Lesson 4 - Lesson goes through Bartett's War of the Ghost - with worksheet and evaluation. Influence of schemas on memory. Application based plenary.

Created to address the phobias section of AQA AS specification for Unit 2. Bundle contains 3 lessons (approx 3-4 hours). Also useful for Y13 revision. Lesson 1: Characteristics of phobias -Students watch an episode of Extreme Phobias, Extreme Cures to complete the emotional, cognitive and behavioural characteristics of phobias (students enjoyed this) Lesson 2: Behaviourist explanation of phobias - two process model. Includes evaluation (SLT, Preparedness etc). Lesson 3: Behaviourist treatments (flooding and SD). Student task is to create an information leaflet. Evaluation is included throughout and the episodes of the programme are really good for discussion the characteristics, explanation and treatments as well as definitions of abnormality. All information is on powerpoint so good for non-specialists also. Lots of videos - links in notes section.

Lesson 6- Ethics, Introduces students to the code of ethics and the ethical issues In psychology and how to overcome. Watch video of Derren Brown and apply concepts of harm, deception etc

Starter - recap process of synaptic transmission. Teacher quick goes through function of SSRI's and BZ. Then students create medication boxes for the different treatments, including how they work, supporting evidence and side effects. Including evaluation (I print of the slides for students to use). Students enjoyed this lesson.

I made these questions myself as a way of assessing the students learning at the end of the memory topic. There is no mark scheme.

Lesson 5 - Students recreate Loftus and Plamers car crash study. Watch a TED talks video (17 min) about false memories with set questions and answers. Evaluation of false memories and twitter plenary.

For Y12 and Y13 psychology students. A step by step worksheet on conducting the sign test within research methods. Use in combination with the powerpoint to guide students on the criteria needed to conduct the sign test, calculating the sign value and writing whether the results are significant enough. Also includes practice questions to apply knowledge at the end (approx 1h 30 worth of material). Excellent for non-specialists.

Lesson 3: Lesson looks into Lorenz's research into geese and imprinting and Harlow's research into deprivation and contact comfort. Evaluation activity with teacher answers and mini-whiteboard plenary to check progress.

AQA GCSE Psychology - Lesson goes through the use of case studies in psychological research, students have the opportunity to research famous case studies. Strengths and weaknesses activity aimed at developing students explanations.

Lesson 3 (possibly 4 depending on ability) introduces students to repeated measures, matched pairs, and independent groups with evaluation. Can be done teacher lead or print off slides and students move around the room and make notes/experts on a table style activity where they teach others the design they have been given. Mini whiteboard quiz at the end,

A powerpoint and small work booklet that covers the idiographic and nomothetic debate in psychology. Students can work through booklet - powerpoint accompanies this and provides teacher answers and further evaluation. Also includes 6 mark question with model answer.

The lesson goes through the social and dispositional factors in relation to crowd and collective behaviour. Desgined for high ability Y9 GCSE psychology students following the AQA new specification. Students will need internet access to find their locus of control (could be done as HW). The lesson ends with watching the film "suffragette" and creating a newspaper article. Approx - 90 min worth of lesson. Link to full version of suffragette on youtube in notes section at the end (but I bought the DVD)

Lesson looking at the social and dispositional factors influencing obedience (Agency , Authority, Culture, Proximity, Adorno’s theory of “Authoritarian Personality”) . Approx 120 - 150 min worth of material. Designed for high ability Y9 psychology students studying the new AQA specification. - Links to videos in notes, includes wordsearch.

Approx 3 lessons. Goes through the social and dispositional factors that influence obedience. Linking to Milgram's study. Crossword activity can be used as homework.

I put together this small work booklet to accompany the memory topic. We watched this in the last 3 lessons before Christmas. You will require Disneys Inside Out. Approx 3 lessons, starters and activities to accompany DVD. The students really enjoyed this - you could make more of the review activity by booking the library and making them write it in the style of a newspaper activity.

key words for GCSE and A-level research methods

I split the spec into the different units and made a checklist for students use. They can either tick as they move through the course or use it at the end of AS to help inform their revision or if they have missed lessons. Also useful to help inform teacher planning. Feel free to download- please leave a review if you found it useful/time saving.