AQA Psychology - Aggression - Evolutionary Explanation

AQA A-Level Psychology: Full Aggression Topic [2025 Specification]

This comprehensive bundle is designed in line with the latest AQA A-Level Specification - 2025 It provides everything you need to teach the Aggression topic in an engaging and structured way, with each lesson PowerPoint having an accompanying booklet for you to print. Included Lessons: * Neural & Hormonal mechanisms in aggression * Genetic factors in aggression * The ethological explanation of aggression * Evolutionary explanations of human aggression * Frustration-aggression hypothesis * Social learning theory * De-individuation * Institutional aggression in the context of prisons * Media influences in aggression * Desensitisation, disinhibition and cognitive priming Each lesson includes: * ‘Do Now’ activity based on the previous lesson * Active learning activities * Knowledge checks throughout - with answers * Real-world applications * PEEL evaluation tables (full PEEL’s included) * Exam practice Please see the notes section for answers to questions, teacher elaboration, links to videos etc. For more details, please see individual lesson descriptions. If you have any questions, need assistance with resources, or would like to provide feedback, please reach out at thrivesocialscience@gmail.com The content that we look at in lessons has so many applications to the world around us, and so I have set up an instagram where I will be sharing both historical and current examples. I will be using this in lessons as either a ‘Do Now’ or plenary activity - with the aim of making student think critically about the world around them. I hope this will be a useful, free resource for teachers. Link below: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesocialstudies Please leave a review and I will send you a resource of the same price for free :)