Psychology Sperry (1968) ‘Split Brain’ Research: “Made Simple” Simple diagram, explanation and test your knowledge questions (answers supplied) Presented in a simple, clear way to enable understanding Constructive feedback always appreciated (especially do you agree with it!) Do look at my other resources, some for all examination boards GCSE and A-Level Psychology (just starting Edexcel GCSE Psychology and AQA / OCR Psychology all modules available individually or in bundles) Thank you and I hope this handout helps Andy McCarthy CPsychol

A-Level Psychology Workbook Frequency Tables, Descriptive Tables and Graphs/Charts what, how and why? explanations and practice examination questions suitable for all examination boards I have uploaded this resource as a word file and a PDF file (PDF maintains the formatting better) if you like this FREE resource, please leave feedback and browse my shop thanks Andy Mac

Workbook for potential calculations, Research Methods, A-Level Psychology Exams Covers: Significant Number Ratio and Percentage Standard Deviation Sign Test Chi-Square (There are worksheets already for Central Tendency and Range) Available as word document or PDF (holds format better) If you like this FREE resource please leave feedback and browse my TES Shop Thanks Andy Mac

This bundle includes 1 x fully photo-copiable workbook (over 100 pages) 1 x PPT display (100 slides) to accompany as aid to teaching The workbook progressively covers areas including: o Basic mathematical skills o Decimal / Standard form data o Fractions / Percentages / Ratios o Order of magnitude o Range / Standard Deviation o Measures of central tendency o Graphs / Charts o Algebra o Probability / Significance o Statistical tests Each section includes: detailed explanations, rationales, worked examples, exercises and ‘self-check’ answers. At the end are a range of sample examination papers, covering a variety of potential mathematical questions; also ‘self-check’ answers Overall, at least 10% of the marks in assessments for A-Level Psychology will require the use of mathematical skills. These skills should be at least the standard of higher tier GCSE mathematics. This unique and extensive workbook is designed for both experienced teachers, those new to teaching psychology and students of all abilities. It is fully updated to match the new 2015 specification (first examination: AS 2016 and Year 1 A-level 2017) and is suitable for ALL major Examination Boards. Quite simply, all you need to gain confidence in your mathematical ability; as a teacher or student. This product is both suitable to be ring-bound to create a student hard copy or printed-out in sections to create separate worksheets.

Edexcel GCSE Psychology (9-1): Topic 4: The brain and neuropsychology (Paper 1) Topic 4 – How does your brain affect you? Full Coverage of: Topic 4: The brain and neuropsychology – How does your brain affect you? . Know the structure and function of the brain •Understand lateralisation of function in the hemispheres 9and sex differences •Know what neurons and synapses are, including function and interaction of neurotransmitters •Understand the impact of neurological damage on cognitions and behaviour, including: ‘visual agnosia’ & ‘prosopagnosia’ Key Studies: Damasio et al (1994) The Return of Phineas Gage: Clues About the Brain from the Skull of a Famous Patient Sperry (1968) Hemisphere Deconnection and Unity in Conscious Awareness Issues and debates: Understand how psychology and knowledge of the brain has changed over time Consists of an extensive PPT display (82 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module. The presentation has: exam style questions, activities to encourage thinking (eg. Synaesesia, Cotard’s Syndrome and Imposter Syndrome) and links at end for key study resources. Also includes a worksheet for the Sperry split brain research… making understanding it almost simple!!! Complete coverage of this whole module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright. Copyright: amac edu 2018© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE (YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE UPDATES) …. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

CIE A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY: RESEARCH METHODS (PAPER 2) Free sample pack (41 ppt slides) UK AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS/COLLEGES Covers: Ecological validity, types of data, experiments, variables, cause & effect, hypotheses, sampling, research design and pilot studies. Also includes examination tips and over to you exercises. This is for you to assess quality, check out the full package which includes 88 ppt slides and a workbook (104pp) Cambridge International A-Level Psychology Examinations in 2021, 2022 and 2023 Paper 2 Research Methods The full pack covers the whole module and includes a ppt presentation (88 slides) and a workbook (104 pages). The ppt presentation covers all major issues progressively, with simple explanations, questions, exam tips and ‘think abouts’ etc. It is both teacher and student friendly and does not assume prior knowledge. The workbook is designed to be used in conjunction with the slides. It provides more information and loads of exercises, Practicals and an MCQ (with answers). There is also an index, so students can be directed to specific sections and exercises. The ppt and workbook together are suitable for DISTANCE/REMOTE learning. Complete coverage of the whole RM module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2020© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. Thanks The experienced UK author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer, and publisher.

