AQA A Level Psychology

Multi-store Model of Memory & Types of Long-Term Memory

Working Memory Model

Explanations for Forgetting

Eyewitness Testimony

Caregiver-infant Interactions

Stages of Attachment & Role of the Father

Animal Studies in Attachment

Explanations of Attachment

Types of Attachment & Cultural Variations

Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation & Romanian Orphan Studies

Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships

Definitions of Abnormality

Phobias

Depression

OCD

Origins of Psychology

Learning Approaches: the Behaviourist Approach

Learning Approaches: Social Learning Theory

The Cognitive Approach

The Biological Approach

The Psychodynamic Approach

The Humanistic Approach

Comparison of Approaches

The Nervous System, Endocrine System & Fight or Flight

Neurons & Synaptic Transmission

Localisation of Function & Hemispheric Lateralisation

Plasticity, Functional Recovery & Ways of Studying the Brain

Biological Rhythms

Aims, Hypotheses & Variables

Research Issues, Controls & Pilot Studies

Experiments: Types & Design

Sampling Techniques

Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them

Peer Review & the Economy

Observational Techniques & Design

Self-report Techniques

Correlations & Meta-analysis

Content Analysis & Case Studies

Reliability & Validity

Data Handling: Descriptive Statistics & Computation

Data Handling: Types, Interpretation & Display of Data

Data Handling: Inferential Statistics

Features of Science, Reporting Investigations & the Scientific Report