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Approaches Practice Paper
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology
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Attachment Practice Paper
AQA · Introductory topics · Attachment
Biological Practice Paper
Edexcel · Biological
Biopsychology Practice Paper
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology
Cognitive Practice Paper
Edexcel · Cognitive
Criminal Practice Paper
Edexcel · Criminal
Learning theories Practice Paper
Edexcel · Learning theories
Memory Practice Paper
AQA · Introductory topics · Memory
Paper 1 – Issues and Debates
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates
Paper 3 – Issues and Debates
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates
Paper 3 – Review of studies
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Synoptic review of studies
Psychopathology – mini mock
AQA · Introductory topics · Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Research methods (mini mock)
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods
Research methods (mini mock)
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods
Social (mini-mock)
Edexcel · Social
Social influence (mini mock)
AQA · Introductory topics · Social influence
Social Practice paper
Edexcel · Social
AQA Predicted Paper 2025 – Paper 1
AQA
AQA Predicted Paper 2025 – Paper 2
AQA
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AQA Predicted Paper 2025 – Paper 3 – Issues and debates
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates
AQA Predicted Paper 2025 – Paper 3 – Schizophrenia
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia
Edexcel Predicted Paper 2025 Paper 1
Edexcel
Edexcel Predicted Paper 2025 Paper 2
Edexcel
Edexcel Predicted Paper 2025 Paper 3
Edexcel
Paper 3 – Research Methods
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods
Research methods Practice Paper
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods
Social (mini-mock)
Self-report techniques
Edexcel · Social · Social methods · Designing and conducting questionnaires and interviews
Shor mark questions – factors affecting obedience
Edexcel · Social · Social content · Factors affecting obedience – personality, gender, situation, culture
Short mark questions – Animal attachment
AQA · Introductory topics · Attachment · Animal studies of attachment
Short mark questions – Becker et al
Edexcel · Learning theories · Learning theories Studies · Contemporary study – Becker et al
Short mark questions – biological approach
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology · Biological approach
Short mark questions – case studies
Edexcel · Cognitive · Cognitive Methods · Case studies
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods · Case studies
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods · Case studies
Short mark questions – CNS
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Content · The Central Nervous System and neurotransmitters in human behaviour
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · Divisions of the nervous system
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · Divisions of the nervous system
Short mark questions – cognitive interview
AQA · Introductory topics · Memory · Factors affecting the accuracy of EWT – leading questions, post-event discussion, anxiety, cognitive interview
Edexcel · Criminal · Criminal Content · Cognitive and ethical interviewing
Edexcel · Criminal · Criminal Content · Cognitive and ethical interviewing
Short mark questions – control
AQA · Psychology in Context · Scientific processes · Control
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Control issues
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Control issues
Short mark questions – Dealing with offending behaviour
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Forensic Psychology · Dealing with offending behaviour
Short mark questions – Definitions of mental health
AQA · Introductory topics · Clinical Psychology and Mental Health · Definitions in the field of mental health
Short mark questions – diagnosis
Edexcel · Clinical · Clinical Content · Schizophrenia and one other disorder – symptoms, features, biological explanation(s), non-biological explanation
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · Symptoms of Schizophrenia
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Short mark questions – divisions of the nervous system
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · Divisions of the nervous system
Short mark questions – economy
AQA · Psychology in Context · Scientific processes · Psychology and the economy
Short mark questions – experimental design
AQA · Psychology in Context · Scientific processes · Experimental designs
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Experimental designs
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Experimental designs
Short mark questions – free will and determinism
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Free will and determinism
Short mark questions – Gender and culture
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Cultural and gender issues
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Gender and culture
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Gender and culture
Short mark questions – humanism
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology · Humanistic approach
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Short mark questions – hypotheses
