An overview of how motivation affects perception with an emphasis on outlining and evaluating the key study (Gilchrist & Nesburg) n.b. A choice of a comic strip OR summary sheet as the student/independent task.

One lesson to outline the effects of emotion with reference to the McGinnies study.

A two part lesson How expectation affects perception & outline of Bruner and Minturn Evaluation of Bruner and Minturn

An overview of visual illusions such as ponzo illusion, muller-lyer, kanisza triangle, rubin’s vase, necker cube.

Two lessons (approximately 45-60 minutes each) to outline monocular and then binocular depth cues.

A lesson to outline the difference between sensation and perception AND a brief introduction to visual illusions.

An overview of how culture affects perception with reference to Hudson’s research

A two part lesson to first outline and then evaluate Gregory’s Constructivist Theory.

A two part lesson to first outline and then evaluate Gibson’s Direct Theory

An overview of ‘early brain development’ including parts of the brain i.e. cortex, thalamus, cerebellum, brain stem and an introduction to the influence of nature and nurture on brain development

An overview of types of memory (episodic, procedural & semantic).

An overview of the processes of memory including encoding, storage & retrieval .

A two part lesson(1.5-2 hours) outlining Piaget’s theory schemas, assimilation, accommodation Piaget’s Stages of Development

A useful revision aid (knowledge organiser) for students to complete at the end of the unit or for revision. Best when printed on A3. Suggested answers are also provided

A lesson to outline and evaluate reconstructive memory

A two part lesson Outline Bartlett’s War of the Ghosts Evaluation of Bartlet’s War of the Ghosts

A two part lesson outline primacy and recency effect (with some research methods i.e. drawing a graph) Murdock’s study (outline and evaluate)

A two part lesson (2 hours) to outline and evaluate MSM for GCSE Psychology.

A fully resourced lesson to outline the ways services are provided by the public, private and voluntary sector. This outlines what public, private and voluntary sectors are and considers the similarities and differences between them. Also students investigate health care (NHS/GP) and social care (Adult Social Care and Children's Services) further to discover how they are funded, services provided etc. The lesson include a range of activities including a powerpoint presentation with key information (teacher input), KWL grid to elicit knowledge from learners and enable them to reflect on their learning, videos, matching tasks (with answers provided).