ASPsychologyAQARevision Notes

AQA AS Psychology
Revision Notes

Exam code: 7181

Concise resources for the AQA AS Psychology course.

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2015

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Last exams 2025

Social Influence

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

Memory

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

Attachment

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: including Van Ijzendoorn

Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation

Romanian Orphan Studies: Effects of Institutionalisation

Early Attachment and Later Relationships

Approaches

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 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

Psychopathology

Deviation from Social Norms

Failure to Function Adequately

Deviation from Ideal Mental Health

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 OCD

Biological Approach to Explaining OCD

Biological Approach to Treating OCD

Research Methods

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

Measures of Central Tendency

Mathematical Content

Statistical Testing

Study tools

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