AQA · Psychology in Context · Scientific processes · Hypotheses
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Hypotheses
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Hypotheses
Short mark questions – Influence of early attachment
AQA · Introductory topics · Attachment · Influence of early attachment
Short mark questions – interactionism and Schizophrenia
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · The importance of an interactionist approach in explaining and treating schizophrenia
Short mark questions – learning theories
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology · Learning approaches
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Short mark questions – Milgram
Edexcel · Social · Social content · Research into obedience – Baseline, Experiment 10, Experiment 7, Experiment 13
AQA · Introductory topics · Social influence · Research into obedience
AQA · Introductory topics · Social influence · Research into obedience
Short mark questions – nature nurture
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Nature-nurture
Short mark questions – neurons and neurotransmitters
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Content · The Central Nervous System and neurotransmitters in human behaviour
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · The structure and function of neurons and the process of synaptic transmission
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · The structure and function of neurons and the process of synaptic transmission
Short mark questions – Pavlov
Edexcel · Learning theories · Learning theories Content · Classical conditioning
Edexcel · Learning theories · Learning theories Content · Pavlov (1927)
Edexcel · Learning theories · Learning theories Content · Pavlov (1927)
Short mark questions – psychological therapies for Schizophrenia
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · Cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as used in the treatment of schizophrenia
Short mark questions – qualitative and quantitative
AQA · Psychology in Context · Data handling and analysis · Qualitative and quantitative data
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Types of data – qualitative, quantitative, primary, secondary
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Types of data – qualitative, quantitative, primary, secondary
Short mark questions – sampling
AQA · Psychology in Context · Scientific processes · Sampling
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Sampling
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Sampling
Short mark questions – science
AQA · Psychology in Context · Scientific processes · Features of science
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Psychology as a Science
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Psychology as a Science
Short mark questions – self-report
Edexcel · Social · Social methods · Designing and conducting questionnaires and interviews
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods · Self-report techniques
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods · Self-report techniques
Short mark questions – socially sensitive
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Socially sensitive research
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Social sensitivity in psychological research
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Social sensitivity in psychological research
Short mark questions – Types of conformity
AQA · Introductory topics · Social influence
AQA · Introductory topics · Social influence · Types of conformity
AQA · Introductory topics · Social influence · Types of conformity
Short mark questions – validity
AQA · Psychology in Context · Scientific processes · Validity
Short-mark questions – Evolution
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Content · The role of evolution and natural selection to explain human behaviour
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology · Biological approach
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology · Biological approach
Biological explanations of OCD
AQA · Introductory topics · Clinical Psychology and Mental Health · Biological approach to explaining and treating OCD
Biological treatment for Crime
Edexcel · Criminal · Criminal Content · Biological treatment
Biological treatments for Anorexia Nervosa
Edexcel · Clinical · Clinical Content · Schizophrenia and one other disorder – biological and non-biological treatments
Brain structure
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Content · The structure of the brain and brain functioning as an explanation of aggression
Brendgen et al – Contemporary study
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Studies · Contemporary study – Brendgen et al
Clinical Practice Paper
Edexcel · Clinical
Clinical Research Methods Practice Paper
Edexcel · Clinical · Clinical Methods
Cognitive interview
AQA · Introductory topics · Memory · Factors affecting the accuracy of EWT – leading questions, post-event discussion, anxiety, cognitive interview
Comparison – cognitive approach
AQA
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology · Cognitive approach
AQA · Psychology in Context · Approaches in Psychology · Cognitive approach
Contemporary study for AN – Guardia et al
Edexcel · Clinical · Clinical Studies · Contemporary study – Anorexia – Guardia et al
Culture and gender – Paper 1 Issues and Debates
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Cultural and gender issues
