GCSE Psychology Topic A: How do we see our World?

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1 GCSE Psychology Topic A: How do we see our World? Tick the content covered box once your teacher tells you that a particular sub-topic has been taught. You then need to rate your understanding of that section by choosing the appropriate face and writing today s date in the box below it. - Choose the smiley face if you fully understand the sub-topic and could confidently answer an exam question on it. - Choose the face in the middle if you partly understand the topic but need to do more work on it. - Choose the sad face if you don t feel that you understand the topic and wouldn t be able to answer an exam question on it. In the final column Before the exam I intend to address this by... set yourself a SMART target to improve your understanding of this sub-topic. Topic How do we see (page 4-5) Describe the structure of the eye and how it works The optic nerve and Brain (page 6-7) Explain the role of the optic nerve, optic chiasma and visual cortex in vision Size constancy (page 10-11) Explain what size constancy is Monocular depth cues (page 12-15) Describe relative size, texture gradient, height in the plane, superimposition and linear perspective Binocular depth cues (page 16-17) Describe what stereopsis is Gestalt laws (page 18-21) Explain figure-ground, similarity, proximity, continuity and closure Visual Illusions (page 22-23) Describe and identify after effects, fictions, ambiguous figures and distortions Content Covered Before The Exam I Intend to Address this By

2 Gestalts theory of illusions (page 26-27) Describe and evaluate Gestalts theory Gregory s theory of illusions (page 28-29) Describe and evaluate Gregory s theory Schemas (page 30) Explain what a schema is Palmer s study (page 30-31) Bartlett s study (page 32-33) Carmichael et al (page 34-35) Lab experiments (page 36 39) Describe the key features of a lab experiment Analysing data (page 40-43) Know how to carry out the mean, median, mode and range Ethics in psychology (page 44-45) Be able to describe a range of ethical issues in psychology Evaluating lab experiments (page 46-47) Explain strengths and weaknesses of lab experiments Schemas and Eyewitness testimony page Explain how schemas can affect the accuracy of eye witness testimony

3 GCSE Psychology Topic B: Is Dreaming Meaningful? Tick the content covered box once your teacher tells you that a particular sub-topic has been taught. You then need to rate your understanding of that section by choosing the appropriate face and writing today s date in the box below it. - Choose the smiley face if you fully understand the sub-topic and could confidently answer an exam question on it. - Choose the face in the middle if you partly understand the topic but need to do more work on it. - Choose the sad face if you don t feel that you understand the topic and wouldn t be able to answer an exam question on it. In the final column Before the exam I intend to address this by... set yourself a SMART target to improve your understanding of this sub-topic. Topic Freud s Dream theory (pages 54-55) Describe the key aspects of Freud s theory of dreams Symbols in Dreams (page 56-57) Explain what symbols in dreams are and apply them to Freud s ideas Analysing Dreams (page 58-59) Explain how and why dream analysis is used Content Covered Before The Exam I Intend to Address this By Evaluating Freud s dream theory (page 60-61) Explain both strengths and weaknesses of the theory How the brain sends signals (page 62-63) Label and neuron and explain how neurons communicate to each other Activation-Synthesis theory of dreaming (page 64-65) Describe the key aspects of Hobson and McCarley s theory of dreams Evaluating the activation synthesis theory of dreaming (page 66-67) Explain both strengths and weaknesses of the theory

4 Comparing theories of dreaming (page 68-69) Explain both similarities and differences between the two theories of dreaming Case studies (pages 70-77) Describe and evaluate case studies including how they are carried out and ethical considerations Case Study of Little Hans (page 78-79) Describe the case study of Little Hans, including two of his dreams. Evaluate this case study Evaluating dream analysis (page 80-81) Explain the strengths and weaknesses of dream analysis The job of a psychoanalyst (page 82-85) Describe what they do and how you can become one Psychological sleep disorders (page 86-87) Describe the 4 main types of sleep disorders Sleep disorder clinics (page 88-89) Describe what happens in a sleep disorder clinic and explain how they help to treat people

5 GCSE Psychology Topic C: Do TV and Video Games Affect Young People s Behaviours? Tick the content covered box once your teacher tells you that a particular sub-topic has been taught. You then need to rate your understanding of that section by choosing the appropriate face and writing today s date in the box below it. - Choose the smiley face if you fully understand the sub-topic and could confidently answer an exam question on it. - Choose the face in the middle if you partly understand the topic but need to do more work on it. - Choose the sad face if you don t feel that you understand the topic and wouldn t be able to answer an exam question on it. In the final column Before the exam I intend to address this by... set yourself a SMART target to improve your understanding of this sub-topic. Topic The role of the brain in aggression (page 94-95) Describe the two key areas of the brain that are involved in aggression and evaluate this explanation The role of hormones in aggression (page 96-97) Explain how testosterone is involved in aggression and evaluate this explanation Social learning theory (page 98-99) Describe and evaluate social learning theory as an explanation of aggression Comparing theories of aggression (page ) Explain both similarities and differences between the theories Ramirez et al (2001): The role of culture in aggression (page ) Content analysis (page ) Describe how a content analysis is carried out and evaluate them as a research method Content Covered Before The Exam I Intend to Address this By

