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In each Unit, there is a series of Methodology items which appear as the “How Science Works” questions in exams. These appear as M1, M2, M3 and so on in the Methodology section at the bottom of the page…
Please note that this site should not be used as your sole revision guide, because certain bits of the course that have been left out here may be studied as part of your course, and similarly, there may be bits here which you do not need to learn
Module 1: Social and cognitive psychology [6PS01]
Unit 1 – The Social Approach
1.1 Obedience - Download PDF
1.2 Milgram’s Study of Obedience (1963) – Download PDF
1.3 Evaluation of Milgram’s Study of Obedience – Download PDF
1.4 Variations of the Milgram Experiment – Download PDF
1.5 Meeus and Raaijmakers (1986) – Download PDF
1.6 Agency Theory – Download PDF
1.7 Hofling et al. (1966) – Download PDF
Questions: 1.1-1.7 – Download PDF
1.8 Social Identity Theory as an Explanation of Prejudice – Download PDF
1.9 Tajfel et al. (1970, 1971) – Download PDF
1.10 Sherif et al. (1954) – Download PDF
1.11 Reicher and Haslam (2006) – Download PDF
1.12 Asch (1951, 1952, 1956) – Download PDF
Questions: 1.8 – 1.12 – Download PDF
Unit 1 Key Issues – Download PDF
Unit 1 Brief Revision Notes – Download PDF
Download all in one – Download PDF
Unit 2 – The Cognitive Approach
2.1 Cognitive Psychology – Download PDF
2.2 The Computer Analogy – Download PDF
2.3 The Multi-Store Model of Memory – Download PDF
2.4 Levels of Processing Framework – Download PDF
2.5 Craik and Tulving (1975) – Download PDF
2.6 Working Memory Model – Download PDF
2.7 Reconstructive Memory – Download PDF
Questions: 2.1 – 2.7 – Download PDF
2.8 Cue-Dependent Theory of Forgetting – Download PDF
2.9 Godden and Baddeley (1975) – Download PDF
2.10 Displacement Theory of Forgetting – Download PDF
Questions: 2.8 – 2.10 – Download PDF
Unit 2 Key Issues – Download PDF
Unit 2 Brief Revision Notes – Download PDF
Download all in one – Download PDF
Note: This site does not cover the entire unit of Cognitive Psychology. The site covers three of the four models of memory, and two of the four theories of forgetting. If your school’s course has opted to do either The Spreading-Activation Theory of Semantic Processing, Interference Theory of Forgetting, or Trace-Decay Theory of Forgetting, seek those notes elsewhere (similarly, only two of the four key studies for the unit are shown here, the other two relate to two of the content missed out above)
Module 2: Understanding the individual [6PS02]
Unit 3 – The Psychodynamic Approach
3.1 An Introduction to Freud – Download PDF
3.2 Freud’s Psychosexual Theory – Download PDF
3.3 Psychosexual Development – Download PDF
3.4 Freud’s Case Study of Little Hans (1909) - Download PDF
3.5 Axline’s Case Study of Dibs (1964) - Download PDF
Unit 3 Key Issues -
Unit 4 – The Biological Approach
4.1 The Central Nervous System – Download PDF / Download Worksheet
4.2 Genetics and Inheritance – Download PDF
4.3 The Nature-Nurture Debate – Download PDF
4.4 Biology as an Explanation for Gender Development – Download PDF
4.5 Money (1975) – Download PDF
4.6 De Bellis et al. (2001) – Download PDF
Unit 4 Key Issues – Download PDF
Unit 5 – The Learning Approach
5.1 Classical Conditioning - Download PDF / Download Worksheet
5.2 Operant Conditioning – Download PDF
5.3 Treatments for Conditioning – Download PDF
5.4 Social Learning Theory – Download PDF
5.5 Learning as an Explanation for Gender Development – Download PDF
5.6 Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961) – Download PDF
5.7 Watson and Rayner (1920) – Download PDF
Unit 5 Key Issues – Download PDF
methodology
Unit 1: The Social Approach
M1 Questionnaires – Download PDF
M2 Interviews – Download PDF
M3 Sampling Methods – Download PDF
Unit 2: The Cognitive Approach
M4 Scientific Testing – Download PDF
M5 Experimental Design – Download PDF
Unit 3: The Psychodynamic Approach
M6 Case Studies - Download PDF
M7 The Case Study as Used in the Psychodynamic Approach – Download PDF
M8 Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies – Download PDF
M9 Inferential Statistics: Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient – Download PDF
Unit 4: The Biological Approach
M10 Scanning Techniques as Research Methods – Download PDF
M11 Twin and Adoption Studies – Download PDF
M12 Animal Studies – Download PDF
M13 Inferential Statistics: Mann-Whitney U Test – Download PDF
Unit 5: The Learning Approach
M14 Observations – Download PDF
M15 Inferential Statistics: Chi-Squared Test – Download PDF
Methodology: download all in one - Download PDF
Other useful PDFs:
How to Evaluate a Psychological Study – Download PDF
Criteria for an Ethical Study – Download PDF
Please note: Significant contribution of these notes may come from other sources. Credit for some notes remains with copyright holders, namely Christine Brain. Copyright of some diagrams remains with their original creators.
Heyya Daniel,
Just a quick question really, which examing board did you use for your A.S Psychology? oh yeh..and ermmm..depending on which examing board and sixth form/college you study at does it vary on what you learn??? i’m still doing my GCSE’s but the sixth form that i want to attend to next year, well i checked their website and i read a bit about what we will be learning in AS Psychology and it’s quite different from your notes above ^ ^
Thanks for all the notes they are absolutely fab !!!!!!!
Hi Anisah! Thanks for the comment. The exam board I studied, and therefore which these notes concern, is Edexcel. It may well be the case that the place you want to study also offers Edexcel Psychology, but my notes may still differ in content slightly, because the great thing about the course is that it is so flexible. Each unit you get to choose which psychological studies, key issues, debates and practicals you get to study, and so I have only done notes for those which I chose to study. So if you choose any similar topics, you can of course use my notes, otherwise, unfortunately since I cannot possible cover the notes for all the content that I didn’t even study, the notes won’t be on the site
However, I hope if you do choose to do Psychology these notes will still help you in some areas
Hello Daniel, thank you for that!
Psychology seems so interesting, i can’t wait to study it!
Unfortunately the examining board of the sixth form is AQA ans wey’re studying specification A.
But i’m sure that your notes will be of much help as its probably pretty similar.
Oh and i’ve just noticed that you got back to me so quick before, thanks for replying so quick, and thank you for all the hard work you have put into these notes and for sharing them….YOUR A LIFE SAVER!!!!!!!!
take care
hi,
These note that you have provided were immensely useful to students like me, so thank you very much keep doing the good work,FANTASTIC!!!!
I would like to suggest you to do this to the other subjects as well and i think you should promote this website more..:)
Thanks for the comment, glad you like the notes. Hope they help you and you do well in your exams! If you want, I have done some other subjects, so if you do A Level OCR Biology, check out:
http://www.asbiology101.wordpress.com
http://www.a2biology101.wordpress.com
The A2 companion site for Psychology can also be found at http://www.a2psychology101.wordpress.com
You really are a lifesaver
Thank you! (:
This is such an amazing help… Biological Approach is doing my brain in but those sheets are so easy to understand!
Thank you
Hello, thank you for this it is a great help!
I was wondering whether all this information is enough to get an A for Module two?
Thank you again
Hi, you are best person ever, thank you so much. these notes helped so much, because i lost alot of my cognitive note, or i just cant read my writing. so thanks a ton. keep up the good work.