psychology 8182 LO: 2.6 what factors affect our perception?
Paper one: Cognition and behaviour