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Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology
Susan Harty, James Bailey - ISBN: 9781447982463
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On this page you find summaries, notes, study guides and many more for the study book Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology, written by Susan Harty & James Bailey. The summaries are written by students themselves, which gives you the best possible insight into what is important to study about this book. Subjects like & Psychology will be dealt with.
Popular summaries Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology Notes
Notes by an A* student. A mind-map containing a summary of the hypothesis and a more in-depth description of both long-term and short-term effects of deprivation. This document also includes an evaluation of the hypothesis with supporting evidence, and some notes on how the effects of deprivation can be reversed (with supporting evidence).
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Notes by an A* student. A mind-map containing a summary of the hypothesis and a more in-depth description of both long-term and short-term effects of deprivation. This document also includes an evaluation of the hypothesis with supporting evidence, and some notes on how the effects of deprivation can be reversed (with supporting evidence).
Notes by an A* student. A mind map explaining what privation is and three studies into privation: Genie, Freud and Dann, and the Czech twins. For each study, I have written about the weaknesses of the study and whether it suggests that privation can be reversed or not. There is also a page of evaluation points about general privation research including points about triangulation and ecological validity.
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Notes by an A* student. A mind map explaining what privation is and three studies into privation: Genie, Freud and Dann, and the Czech twins. For each study, I have written about the weaknesses of the study and whether it suggests that privation can be reversed or not. There is also a page of evaluation points about general privation research including points about triangulation and ecological validity.
A mind map describing four areas of the brain linked to aggression. Evaluation included.
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A mind map describing four areas of the brain linked to aggression. Evaluation included.
A mind map explaining the Carlsson review study into schizophrenia including results, conclusions and a brief description of what a review study is. There is also a page of evaluation points including reliability and objectivity. Key words in the evaluation are highlighted.
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A mind map explaining the Carlsson review study into schizophrenia including results, conclusions and a brief description of what a review study is. There is also a page of evaluation points including reliability and objectivity. Key words in the evaluation are highlighted.
A mind map made by an A* student about the classical study for biological psychology. The whole study explained in terms of the aim, participants, procedure , results and conclusions. The study is condensed into key things you need to know with extra details to boost the marks. There is also a page of evaluation points including generalisability and validity. There are a balanced amount of positives and negatives given.
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A mind map made by an A* student about the classical study for biological psychology. The whole study explained in terms of the aim, participants, procedure , results and conclusions. The study is condensed into key things you need to know with extra details to boost the marks. There is also a page of evaluation points including generalisability and validity. There are a balanced amount of positives and negatives given.
A mind map made by an A* student about cognitive behavioural therapy. It explains how it works including the assumptions that need to be made for it work, common features of CBT and the main stages. There is also a page of evaluation with supporting evidence of it working, along with generic positives and negatives of using CBT as a treatment.
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A mind map made by an A* student about cognitive behavioural therapy. It explains how it works including the assumptions that need to be made for it work, common features of CBT and the main stages. There is also a page of evaluation with supporting evidence of it working, along with generic positives and negatives of using CBT as a treatment.
A mind map by an A* student explaining the study Kety et al. This study can be used if asked to give and example of an adoption study and is also evidence of the genetic explanation of schizophrenia. The mind map describes the study in detail by splitting it into aims, sample, procedure, results and conclusions. There is also a page of evaluation notes including points about reliability and validity.
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A mind map by an A* student explaining the study Kety et al. This study can be used if asked to give and example of an adoption study and is also evidence of the genetic explanation of schizophrenia. The mind map describes the study in detail by splitting it into aims, sample, procedure, results and conclusions. There is also a page of evaluation notes including points about reliability and validity.
A mind map made by an A* student. It gives the definition of reliability and validity and explains the different kinds. It also says what affects the reliability and validity of diagnosis. There is a page of evaluation which gives lots of studies relating to both reliability and validity and also some general evaluation points.
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A mind map made by an A* student. It gives the definition of reliability and validity and explains the different kinds. It also says what affects the reliability and validity of diagnosis. There is a page of evaluation which gives lots of studies relating to both reliability and validity and also some general evaluation points.
A mind map by an A* student outlining the features and symptoms of schizophrenia along with some general useful information about it. There are descriptions of both positive and negative symptoms and the main symptoms are circled. The bottom is slightly cut off, it is meant to say "affective flattening reduced expression....."
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A mind map by an A* student outlining the features and symptoms of schizophrenia along with some general useful information about it. There are descriptions of both positive and negative symptoms and the main symptoms are circled. The bottom is slightly cut off, it is meant to say "affective flattening reduced expression....."
Notes from an A* student.A venn diagram showing the similarities and differences between the two types of autism therapies: ABA and CBT.
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Notes from an A* student.A venn diagram showing the similarities and differences between the two types of autism therapies: ABA and CBT.
