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
Scientific Processes
Ethics
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Overview
The ethical issues raised by research, the alternatives used when full informed consent is impossible, and how deception and the right to withdraw are handled.
What you need to know
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Process
How should misleading participants about a study be dealt with?
Questions from this subtopic
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Which organisation publishes the code of ethics that governs psychological research conduct in the UK?
Model answer
The British Psychological Society (BPS).
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What is the purpose of the BPS code of ethics in relation to research?
Model answer
It establishes guidelines that researchers must follow when designing and conducting studies involving human participants.
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What three things must participants be told about before giving informed consent?
Model answer
The purpose of the study, the procedures involved, and their right to withdraw.
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Define deception in the context of psychological research.
Model answer
When participants are misled or given false information about the nature or purpose of a study.
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What does the right to withdraw allow participants to do?
Model answer
Leave a study at any time and have their data removed without penalty.
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What standard is used to judge whether participants have been protected from harm?
Model answer
Participants should not experience physical or psychological damage exceeding what they would encounter in everyday life.
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