Hero image

Empirical Tuition

Average Rating4.51
(based on 242 reviews)

We understand the importance of education. We offer tailored private tuition designed to maximise success at GCSE, A Level and beyond. Our tutors are experienced professionals, teachers and top-tier graduates with extensive knowledge in their subjects. On Tes we offer high quality board-specific resources. Please check back regularly as we are continually updating our stock.

855Uploads

149k+Views

205k+Downloads

We understand the importance of education. We offer tailored private tuition designed to maximise success at GCSE, A Level and beyond. Our tutors are experienced professionals, teachers and top-tier graduates with extensive knowledge in their subjects. On Tes we offer high quality board-specific resources. Please check back regularly as we are continually updating our stock.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 12 - The Strange Situation
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 12 - The Strange Situation

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment. Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’. Types of attachment: secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant. Cultural variations in attachment, including Van Ijzendoorn. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
Summer 2024 AQA A Level Psychology Predicted Exam - Paper 1 (Introductory Topics in Psychology)
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

Summer 2024 AQA A Level Psychology Predicted Exam - Paper 1 (Introductory Topics in Psychology)

(0)
Back by popular demand for a third year! Our heads of department have once again been hard at work to create a series of predicted exams for Summer 2024! These questions are completely original and have been designed from scratch. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions. This is for the following paper: AQA A Level Psychology Paper 1 (7182/1) - Introductory Topics in Psychology Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Psychology Paper 1 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 4.1.1 - Social influence • 4.1.2 - Memory • 4.1.3 - Attachement • 4.1.4 - Psychopathology Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the AQA A Level Psychology course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of the 2024 examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
Summer 2024 AQA A Level Psychology Predicted Exam - Paper 2 (Psychology in Context)
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

Summer 2024 AQA A Level Psychology Predicted Exam - Paper 2 (Psychology in Context)

(0)
Back by popular demand for a third year! Our heads of department have once again been hard at work to create a series of predicted exams for Summer 2024! These questions are completely original and have been designed from scratch. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions. This is for the following paper: AQA A Level Psychology Paper 2 (7182/2) - Psychology in Context Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Psychology Paper 2 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 4.2.1 - Approaches in Psychology • 4.2.2 - Biopsychology • 4.2.3 - Research Methods Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the AQA A Level Psychology course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of the 2024 examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 85 -  Smoking Addictions
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 85 - Smoking Addictions

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.10 - Addiction Describing addiction: physical and psychological dependence, tolerance and withdrawal syndrome. Explanations for nicotine addiction: brain neurochemistry, including the role of dopamine, and learning theory as applied to smoking behaviour, including reference to cue reactivity. Complete set of Chapter 17 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 32 - Biological Rhythms
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 32 - Biological Rhythms

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology. Biological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these rhythms. The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 19 - The Cognitive Approach to Depression
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 19 - The Cognitive Approach to Depression

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1.4 - Psychopathology. The cognitive approach to explaining and treating depression: Beck’s negative triad and Ellis’s ABC model; cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), including challenging irrational thoughts. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 36 - Variables and Controls
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 36 - Variables and Controls

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes. Variables: manipulation and control of variables, including independent, dependent, extraneous, confounding; operationalisation of variables. Control: random allocation and counterbalancing, randomisation and standardisation. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 37 - Ethics in Psychology
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 37 - Ethics in Psychology

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.1 - Scientific Processes. Demand characteristics and investigator effects. Ethics, including the role of the British Psychological Society’s code of ethics; ethical issues in the design and conduct of psychological studies; dealing with ethical issues in research. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 39 - Data Handling
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 39 - Data Handling

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.2 - Data handling and analysis. Quantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Primary and secondary data, including meta-analysis. Descriptive statistics: measures of central tendency – mean, median, mode; calculation of mean, median and mode; measures of dispersion; range and standard deviation; calculation of range. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 52 - Parasocial Relationships
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 52 - Parasocial Relationships

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.2 - Relationships. Parasocial relationships: levels of parasocial relationships, the absorption addiction model and the attachment theory explanation. Complete set of Chapter 9 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 69 - Obesity
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 69 - Obesity

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.6 - Eating behaviour. Biological explanations for obesity, including genetic and neural explanations. Psychological explanations for obesity, including restraint theory, disinhibition and the boundary model. Explanations for the success and failure of dieting. Complete set of Chapter 13 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 86 -  Gambling Addictions
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 86 - Gambling Addictions

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.10 - Addiction Explanations for gambling addiction: learning theory as applied to gambling, including reference to partial and variable reinforcement; cognitive theory as applied to gambling, including reference to cognitive bias. Complete set of Chapter 17 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 11 - Cognition and Development
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 11 - Cognition and Development

(0)
Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 11 - Cognition and Development. Contains colour coded specification points. Five presentations included: 58 - Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development 59 - Vygotsky’s Theory of Cognitive Development 60 - Early Infant Abilities 61 - Development of Social Cognition 62 - The Mirror Neuron System
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 75 - Managing Stress
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 75 - Managing Stress

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.7 - Stress. Managing and coping with stress: drug therapy (benzodiazepines, beta blockers), stress inoculation therapy and biofeedback. The role of social support in coping with stress; types of social support, including instrumental, emotional and esteem support. Complete set of Chapter 14 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 80 - Offender Profiling
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 80 - Offender Profiling

(0)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.9 - Forensic psychology. Offender profiling: the top-down approach, including organised and disorganised types of offender; the bottom-up approach, including investigative psychology; geographical profiling. Complete set of Chapter 16 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 30 - The Brain
empiricaltuitionempiricaltuition

AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 30 - The Brain

(1)
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology. Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research. Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.