6 Ethics of psychological research (page ) Describe a range of ethical issues with psychological research including: consent, right to withdraw, deception, debrief, competence. Anderson and Dill (2000): Video games and aggression (page ) Charlton et al (2000): St Helena Study (page ) Williams et al (1981): Does TV affect children s behaviour (page ) Compare Charlton and Williams (page ) Explain similarities and differences between the two studies Educational psychologist (page ) Explain what education psychologists do and how you become one Educational psychologist and anger management (page ) Explain how educational psychologists help children with anger problems Censorship and the 9pm watershed (page ) Explain what is meant by censorship and the role of the 9pm watershed For and against censorship/watershed (page ) Explain arguments for and against the 9pm watershed

7 GCSE Psychology Topic D: Why do we have Phobias? Tick the content covered box once your teacher tells you that a particular sub-topic has been taught. You then need to rate your understanding of that section by choosing the appropriate face and writing today s date in the box below it. - Choose the smiley face if you fully understand the sub-topic and could confidently answer an exam question on it. - Choose the face in the middle if you partly understand the topic but need to do more work on it. - Choose the sad face if you don t feel that you understand the topic and wouldn t be able to answer an exam question on it. In the final column Before the exam I intend to address this by... set yourself a SMART target to improve your understanding of this sub-topic. Topic Classical conditioning and phobias (pages ) Describe and evaluate this explanation Social learning theory and phobias pages ( ) Describe and evaluate this explanation Phobias and preparedness (pages ) Describe and evaluate this explanation The nature nurture debate (pages ) Explain both the similarities and differences of the 3 explanations of phobias Questionnaires (pages ) Describe the key features of a questionnaire including the types of questions Evaluating questionnaires (pages ) Explain strengths and weaknesses of questionnaires Experiments using animals: ethical issues (pages ) Explain the ethical issues of using animals in research Content Covered Before The Exam I Intend to Address this By

8 Experiments using animals: practical issues (pages ) Explain the practical issues of using animals in research Jones (1924) curing a boy s phobia (pages ) Bennett-Levy and Marteau (1984) fear of animals (pages ) How to treat phobias (pages ) Explain how flooding and systematic desensitisation can be used to treat phobias The ethics of therapies used to treat phobias (pages ) Explain the ethical issues with the two phobia treatments Clinical Psychologist (pages ) Explain what a clinical psychologist does and how you become one Clinical Psychology and Phobias (pages ) Explain how clinical psychologists treat phobias Heinrichs et al (2005): Cultural differences in fears (pages )

9 GCSE Psychology Topic E: Are Criminals Born or Made? Tick the content covered box once your teacher tells you that a particular sub-topic has been taught. You then need to rate your understanding of that section by choosing the appropriate face and writing today s date in the box below it. - Choose the smiley face if you fully understand the sub-topic and could confidently answer an exam question on it. - Choose the face in the middle if you partly understand the topic but need to do more work on it. - Choose the sad face if you don t feel that you understand the topic and wouldn t be able to answer an exam question on it. In the final column Before the exam I intend to address this by... set yourself a SMART target to improve your understanding of this sub-topic. Topic Biological explanations for criminality (pages ) Explain how criminal behaviour can be both inherited and caused by the XYY chromosome mutation Social explanations for criminality (pages ) Explain how family size, divorce, parental job and maternal deprivation can lead to criminal behaviour Childrearing as an explanation for criminality (pages ) Explain the 3 child rearing strategies and whether each leads to criminal behaviour Self f-fulfilling prophecy as an explanation for criminality (pages ) Describe and evaluate this explanation of crime Comparing theories of criminal behaviour (pages ) Explain the similarities and differences between social and biological explanations of crime Theilgard (1984): the criminal gene (pages ) Content Covered Before The Exam I Intend to Address this By

10 Sigall and Ostrove (1975): Jury decision making (pages ) Madon (2004): Self-fulfilling prophecy (pages ) Is criminal research practical and ethical? (pages ) Explain both ethical and practical issues with criminal research Gathering information from convicted offenders (pages ) Explain the ethical and practical problems gathering data from convicted offenders Offender profiling (pages ) Explain the role of offender profiling and evaluate its effectiveness The case of John Duffy (pages ) Explain the case of John Duffy and how accurate it was Forensic psychologist (pages ) Explain what a forensic psychologist does and how you become one How a forensic psychologist might treat offenders (pages ) Explain how a forensic psychologist may treat an offender How defendant characteristics effect jury decision making (pages ) Explain how race, attractiveness and accent can influence the juries decisions

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