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My Revision Notes: Edexcel A level Psychology
Ali Abbas
My Revision Notes: Edexcel A level Psychology
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Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced teacher and examiner XXX. Use a selection of examples activities to improve your understanding of psychological concepts. Apply psychological terms accurately with the help of definitions and key words.

- Plan and pace your revision with the revision planner
- Use the expert tips to clarify key points
- Avoid making typical mistakes with expert advice
- Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it
- Get exam ready with last minute quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes

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English
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9781471883071
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My revision planner
1 Social psychology
Defining social psychology
Obedience
Prejudice
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
2 Cognitive psychology
Defining cognitive psychology
Models/theories of memory
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
3 Biological psychology
Defining biological psychology
The central nervous system
Brain functioning and aggression
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
Studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
4 Learning theories
Defining learning theories
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Social learning theory
Learning theories and phobias
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
Studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
5 Clinical psychology
Defining clinical psychology
Diagnosis of mental disorders including the four ‘Ds’
Schizophrenia
Treatments for schizophrenia
Anorexia nervosa
Treatments for anorexia
Unipolar depression
Treatments for unipolar depression
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Treatments for OCD
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
Studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
6 Criminal psychology
Defining criminal psychology
Biological explanations of crime
Social explanations of crime
Understanding the offender, offence analysis and case formulation
Treatments for offenders
Factors influencing eyewitness testimony
Factors influencing jury decision-making
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
Studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
7 Child psychology
Defining child psychology
Attachment, deprivation and privation
Day care
Cross-cultural research into attachment types
Autism
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
Studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
8 Health psychology
Defining health psychology
Issues around drug taking
Explanations of drug addiction
Treatments for drug addiction
Anti-drug campaigns
Individual differences and developmental psychology
Methods
Studies
Key questions
Practical investigation
Issues and debates
9 Psychological skills
Methods
Synoptic review of studies
Issues and debates
Now test yourself answers
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