A-level Psychology
AQA 7182. 84 topics, 85 lessons.
Start here
Start here topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| The course tour, then how marks are earned | 3.2.3.2-b03 | 2 | Try a lesson |
Research methods: scientific processes
Research methods: scientific processes topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Aims and hypotheses | 3.2.3.1-b01, 3.2.3.1-b02 | 1 | |
| Variables and operationalisation | 3.2.3.1-b08 | 1 | |
| Populations, samples and sampling techniques | 3.2.3.1-b03 | 1 | |
| Experimental designs | 3.2.3.1-b05 | 1 | |
| Control: random allocation, counterbalancing and standardisation | 3.2.3.1-b09 | 1 | |
| Demand characteristics, investigator effects and pilot studies | 3.2.3.1-b10, 3.2.3.1-b04 | 1 | |
| Ethical issues and the BPS code | 3.2.3.1-b11 | 1 | |
| Designing observations: behavioural categories and sampling | 3.2.3.1-b06 | 1 | |
| Designing questionnaires and interviews | 3.2.3.1-b07 | 1 | |
| Reliability and how to improve it | 3.2.3.1-b14 | 1 | |
| Types of validity and how to improve them | 3.2.3.1-b15 | 1 | |
| Features of science | 3.2.3.1-b16 | 1 | |
| Peer review, the economy and reporting research | 3.2.3.1-b12, 3.2.3.1-b13, 3.2.3.1-b17 | 1 | |
Research methods: types of investigation
Research methods: types of investigation topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Laboratory, field, natural and quasi-experiments | 3.2.3-b01 | 1 | |
| Observational techniques | 3.2.3-b02 | 1 | |
| Self-report techniques | 3.2.3-b03 | 1 | |
| Correlations | 3.2.3-b04 | 1 | |
| Content analysis, coding and case studies | 3.2.3-b05, 3.2.3-b06, 3.2.3.2-b08 | 1 | |
Research methods: data, statistics and inferential tests
Research methods: data, statistics and inferential tests topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Quantitative and qualitative, primary and secondary data | 3.2.3.2-b01, 3.2.3.2-b02 | 1 | |
| Descriptive statistics | 3.2.3.2-b03 | 1 | |
| Graphs and tables | 3.2.3.2-b04 | 1 | |
| Distributions and correlation coefficients | 3.2.3.2-b05, 3.2.3.2-b06 | 1 | |
| Levels of measurement | 3.2.3.2-b07 | 1 | |
| The sign test | 3.2.3.3-b01 | 1 | |
| Probability, significance and Type I and II errors | 3.2.3.3-b02 | 1 | |
| Choosing an inferential test | 3.2.3.3-b03 | 1 | Try a lesson |
Approaches in psychology
Approaches in psychology topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| The behaviourist approach: classical and operant conditioning | 3.2.1-b01 | 1 | |
| Social learning theory | 3.2.1-b01 | 1 | |
| The cognitive approach | 3.2.1-b02 | 1 | |
| The biological approach | 3.2.1-b03 | 1 | |
| The psychodynamic approach | 3.2.1-b04 | 1 | |
| Humanistic psychology | 3.2.1-b05 | 1 | |
| Comparing the approaches | 3.2.1-b06 | 1 | |
Social influence
Social influence topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Types of conformity and why people conform | 3.1.1-b01 | 1 | |
| Asch's research and the variables affecting conformity | 3.1.1-b01 | 1 | |
| Explaining obedience: agentic state and legitimate authority | 3.1.1-b02 | 1 | |
| Milgram's situational variables and the authoritarian personality | 3.1.1-b02 | 1 | |
| Resistance to social influence | 3.1.1-b03 | 1 | |
| Minority influence | 3.1.1-b04 | 1 | |
Memory
Memory topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| The multi-store model of memory | 3.1.2-b01 | 1 | |
| The working memory model | 3.1.2-b02 | 1 | |
| Explanations for forgetting | 3.1.2-b03 | 1 | |
| Factors affecting eyewitness accuracy | 3.1.2-b04 | 1 | |
| The cognitive interview | 3.1.2-b04 | 1 | |
Attachment
Attachment topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow | 3.1.3-b01 | 1 | |
| Learning theory and Bowlby's monotropic theory | 3.1.3-b02 | 1 | |
| The Strange Situation and cultural variation | 3.1.3-b03 | 1 | |
| Maternal deprivation and institutionalisation | 3.1.3-b04 | 1 | |
| Early attachment and later relationships | 3.1.3-b05 | 1 | |
Clinical psychology and mental health
Clinical psychology and mental health topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Definitions of mental health and disorder | 3.1.4-b01 | 1 | |
| Characteristics of phobias, depression and OCD | 3.1.4-b02 | 1 | |
| Phobias: the two-process model and behavioural therapies | 3.1.4-b03 | 1 | |
| Depression: Beck, Ellis and CBT | 3.1.4-b04 | 1 | |
| OCD: genetic and neural explanations and drug therapy | 3.1.4-b05 | 1 | |
Biopsychology
Biopsychology topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| The divisions of the nervous system | 3.2.2-b01 | 1 | |
| Neurons and synaptic transmission | 3.2.2-b02 | 1 | |
| The endocrine system and the fight-or-flight response | 3.2.2-b03, 3.2.2-b04 | 1 | |
| Ways of studying the brain | 3.2.2-b05 | 1 | |
| Localisation, lateralisation and split-brain research | 3.2.2-b06 | 1 | |
| Plasticity and functional recovery after trauma | 3.2.2-b06 | 1 | |
Issues and debates
Issues and debates topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Gender and cultural bias | 3.3.1-b01 | 1 | |
| Free will and determinism | 3.3.1-b02 | 1 | |
| The nature-nurture debate | 3.3.1-b03 | 1 | |
| Holism and reductionism | 3.3.1-b04 | 1 | |
| Idiographic and nomothetic approaches | 3.3.1-b05 | 1 | |
| Ethical implications and socially sensitive research | 3.3.1-b06 | 1 | |
Relationships (option)
Relationships (option) topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Factors affecting attraction | 3.3.2-b01 | 1 | |
| Social exchange, equity and investment theories | 3.3.2-b02 | 1 | |
| Duck's phase model of relationship breakdown | 3.3.2-b02 | 1 | |
| Virtual relationships in social media | 3.3.2-b03 | 1 | |
| Parasocial relationships | 3.3.2-b04 | 1 | |
Schizophrenia (option)
Schizophrenia (option) topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia | 3.3.5-b01 | 1 | |
| Biological explanations of schizophrenia | 3.3.5-b02 | 1 | |
| Psychological explanations of schizophrenia | 3.3.5-b03 | 1 | |
| Drug therapy for schizophrenia | 3.3.5-b04 | 1 | |
| CBT and family therapy for schizophrenia | 3.3.5-b05 | 1 | |
| The interactionist approach to schizophrenia | 3.3.5-b06 | 1 | |
Aggression (option)
Aggression (option) topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Neural, hormonal and genetic factors in aggression | 3.3.8-b01 | 1 | |
| Ethological and evolutionary explanations of aggression | 3.3.8-b02 | 1 | |
| Social psychological explanations of aggression | 3.3.8-b03 | 1 | |
| Institutional aggression in prisons | 3.3.8-b04 | 1 | |
| Media influences on aggression | 3.3.8-b05 | 1 | |
Review across the papers
Review across the papers topics| Topic | Specification | Lessons | Try |
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| Research methods across the three papers | 3.2.3-b01, 3.2.3.1-b05, 3.2.3.3-b03 | 1 | |
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