Stats@Psych (Part two) A-Level Psychology ‘How to do the statistical tests: Suitable for all the major examination boards This unique PowerPoint© resource, is designed for the experienced teacher and/or teachers who are new to teaching statistics as part of A-level Psychology. Also it requires minimal statistical knowledge to deliver. This resource carefully and clearly demonstrates how to calculate these major statistical tests: 2(i) Chi-Square Ӽ² 2(ii) Spearman’s rho 2(iii) Mann Whitney U 2(iv) Wilcoxon T These are the second set of PowerPoints presentations (four more major statistical tests). The slides can be edited/copied to suit and are set out in a way to engage students in a simple yet informative way. Each test has an explanation, a progressive worked example and one for the student to attempt themselves. This innovative resource is designed so it can be presented as four whole lessons or used to help make research projects more professional. Quite simply, this pack contains everything you need to deliver these statistical tests: ‘just pick up and go’. The author: Andy McCarthy CPsychol, is a Chartered Psychologist, an experienced publisher, Psychology Teacher/Lecturer and a member of the Royal Statistical Society Reviews: "These are no nonsense PowerPoints which simply talk the viewer through the statistical calculations. The students found it accessible and we could easily flip back through slides for clarification." Claire Barker: Head of Psychology Queen’s College Taunton “Does exactly what it says on the packet, teaches you how to teach the statistical tests: understandable, fun and informative for students.” Dr Agnes Lech: Queen Mary’s London

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #4 Levine et al (2001) Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #4 Levine et al. (2001) Cross-cultural differences in helping strangers. Consists of 1 x PPT display (27 slides) and a worksheet (including examination style questions) to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Levine et al’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the fourth CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Edexcel GCSE Psychology (9-1): Psychological Problems (Paper 1) Paper 1, Exploring human behaviour, Topic 3: Psychological problems – How would psychological problems affect you? Full Coverage of: Understanding two mental health problems (unipolar depression and addiction), including: Their symptoms and features according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) How the incidence of mental health problems changes over time How mental health problems affect individuals and society The influence of genes as an explanation The use of cognitive theory as an explanation of depression The use of learning theory as an explanation of addiction The use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as a treatment The use of drugs as a treatment Key Studies: Depression Caspi et al. (2003) Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene* Addiction Young (2007) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Internet Addicts: Treatment Outcomes and Implications Issues and debates: Understand and apply the nature vs nurture debate Consists of an extensive PPT display (127 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module The presentation has: exam style questions and activities to encourage thinking Complete coverage of this whole module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac edu 2018© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE (YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE UPDATES) …. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

OCR A-Level Psychology: Core Study #3 Piliavin et al (1969) Year 1: Core Studies Social Psychology - Study #3 Responses to people in need: Piliavin et al. (1969) ‘Subway Samaritan’ Consists of 1 x PPT display (25 slides) and a worksheet to accompany the presentation. The PPT offers full coverage of Piliavin et al’s famous study and includes links to online resources (only for educational use) and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of the third CORE STUDY just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. I HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2017© ALL 2O CORE STUDIES ARE IN PRODUCTION, SO WATCH THIS SPACE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE…. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

New Spec (2017) AQA GCSE Psychology (Paper 1) Memory Dsylexia Friendly Presentation (Presentation of information, Font and Colour) Covers: Processes of memory • What is memory in terms of cognitive psychology • Types of memory: episodic, semantic & procedural • Memory processes: encoding, retrieval & storage Structure of memory • Coding (aka: Encoding), Capacity & Duration (STM & LTM Stores) • The Multi-Store Model (STM & LTM) • Primary & Recency Effects (Serial Recall) • Serial Position Curve (Murdoch) Memory as an active process • Reconstructive Memory • War of the Ghosts (Bartlett) • Accuracy of Memory (Factors: Interference, Context & False Memories) Consists of a two PPT display (59 slides and 21 slides), one covers main topics and one for class experiments (x 3) plus a worksheet (2 pages) for Godden and Baddeley (context dependency). PPT’s include under slide teaching comments, on-slide exercises/questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. WORKBOOKS are laid out to be used with the ppt’s Complete coverage of the whole memory module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher. Visit my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625558624273452/

AQA GCSE Psychology FREE SAMPLE SLIDES Papers 1 & 2 (Modules available individually or as Bundles) The bundles are available at £35-99 for each paper or as individual modules (x8) at £9-99 each Check out my shop for full details Bundle one covers MEMORY PERCEPTION DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH METHODS Bundle two covers SOCIAL INFLUENCE LANGUAGE, THOUGHT & COMMUNICATION BRAIN & NEUROPSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS PPT’S include: on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking and learning; and other resources

