AQA A Level Psychology
Exam Questions

Types of Conformity, Explanations for Conformity, Asch & Variables Affecting Conformity, Conformity to Social Roles: Zimbardo

Explanations for Obedience, Milgram's Obedience Study, Milgram's Situational Variables Affecting Obedience, Dispositional Explanation for Obedience: Authoritarian Personality

Social Support & Locus of Control

Minority Influence, Role of Social Influence Processes in Social Change

Multi-store Model of Memory (MSM), Types of Long-term Memory

Working Memory Model (WMM)

Proactive & Retroactive Interference, Retrieval Failure due to Absence of Cues

Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony: Misleading Information, Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony: Anxiety, Improving the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony: Cognitive Interview

Caregiver-infant Interactions in Humans

Stages of Attachment Identified by Schaffer, Multiple Attachments & Role of the Father

Animal Studies in Attachment: Lorenz & Harlow

Learning Theory of Attachment, Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory

Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’ & Types of Attachment, Cultural Variations in Attachment: Van Ijzendoorn

Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation, Romanian Orphan Studies: Effects of Institutionalisation

Influence of Early Attachment on Childhood & Adulthood Relationships

Deviation from Social Norms, Failure to Function Adequately, Deviation from Ideal Mental Health, Statistical Infrequency

Characteristics of Phobias, Behavioural Approach to Explaining Phobias: Two-process Model, Behavioural Approach to Treating Phobias: Systematic Desensitisation, Behavioural Approach to Treating Phobias: Flooding

Characteristics of Depression, Cognitive Approach to Explaining Depression: Beck's Negative Triad, Cognitive Approach to Explaining Depression: Ellis' ABC Model, Cognitive Approach to Treating Depression

Characteristics of OCD, Biological Approach to Explaining OCD, Biological Approach to Treating OCD

Wundt & the Emergence of Psychology as a Science

Classical Conditioning & Pavlov's Research, Operant Conditioning & Skinner's Research

Assumptions & Key Concepts of SLT, Bandura's Research

Assumptions & Theoretical Models, Schemas & Cognitive Neuroscience

Assumptions & the Influence of Genes, Biological Structures, Neurochemistry & Evolution

The Role of the Unconscious & Structure of Personality, Defence Mechanisms & Psychosexual Stages

Free Will, Self-actualisation & Maslow's Hierarchy, Congruence, Conditions of Worth & Counselling Psychology

Comparison of Approaches

The Divisions of the Nervous System, The Function of the Endocrine System, The Fight or Flight Response

The Structure & Function of Neurons, The Process of Synaptic Transmission

Localisation of Function in the Brain, Hemispheric Lateralisation

Plasticity & Functional Recovery of the Brain After Trauma, Ways of Studying the Brain

Circadian, Infradian & Ultradian Rhythms, The Effect of Endogenous Pacemakers & Exogenous Zeitgebers

Aims & Hypotheses, Manipulation and Control of Variables

Research Issues & Controls, Pilot Studies & the Aims of Piloting

Types of Experiment, Experimental Design

Sampling Techniques

Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them

The Role of Peer Review in the Scientific Process, Implications of Psychological Research & the Economy

Types of Observation, Observational Design

Self-report: Questionnaires, Self-report: Interviews

Correlations, Meta-analysis

Content Analysis, Case Studies

Reliability, Validity

Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion, Mathematical Content

Types of Data, Presentation & Display of Quantitative Data, Distributions

Statistical Testing, The Sign Test, Factors Affecting the Choice of Statistical Test

Features of Science, Reporting Psychological Investigations: Sections of a Scientific Report

Gender Bias, Culture Bias

Free Will & Determinism

Nature & Nurture: The Relative Importance of Heredity & Environment

Holism & Reductionism

Idiographic & Nomothetic Approaches

Ethical Implications of Research

Differences between Sex & Gender, Androgyny

The Role of Chromosomes & Hormones, Atypical Sex Chromosome Patterns

Kohlberg's Theory of Gender Development, Gender Schema Theory, The Psychodynamic Explanation of Gender Development, Social Learning Theory of Gender Development, The Influence of Culture & Media on Gender Development

Gender Identity Disorder

Positive & Negative Symptoms: Diagnosis & Classification of Schizophrenia, Issues in the Diagnosis & Classification of Schizophrenia

Biological: The Genetic Basis of Schizophrenia, Biological: Neural Correlates of Schizophrenia, Psychological: Family Dysfunction Theories of Schizophrenia, Psychological: Cognitive Explanation of Schizophrenia

Drug Therapy for Schizophrenia, Psychological Therapies: CBT & Family Therapy, Token Economies for Schizophrenia

The Diathesis-Stress Model of Schizophrenia, Treatment According to the Interactionist Model

Neural & Hormonal Mechanisms in Aggression, Genetic Factors in Aggression

The Ethological Explanation of Aggression, Evolutionary Explanations of Human Aggression

The Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis, Social Learning Theory of Aggression, De-Individuation & Aggression

Dispositional & Situational Explanations of Aggression in Prisons

The Effects of Computer Games on Aggression, Desensitisation, Disinhibition & Cognitive Priming in Aggression