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A-level Psychology Year 12 revision

Notes, diagrams and exam-style questions for every topic in A-level Psychology Year 12, for AQA, OCR, Edexcel and Cambridge. The first part of each topic is free to read here, with practice questions and answers.

14 topics
130 subtopics
4,209 questions

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AQAAQA A-level Psychology (7182)Year 12 OCROCR A-level Psychology (H567)Year 12 EdexcelEdexcel A-level Psychology (9PS0)Year 12 CambridgeCambridge International AS Level Psychology (9990)Year 12

Topics

Topic 1Social influence, memory and attachmentSocial influence, memory and attachment cover three of the most researched areas in psychology.26 subtopics · 712 questions Topic 2Psychopathology and approachesPsychopathology and approaches explores how psychologists define abnormal behaviour, and the different ways they explain…12 subtopics · 347 questionsTopic 3Social area: core studiesThe social area core studies investigate how people influence each other, in obedience, disobedience, groups and helping.7 subtopics · 279 questions Topic 4Cognitive area: core studiesThe cognitive area looks at how we take in, store and recall information, and why memory and attention are less reliable than we…9 subtopics · 270 questionsTopic 5Research methods: data handling and analysisThis topic is about what to do with data once a study has been carried out.8 subtopics · 533 questions Topic 6Issues, debates and perspectives in psychologyThis topic covers the big issues and debates that let you evaluate any study or theory in psychology.7 subtopics · 197 questions Topic 7Developmental area: core studiesThe developmental area is about how we change from birth through childhood, and what shapes that development.6 subtopics · 177 questions Topic 8Biological area: core studiesThe biological area explains behaviour through the brain, the nervous system and the body.7 subtopics · 191 questions Topic 9Individual differences area: core studiesThe individual differences area looks at why people differ in personality, thinking and mental health.8 subtopics · 254 questions Topic 10Biopsychology: nervous system, hormones and the brainBiopsychology explains how the nervous system and hormones control behaviour.7 subtopics · 217 questions Topic 11Biopsychology: biological rhythms, genes and evolutionThis topic looks at the body's natural rhythms, and at how genes and evolution shape behaviour.9 subtopics · 263 questions Topic 12Learning theoriesLearning theories explain how our behaviour is shaped by experience and the environment.8 subtopics · 257 questions Topic 13Research methods: designing studiesThis topic covers how to design a psychology study from scratch.8 subtopics · 239 questions Topic 14Research methods: further methods, evaluation and practical workThis topic finishes research methods with further techniques and how to judge the quality of research.8 subtopics · 273 questions

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