Process
AQA A-Level Psychology 7182
Social Influence
Memory
Attachment
Topic overviewCaregiver-infant interactions: reciprocity and interactional synchronySchaffer's stages of attachmentMultiple attachments and the role of the fatherAnimal studies of attachmentExplanations of attachmentAinsworth's Strange Situation and types of attachmentBowlby's theory of maternal deprivation and effects of institutionalisationInfluence of early attachment on relationshipsCultural variations in attachment
Approaches in Psychology
Biopsychology
Topic overviewDivisions of the nervous systemStructure and function of neurons and synaptic transmissionThe endocrine systemThe fight or flight responseWays of studying the brainLocalisation of function and hemispheric lateralisationPlasticity and functional recovery of the brain after traumaBiological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Research Methods
Scientific Processes
Topic overviewAims and hypothesesSamplingPilot studiesExperimental designsObservational designQuestionnaire construction and design of interviewsVariablesControlDemand characteristics and investigator effectsEthicsPeer reviewImplications of psychological research for the economyReliabilityValidityFeatures of scienceReporting psychological investigations
Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Topic overviewQuantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniquesPrimary and secondary data, including meta-analysisDescriptive statistics: measures of central tendency and measures of dispersionPresentation and display of quantitative data: graphs, tables, scattergrams, bar chartsDistributions: normal and skewed distributionsIntroduction to statistical testing; the sign test
Data Handling and Analysis
Inferential Testing
Issues and Debates in Psychology
RelationshipsOption 1
GenderOption 1
Cognition and DevelopmentOption 1
SchizophreniaOption 2
Eating BehaviourOption 2
StressOption 2
AggressionOption 3
Forensic PsychologyOption 3
AddictionOption 3
Explanations for Nicotine AddictionOption 3
Data Handling and Analysis
Descriptive statistics
- 5 things to know
- Paper 2
Overview
Calculating the mean, median and mode, choosing between them for skewed data or categories, and what the range and standard deviation each measure.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Process
How are the median and mode identified?
Evaluation
Which average suits skewed data or categories?
Key term
What do the range and standard deviation each measure?
Numbers
How are the range and a percentage calculated?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is the first step in calculating the mean of a data set?
Model answer
Sum all the data values together.
- 2
After summing all values in a data set, what must you do to find the mean?
Model answer
Divide the sum by the total number of values.
- 3
Calculate the mean when sum of values = 325, number of values = 36.
Model answer
Mean = 325 ÷ 36 = 9.03.
- 4
What is the first step when finding the median of a data set?
Model answer
Arrange the data in ascending or descending order.
- 5
Once data are arranged in order, how do you identify the median?
Model answer
Identify the middle value in the ordered data set.
- 6
How is the median determined when a data set contains an even number of values?
Model answer
Calculate the mean of the two middle values.
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