GCSE Psychology for AQA Specification

Overview

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Explore the key concepts of GCSE Psychology aligned with the AQA specification in this comprehensive 3.5-hour course. Delve into memory processes, structures, and active recall techniques. Examine visual illusions, perception theories, and factors influencing perception. Study early brain development, Piaget's stage theory, and the impact of learning on development. Investigate social influence through conformity, obedience, prosocial behavior, and crowd dynamics. Analyze the relationship between language and thought, compare human and animal communication, and explore non-verbal communication. Gain insights into neuropsychology, including the nervous system, neurons, and brain structure. Conclude with an examination of psychological problems, focusing on mental health, depression, and addiction.

Syllabus

Processes of memory - Memory, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Stuctures of memory - Memory, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Memory as an active process - Memory, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Visual Illusions - Perception, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Theories of perception, Perception. GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Factors affecting perception - Perception, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Early Brain Development - Development, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Piaget's stage theory - Development, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Learning on development - Development, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Conformity - Social Influence, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Obedience - Social Influence, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Prosocial Behaviour - Social Influence, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Crowd and collective behaviour - Social Influence, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
language and Thought, Language, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Human and Animal - Language, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Non Verbal Communication - Language , GCSE Psychology [AQA].
The nervous system - Neuropsychology, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Neurone - Neuropsychology, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
The Brain - Neuopsychology, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Introduction to neuropsychology - Neuropsychology, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Mental health - Psychological Problems, GCSE Psychology [AQA].
Depression - Psychological Problems, GCSE psychology.
Addiction - Psychological Problems, GCSE Psychology [AQA].