Development over time – Paper 3 – Review of studies
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Development over time
Developmental psychology
Edexcel · Social · Social content · Developmental psychology in obedience and prejudice – gender, culture
Discuss behavioural therapies
Edexcel · Learning theories · Learning theories Content · Treatments for phobias – systematic desensitisation
Discuss properties of reinforcement
Edexcel · Learning theories · Learning theories Content · Properties of reinforcement
Discuss psychological formulation
Edexcel · Criminal · Criminal Content · Psychological formulation
Drug therapy to treat Schizophrenia
AQA
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · Drug therapy
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · Drug therapy
Equity theory
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Relationships · Theories of romantic relationships
Experiments
AQA · Psychology in Context · Research methods · Experiments
Fight or flight
AQA
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · The fight or flight response
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · The fight or flight response
Genetic explanations of Schizophrenia
Edexcel · Clinical · Clinical Content · Schizophrenia and one other disorder – symptoms, features, biological explanation(s), non-biological explanation
Genetic explanations of Schizophrenia
AQA
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · Biological explanations for schizophrenia
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Schizophrenia · Biological explanations for schizophrenia
Graphs
AQA · Psychology in Context · Data handling and analysis · Displays of quantitative data – graphs, tables, scattergrams, bar charts, histograms
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Descriptive statistics
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods · Descriptive statistics
Individual differences in Criminal Psychology
Edexcel · Criminal · Criminal Content · Individual differences – personality, self-fulfilling prophecy
Jury decision making
Edexcel · Criminal · Criminal Content · Factors affecting jury decision making
Key question
Edexcel · Social · Social Key Question
Multi-Store Model
Edexcel · Cognitive · Cognitive Content · Multi-store model – STM, LTM, encoding, cacpacity, duration
Nomothetic and idiographic approaches
AQA
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Idiographic and nomothetic
AQA · Issues and Options in Psychology · Issues and Debates · Idiographic and nomothetic
Paper 3 – Different themes
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Development over time
Paper 3 – Research methods (Mini Paper)
Edexcel · Psychological skills
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods
Paper 3 – Research Methods (Mini Paper)
Edexcel · Psychological skills
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Methods
Psychological formulation
Edexcel · Criminal · Criminal Content · Psychological formulation
Realistic Conflict Theory
Edexcel · Social · Social content · Explanations and research into prejudice – social identity theory and realistic conflict theory
Recreational drugs and the transmission process
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Content · The effect of recreational drugs
Research Methods in Biological Psychology
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Methods
Research methods in Cognitive Psychology
Edexcel · Cognitive · Cognitive Methods
Research methods in Social Psychology
Edexcel · Social · Social methods
Resistance to social influence
AQA · Introductory topics · Social influence · Explanations of resistance to social influence
Rosenhan – 20 marker
Edexcel · Clinical · Clinical Studies · Classic study – Rosenhan (1973)
Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil
Edexcel · Cognitive · Cognitive Studies · Contemporary study – Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil
Social control – Paper 1 Issues and Debates
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Social control
Social Impact Theory
Edexcel · Social · Social content · Theories of obedience – agency theory and social impact theory
Socially sensitive research – Paper 1 Issues and Debates
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Socially sensitive research
Statistical tests
Edexcel · Cognitive · Cognitive Methods · Decision making and interpretation of statistical tests – mann-whitney U, wilcoxon
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Methods · Analysis of correlational data – levels of measurement, spearman’s rho
Edexcel · Biological · Biological Methods · Analysis of correlational data – levels of measurement, spearman’s rho
Strange Situation
AQA · Introductory topics · Attachment · Types of attachment, Ainsworth’s Strange Situation, Cultural variations
Systematic desensitisation and flooding
Edexcel · Learning theories · Learning theories Content · Treatments for phobias – systematic desensitisation
Tulving
Edexcel · Cognitive · Cognitive Content · Explanation of LTM – episodic, semantic
Use of psychological knowledge – Paper 3 Issues and Debates
Edexcel · Psychological skills · Issues and Debates · Use of psychological knowledge in society
Ways of studying the brain
AQA
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · Ways of studying the brain
AQA · Psychology in Context · Biopsychology · Ways of studying the brain
Working memory model
AQA · Introductory topics · Memory · Working memory model