AQA GCSE - Psychology

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Cognitive and behaviour 

Memory

Processes of memory

Structures of memory

Memory as an active process

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Cognitive and behaviour 

Perception

Sensation and perception

Visual cues and constancies

Gibson's direct theory of perception

Visual illusions

Gregory's constructivist theory of perception

Factors affecting perception

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Cognitive and behaviour 

Development

Early brain development

Piaget’s stage theory and the development of intelligence

The effects of learning on development

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Cognitive and behaviour 

Research methods

Formulation of testable hypotheses

Types of variable

Sampling methods

Designing research

Correlation

Research procedures

Planning and conducting research

Ethical considerations

Data handling

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Social context and behaviour 

Social influence

Conformity

Obedience

Prosocial behaviour

Crowd and collective behaviour

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Social context and behaviour 

Language, thought and communication

The relationship between language and thought and its effect of on our view of the world

Differences between human and animal communication

Non-verbal communication


Explanations of non-verbal behaviour

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Social context and behaviour 

Brain and neuropsychology

Structure and function of the nervous system

Neuron structure and function

Structure and function of the brain

An introduction to neuropsychology

GCSE | AQA | Psychology | Social context and behaviour 

Psychological problems

An introduction to mental health

Effects of significant mental health problems on individuals and society

Characteristics of clinical depression

Theories of depression

Characteristics of addiction

Theories of addiction