AQA GCSE Psychology revision

Topic 1: Memory

There are 3 parts: we start with memory, and finish with eyewitness testimony and the cognitive interview.

1. 1.1MemoryFree 29 questions
2. 1.2Forgetting: interference, retrieval failure and decay44 questions
3. 1.3Eyewitness testimony and the cognitive interview36 questions

Topic 2: Perception

There are 4 parts: we start with perception, and finish with factors affecting perception.

1. 2.1Perception26 questions
2. 2.2Depth cues and perceptual constancies48 questions
3. 2.3Visual illusions and theories of perception (Gregory and Gibson)34 questions
4. 2.4Factors affecting perception: perceptual set, culture, emotion and motivation38 questions

Topic 3: Development

There are 2 parts: we start with development and learning, and finish with early brain development and the effects of early experience.

1. 3.1Development and learningFree 22 questions
2. 3.2Early brain development and the effects of early experience48 questions

Topic 4: Research methods

There are 4 parts: we start with research design, and finish with maths skills.

1. 4.1Research designFree 20 questions
2. 4.2Planning, carrying out and writing up a practical investigation (hypotheses, sampling, controls, pilot study)42 questions
3. 4.3Data, analysis and ethics71 questions
4. 4.4Maths skills: graphs, percentages, ratios, fractions, probability and significant figures83 questions

Topic 5: Social influence

There are 2 parts: we start with social influence, and finish with crowd behaviour, deindividuation, prosocial and antisocial behaviour, and the bystander effect.

1. 5.1Social influenceFree 33 questions
2. 5.2Crowd behaviour, deindividuation, prosocial and antisocial behaviour, and the bystander effect34 questions

Topic 6: Language, thought and communication

There are 3 parts: we start with language, thought and communication, and finish with non-verbal communication.

1. 6.1Language, thought and communication23 questions
2. 6.2Animal communication and human language: the bee dance, Pepperberg and language-teaching studies41 questions
3. 6.3Non-verbal communication: eye contact, body language, personal space and signalling38 questions

Topic 7: Brain and neuropsychology

There are 2 parts: we start with brain and neuropsychology, and finish with neuroimaging and neuropsychological case studies.

1. 7.1Brain and neuropsychologyFree 24 questions
2. 7.2Neuroimaging and neuropsychological case studies: CT, MRI, fMRI, PET, EEG, Phineas Gage and HM57 questions

Topic 8: Psychological problems

There are 3 parts: we start with psychological problems, and finish with addiction.

1. 8.1Psychological problems21 questions
2. 8.2Depression: symptoms, causes and treatments43 questions
3. 8.3Addiction: explanations, risk factors and treatments40 questions

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