Social Influence

Conformity

Types of Conformity

Explanations for Conformity

Asch & Variables Affecting Conformity

Conformity to Social Roles: Zimbardo

Obedience

Explanations for Obedience

Milgram's Obedience Study

Milgram's Situational Variables Affecting Obedience

Dispositional Explanation for Obedience: Authoritarian Personality

Explanations of Resistance to Social Influence

Social Support & Locus of Control

Minority Influence & Social Change

Minority Influence

Role of Social Influence Processes in Social Change

Memory

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

Multi-store Model of Memory (MSM)

Types of Long-Term Memory

Working Memory Model

Working Memory Model (WMM)

Explanations for Forgetting

Proactive & Retroactive Interference

Retrieval Failure due to Absence of Cues

Eyewitness Testimony

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

Attachment

Caregiver-infant Interactions

Caregiver-infant Interactions in Humans

Stages of Attachment & Role of the Father

Stages of Attachment Identified by Schaffer

Multiple Attachments & Role of the Father

Animal Studies in Attachment

Animal Studies in Attachment: Lorenz & Harlow

Explanations of Attachment

Learning Theory of Attachment

Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory

Types of Attachment & Cultural Variations

Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’ & Types of Attachment

Cultural Variations in Attachment: including Van Ijzendoorn

Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation & Romanian Orphan Studies

Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation

Romanian Orphan Studies: Effects of Institutionalisation

Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships

Early Attachment and Later Relationships

Approaches

Origins of Psychology

Wundt & the Emergence of Psychology as a Science

Learning Approaches: the Behaviourist Approach

Classical Conditioning & Pavlov's Research

Operant Conditioning & Skinner's Research

Learning Approaches: Social Learning Theory

Assumptions & Key Concepts of SLT

Bandura's Research

The Cognitive Approach

Assumptions & Theoretical Models

Schemas & Cognitive Neuroscience

The Biological Approach

Assumptions & the Influence of Genes

Biological Structures, Neurochemistry & Evolution

The Nervous System, Endocrine System & Fight or Flight

The Divisions of the Nervous System

The Function of the Endocrine System

The Fight or Flight Response

Neurons & Synaptic Transmission

The Structure & Function of Neurons

The Process of Synaptic Transmission

Psychopathology

Definitions of Abnormality

Deviation from Social Norms

Failure to Function Adequately

Deviation from Ideal Mental Health

Phobias

Characteristics of Phobias

Behavioural Approach to Explaining Phobias: Two-process Model

Behavioural Approach to Treating Phobias: Systematic Desensitisation

Behavioural Approach to Treating Phobias: Flooding

OCD

Characteristics of OCD

Biological Approach to Explaining OCD

Biological Approach to Treating OCD

Research Methods

Aims, Hypotheses & Variables

Aims & Hypotheses

Manipulation and Control of Variables

Research Issues, Controls & Pilot Studies

Research Issues & Controls

Pilot Studies & the Aims of Piloting

Experiments: Types & Design

Types of Experiment

Experimental Design

Sampling Techniques

Sampling Techniques

Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them

Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them

Peer Review & the Economy

The Role of Peer Review in the Scientific Process

Implications of Psychological Research & the Economy

Observational Techniques & Design

Types of Observation

Observational Design

Self-report Techniques

Self-report: Questionnaires

Correlations & Meta-analysis

Meta-analysis

Data Handling: Descriptive Statistics & Computation

Measures of Central Tendency

Mathematical Content

Data Handling: Types, Interpretation & Display of Data

Types of Data

Introduction to Statistical Testing

Statistical Testing

The Sign Test

Study tools

• AQA AS Psychology · Past Papers

Related links

• AS Psychology · Revision Notes
• AS Psychology · Past Papers