OCR GCSE Psychology (9-1): Psychological Problems / Sample Sides Paper One: Studies and applications in psychology FULL DISPLAY (143 SLIDES) COVERS: An introduction to mental health Schizophrenia Clinical depression Development of treatments …and the two key studies: Daniel, D. G., Weinberger, D. R., Jones, D. W., et al. (1991) “The effect of amphetamine on regional cerebral blood flow during cognitive activation in Schizophrenia. ” TANDOC Jr, E. C., FERRUCCI, P. AND DUFFY, M (2015) Facebook use, envy, and depression among college students: Is Facebooking depressing? Consists of an extensive PPT display (143 slides) giving clear and full coverage of the module. The presentation has teaching comments where suitable, exam style questions and activities to encourage thinking. Complete coverage of this module, just ‘pick up and go’… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright. …. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Inter-rater reliability, a fun classroom activity and worksheet Free resource contains a ppt display and related workbook Make inter-rater reliability fun and understandable All photos are mine or CC licensed (you can change and use your own!!!) If you like this activity, please leave feedback and look at more of my resources for teaching psychology (all examination boards) Thanks Andy

EDEXCEL GCSE PSYCHOLOGY (9-1) Sample slides from bundle covering whole paper1 Sample slides from all five topics: Development, Memory, Psychological Problems, The Brain and Neuropsychology & Social Influence Each topic is covered by an extensive ppt (usually somewhere between 80 and 120 slides), resource links, thinking questions and examination style questions. Also all key studies have full coverage. The sections (x5) are available @ £12-99 each or as one Bundle @ £42-00 I HAVE USED THESE RESOURCES IN THE CLASSROOM Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright. Copyright: amac edu 2019© IF YOU PURCHASE A RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE (YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE UPDATES) …. Thanks The experienced author: Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, lecturer and publisher.

Psychology AQA A-Level, 2023, Predictions for Paper 3 and info sheets issues debates ONLY £2-50 FOR WHOLE PACK Probably the best Paper 3 predictions in the world (predicted 100% correct for big q’s paper 1) Pack includes: Predictions for Paper 3 info on cultural bias info on ideographic and nomothetic info on holism and reductionism info on ethics, including SSR info on nature vs nurture

AQA A-Level Psychology: Forensic Psychology The Complete Module AQA A-Level Psychology: Paper 3, Section D Forensic Psychology Part One: Offender Profiling Part Two: Biological / Psychological Explanations & Dealing with Offending Behaviour UPDATED IN LINE WITH SPECIFICATION CHANGES JUNE 2019 (DEFINING/MEASURING CRIME REMOVED) Consists of an extensive PPT presentation (118 slides). Within the slides are description, evaluation, research, examination style questions, activities and things to think about. Everything you need ‘just to pick up a module and go’ Suitable for new or experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying for resale or sharing is an infringement copyright: amac education 2019© IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE, FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED (IT ALLOWS ME TO AMEND AND IMPROVE) Thanks The author, Andy McCarthy (amac education: Psychology) is a Chartered Psychologist, experienced teacher, examiner, lecturer and publisher

AQA GCSE New Spec PERCEPTION 8182 Psychology (Paper 1) Paper 1 Cognition and Behaviour: Perception Covers Sensation and perception Visual cues and constancies Gibson’s direct theory of perception – the influence of nature Gregory’s constructivist theory of perception – the influence of nurture Visual illusions Factors affecting perception Consists of a PowerPoint display (77 slides), resources and workbooks to use with slides PowerPoint include on-slide exercises, exam style questions to supplement understanding and activities to encourage thinking. Also, there is a chart with downloadable YouTube clips (only for educational use), includes a worksheet covering the two named key studies, a copy of the paper ‘The Matrixication of Reality’ (can we trust our perception) and a ‘fun’ template for recreating the Amazing T-Rex Illusion. Complete coverage of the whole perception module, just ‘pick up a module’ and go… suitable for both new and experienced teachers You are welcome to amend, expand or reduce the display to suit your needs. Copying this resource for sharing or personal profit, is against copyright: amac-edu 2018© Producing this class tested resource was hard work, but we are pleased with it. SO, IF YOU PURCHASE, CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK IS REALLY APPRECIATED…. So, it can be improved (you automatically get notified of free updates once purchased) Thanks Thanks, from the experienced authors: Andy McCarthy and Evie Bentley: Chartered Psychologists, experienced teachers and publishers.