Latest notes & summaries Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology Notes
A mind map made by an A* student describing social learning theory. The main stages: attention, retention, reproduction and motivation (ARRM) are described, along with some extra definitions and an example of how to answer a question on social learning theory. There is also a page of evaluation points including supporting evidence and testability .
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A mind map made by an A* student describing social learning theory. The main stages: attention, retention, reproduction and motivation (ARRM) are described, along with some extra definitions and an example of how to answer a question on social learning theory. There is also a page of evaluation points including supporting evidence and testability .
A mind map made by an A* student explaining classical conditioning. All the definitions you need to know are clearly shown along with the formula and what each part means. There is also a page of evaluation including supporting/conflicting evidence, usefulness and testability. Key words in the evaluation are highlighted.
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A mind map made by an A* student explaining classical conditioning. All the definitions you need to know are clearly shown along with the formula and what each part means. There is also a page of evaluation including supporting/conflicting evidence, usefulness and testability. Key words in the evaluation are highlighted.
A mind map made by an A* student about cognitive behavioural therapy. It explains how it works including the assumptions that need to be made for it work, common features of CBT and the main stages. There is also a page of evaluation with supporting evidence of it working, along with generic positives and negatives of using CBT as a treatment.
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A mind map made by an A* student about cognitive behavioural therapy. It explains how it works including the assumptions that need to be made for it work, common features of CBT and the main stages. There is also a page of evaluation with supporting evidence of it working, along with generic positives and negatives of using CBT as a treatment.
A mind map made by an A* student about using CBT as a therapy for autism. The CBT usually focuses on anxiety so this mind map explains why autistic people tend to be anxious and how it is adapted for autistic people, with an example. There is also a page of evaluation points with a fairly balanced amount of positives and negatives including supporting evidence.
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A mind map made by an A* student about using CBT as a therapy for autism. The CBT usually focuses on anxiety so this mind map explains why autistic people tend to be anxious and how it is adapted for autistic people, with an example. There is also a page of evaluation points with a fairly balanced amount of positives and negatives including supporting evidence.
A mind map made by an A* student describing the two types of classification systems for mental illness: ICD and DSM. It describes how they both classify mental illness and how people are diagnosed using each. There is also a page of evaluation points about both systems including points about ethnocentrism and subjectivity.
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A mind map made by an A* student describing the two types of classification systems for mental illness: ICD and DSM. It describes how they both classify mental illness and how people are diagnosed using each. There is also a page of evaluation points about both systems including points about ethnocentrism and subjectivity.
A mind map made by an A* student. It gives the definition of reliability and validity and explains the different kinds. It also says what affects the reliability and validity of diagnosis. There is a page of evaluation which gives lots of studies relating to both reliability and validity and also some general evaluation points.
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A mind map made by an A* student. It gives the definition of reliability and validity and explains the different kinds. It also says what affects the reliability and validity of diagnosis. There is a page of evaluation which gives lots of studies relating to both reliability and validity and also some general evaluation points.
A mind map by an A* student outlining the features and symptoms of schizophrenia along with some general useful information about it. There are descriptions of both positive and negative symptoms and the main symptoms are circled. The bottom is slightly cut off, it is meant to say "affective flattening reduced expression....."
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A mind map by an A* student outlining the features and symptoms of schizophrenia along with some general useful information about it. There are descriptions of both positive and negative symptoms and the main symptoms are circled. The bottom is slightly cut off, it is meant to say "affective flattening reduced expression....."
A mind map from an A* student about the pre-diagnostic tool: the four Ds. The mind map is split into four parts describing danger, deviance, dysfunction and distress with examples of what these four things mean in terms of determining whether someone might have a mental illness or not. There is a page of evaluation points which is also split into four to evaluate each of the four Ds. These points include things like subjectivity and cross cultural diagnosis.
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A mind map from an A* student about the pre-diagnostic tool: the four Ds. The mind map is split into four parts describing danger, deviance, dysfunction and distress with examples of what these four things mean in terms of determining whether someone might have a mental illness or not. There is a page of evaluation points which is also split into four to evaluate each of the four Ds. These points include things like subjectivity and cross cultural diagnosis.
A mind map made by an A* student about how CBT can be used for schizophrenia. There is a focus on belief modification, focusing and reattribution, and normalising.
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A mind map made by an A* student about how CBT can be used for schizophrenia. There is a focus on belief modification, focusing and reattribution, and normalising.
A mind map made by an A* student about interviews explaining the three different types and more specifically, how they are used for clinical psychology. The mind map contains examples of interviews being used in clinical psychology. It is colour coded to show clearly what is relating to interviews in general and what is specific to clinical interviews.
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A mind map made by an A* student about interviews explaining the three different types and more specifically, how they are used for clinical psychology. The mind map contains examples of interviews being used in clinical psychology. It is colour coded to show clearly what is relating to interviews in general and what is specific to clinical interviews.
