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CGS Psychology Blog: Mrs Harris

  • Paper 1 Introductory Topics in Psychology
    • Social Influence
      • Conformity – Asch
      • Conformity to Social Roles – Zimbardo
      • Obedience – Milgram & Situational Variables
      • Obedience – Social-psychological: Agentic State & Legitimacy
      • Obedience – Dispositional Explanations: Authoritarianism
      • Resistance to Social Influence
      • Minority Influence
      • Social Change
    • Memory
      • Multi-store Model of Memory
      • Types of LTM
      • Working Model of Memory
      • Forgetting: Interference
      • Forgetting: Retrieval Failure
      • Effects of Misleading Info, Post Event Discussion & Anxiety on EWT
      • Improving EWT: Cognitive Interview
    • Attachment
      • Caregiver-infant Interactions & Role of the Father
      • Schaffer & Emerson – Attachment Stages
      • Animal Studies of Attachment
      • Explanations of Attachment: Learning Theory & Bowlby
      • Ainsworth & Cultural Variations
      • Bowlby’s Maternal Deprivation
      • Effects of Institutionalisation: Romanian Orphans
      • Effect of early childhood relationships on adult relationships
    • Psychopathology
      • Definitions of Abnormality & Characteristics of Disorders
      • Behavioural – Phobias
      • Cognitive – Depression
      • Biological – OCD
  • Paper 2 Psychology in Context
    • Approaches in Psychology
      • Origins of Psychology
      • Learning Approaches
      • Cognitive Approach
      • Biological Approach
      • Psychodynamic Approach
      • Humanistic Approach
    • Research Methods – Scientific Processes
      • Self-reports & Correlations
      • Experiments, Ethics, Sampling, Aims & Hypotheses
      • Observations & Pilot studies
      • Case Studies, Longitudinal etc.
      • Features of Science & Psychological Reports
    • Research Methods – Data & Inferential Statistics
      • Analysing Quantitative data & Maths
      • Statistical Tests
      • Charts & Graphs
      • Analysing Qualitative Data
    • Biopsychology
      • Nervous & Endocrine Systems
      • Neurons, Neurotransmitters & Synaptic Transmission
      • Localisation & Lateralisation of the brain
      • Plasticity and Functional Recovery
      • Ways of measuring the brain
      • Biological Rhythms
  • Paper 3 Issues & Options in Psychology
    • Issues & Debates
      • Freewill Vs Determinism
      • Nomothetic Vs Idiographic
      • Nature Vs Nurture
      • Reductionism Vs Holism
      • Ethical Implications & Social Sensitivity
      • Gender & Cultural Bias
    • Relationships
      • Evolutionary Explanations
      • Factors that affect attraction
      • Theories of Romantic Relationships
      • Virtual Relationships
      • Parasocial Relationships
    • Schizophrenia
      • Classification of Schizophrenia
      • Psychological: Cognitive Explanation & Cognitive Treatment
      • Psychological Explanation: Family Dysfunction & Family Therapy
      • Psychological Treatment: Token Economy
      • Biological Explanations and Treatments
      • Interactionist Approach
    • Forensic
      • Offender Profiling
      • Psychological Explanations: Differential Association Theory & Psychodynamic Explanations
      • Psychological Explanations: Eynsenk’s Theory & Cognitive Explanations
      • Biological Explanations & Treatments
      • Custodial Sentencing & Behaviour Modification in Custody
      • Anger Management & Restorative Justice
  • Careers In Psychology
  • Online Courses
  • Netflix
  • Wider Reading
  • Key Terms

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