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GCSE Psychology Edexcel

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86 topics in 11 modules

  1. β˜‘οΈ Topic 1: Development – How did you develop? 10 topics
    • Early Brain Development
    • The Role of Education and Intelligence
    • Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
    • The Four Stages of Cognitive Development
    • The Effects of Learning on Development Using Carol Dweck's Mindset Theory
    • The Effects of Learning on Development Using Daniel Willingham's Learning Theory
    • The Aims, Procedures and Findings (Results and Conclusions)
    • Piaget and Inhelder (1956) Three Mountains Task
    • Gunderson et al. (2013) Parent Praise to 1-to 3-Year-Olds Predicts Children's Motivational Frameworks 5 Years Later
    • Understand Morality Issues in Psychology and the Individual
  2. β˜‘οΈ Topic 2: Memory – How does your memory work? 8 topics
    • The Structure and Process of Memory and Information Processing
    • The Features of Short-Term and Long-Term Memory
    • Retrograde and Anterograde Amnesia
    • The Active Process of Memory through the Theory of Reconstructive Memory (Bartlett, 1932)
    • The Structure and Process of Memory through the Multi-Store Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)
    • Bartlett (1932) War of the Ghosts
    • Peterson and Peterson (1959) Short-term Retention of Individual Verbal Items
    • Reductionism and Holism Debate
  3. β˜‘οΈ Topic 3: Psychological problems – How would psychological problems affect you? 11 topics
    • The Symptoms and Features According to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
    • The Incidence of Mental Health Problems Changes Over Time
    • How Mental Health Problems Affect Individuals and Society
    • The Influence of Genes as an Explanation
    • The Use of Cognitive Theory as an Explanation of Depression
    • The Use of Learning Theory as an Explanation of Addiction
    • The Use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as a Treatment
    • The Use of Drugs as a Treatment
    • Depression: Caspi et al. (2003) Influence of Life Stress on Depression
    • Addiction: Young (2007) Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Internet Addicts
    • The Nature and Nurture Debate
  4. β˜‘οΈ Topic 4: The brain and neuropsychology – How does your brain affect you? 7 topics
    • The Structure and Function of the Brain
    • The Lateralisation of Function in the Hemispheres
    • Neurons and Synapses
    • The Impact of Neurological Damage on Cognitions and Behaviour
    • Damasio et al (1994) The Return of Phineas Gage: Clues About the Brain from the Skull of a Famous Patient
    • Sperry (1968) Hemisphere Deconnection and Unity in Conscious Awareness
    • How Psychology has Changed Over Time
  5. β˜‘οΈ Topic 5: Social influence – How do others affect you? 9 topics
    • Obedience, Conformity, Deindividuation, Bystander Effect
    • Factors Affecting Bystander Intervention
    • Conformity to Majority Influence
    • Obedience to Authority Figures
    • The Behaviour of Crowds and the Individuals within Them
    • Possible Ways to Prevent Blind Obedience to Authority Figures
    • Piliavin et al (1969) Good Samaritanism: An Underground Phenomenon?
    • Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo (1973) A Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison
    • Social and Cultural Issues in Psychology
  6. β˜‘οΈ Topic 6: Criminal psychology – Why do people become criminals? 8 topics
    • Operant Conditioning (Skinner, 1948)
    • Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1977)
    • Biological Explanations of Criminality, Including Personality Types (Eysenck, 1964)
    • The Effects of Punishments on Recidivism
    • Token Economy Programmes
    • Anger-Management Programmes
    • Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961) Transmission of Aggression through Imitation of Aggressive Models
    • Charlton et al (2000) Children's Playground Behaviour Across Five Years of Broadcast Television
  7. β˜‘οΈ Topic 7: The self – What makes you who you are? 10 topics
    • The Concepts of the Self and Self-Concept
    • Erikson (1959) The Eight Stages of Identity Development
    • Baumeister (2008) The Consequence of Belief in Free Will
    • The Humanistic Theory of Self
    • The Role of Internal and External Influences on the Self and Self-Esteem
    • How Personality can be Measured
    • Allport (1936) Cardinal, Central and Secondary Personality Traits
    • Cattell (1946) 16PF Personality Factor Assessment
    • Vohs and Schooler (2008) The Value of Believing in Free Will
    • Van Houtte and Jarvis (1995) The Role of Pets in Preadolescent Psychosocial Development
  8. β˜‘οΈ Topic 8: Perception – How do you interpret the world around you? 6 topics
    • Examples of, and the Reasons for, Monocular and Binocular Depth Cues
    • The Direct Theory of Perception (Gibson, 1996)
    • Constructivist Theory of Perception (Gregory, 1970)
    • Motivation, Expectation, Emotion and Culture
    • Haber and Levin (2001) The Independence of Size Perception and Distance Perception
    • Carmichael, Hogan and Walter (1932) An Experimental Study on the Effect of Language on the Reproduction of Visually Perceived Form
  9. β˜‘οΈ Topic 9: Sleep and dreaming – Why do you need to sleep and dream? 7 topics
    • The Functions, Features and Benefits of Sleep
    • The Internal and External Influences on Sleep
    • Symptoms and Explanations of Sleep Disorders
    • Freudian Theory of Dreaming (Freud, 1900)
    • Activation Synthesis Theory (Hobson and McCarley, 1977)
    • Freud (1909) Little Hans, Analysis of a Phobia in a Five-Year Old Boy
    • Siffre (1975) Six Months Alone in a Cave
  10. β˜‘οΈ Topic 10: Language, thought and communication – How do you communicate with others? 7 topics
    • The Possible Relationship between Language and Thought
    • How Thought and Language Structures Affect Views of the World
    • How Communication is Different in Humans to Animals
    • Examples of Non-Verbal Communication
    • Explanations of Non-Verbal Communication
    • Yuki et al. (2007) Are the Windows to the Soul the Same in the East and West?
    • Boroditsky (2001) Does Language Shape Thought?
  11. β˜‘οΈ Topic 11: Research methods – How do you carry out psychological research? 3 topics
    • Designing Psychological Research
    • Data Analysis
    • Issues and Debates

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