Skip to content

Your cart is empty

Continue shopping

Have an account?

Log in to check out faster.

Your cart

Loading...

Estimated total

£0.00 GBP

Taxes included. Discounts and shipping calculated at checkout.
  • Home
  • Videos
    • A LEVEL PAPER 1
    • A LEVEL PAPER 2
    • A LEVEL PAPER 3
  • Products
  • Contact
Log in
    Psych Boost
    • Home
    • Videos
      • A LEVEL PAPER 1
      • A LEVEL PAPER 2
      • A LEVEL PAPER 3
    • Products
    • Contact
    Log in Cart

    Signed Psych Boost workbooks are back in stock & £5 off the Amazon price!

    Social Influence - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 1

    6 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:22:20
    Social influence - AQA Psychology in 22 MINS!
    05/11/2024

    https://linktr.ee/psychboost - *click* for more Psych Boost content, including.... *My physical workbook* Published on Amazon, this is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). Use the look-inside feature! *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my paid resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and watch patreon plug-free & ad-free versions of my videos! *My website* I have organised playlists of all my free to watch youtube videos. *Psych Boost on TikTok* Yes I have a TikTok for short videos! Types of conformity: internalisation, identification and compliance. Explanations for conformity: informational social influence and normative social influence, and variables affecting conformity including group size, unanimity and task difficulty as investigated by Asch. Conformity to social roles as investigated by Zimbardo. Explanations for obedience: agentic state and legitimacy of authority, and situational variables affecting obedience including proximity and location, as investigated by Milgram, and uniform. Dispositional explanation for obedience: the Authoritarian Personality. Explanations of resistance to social influence, including social support and locus of control. Minority influence, including reference to consistency, commitment and flexibility. The role of social influence processes in social change.

    142K Views1.6K Likes140 Comments
    0:17:56
    Asch: Conformity - Social influence [ A Level Psychology ]
    04/18/2024

    linktr.ee/psychboost - click my linktree link to find.. - My physical workbook, published on Amazon, is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). - The Psych Boost mobile app (try paper 1 for free!). - Download free resources on Patreon, including a printable key term list for this unit! - My website with organised playlists. - My TikTok. Types of conformity: internalisation, identification and compliance. Explanations for conformity: informational social influence and normative social influence, and variables affecting conformity including group size, unanimity and task difficulty as investigated by Asch. 0:00 Intro 1:13 Types of conformity 6:02 Explanations for conformity 9:22 Asch experiment 11:19 Variables affecting conformity 13:21 Evaluating the Asch experiment 15:19 Evaluating explanations for conformity 17:16 Exam Questions/outro

    53K Views557 Likes55 Comments
    0:09:56
    Zimbardo: Conformity to social roles - Social influence [ A Level Psychology ]
    11/16/2024

    linktr.ee/psychboost - click my linktree link to find.. - My physical workbook, published on Amazon, is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). - The Psych Boost mobile app (try paper 1 for free!). - Download free resources on Patreon, including a printable key term list for this unit! - My website with organised playlists. - My TikTok. Conformity to social roles as investigated by Zimbardo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse BBC Prison Study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZCHpqEei0 0:00 Intro 1:18 Types of conformity 3:55 Zimbardos Prison Study 5:55 Evaluations: Zimbardos Prison Study 9:25 outro

    16K Views157 Likes16 Comments
    0:22:33
    Milgram & Adorno - Explanations for obedience - Social influence [ A Level Psychology ]
    04/27/2024

    linktr.ee/psychboost - click my linktree link to find.. - My physical workbook, published on Amazon, is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). - The Psych Boost mobile app (try paper 1 for free!). - Download free resources on Patreon, including a printable key term list for this unit! - My website with organised playlists. - My TikTok. Explanations for obedience: agentic state and legitimacy of authority, and situational variables affecting obedience including proximity and location, as investigated by Milgram, and uniform. Dispositional explanation for obedience: the Authoritarian Personality. Try the F scale https://www.anesi.com/fscale.htm Milgram replication: https://vimeo.com/89396290 0:00 Intro 1:23 The Milgram Experiment: Obedience to Authority 7:01 Explanations for obedience 8:37 Situational variables affecting obedience 10:06 Evaluating explanations for obedience 11:55 Evaluating Milgram’s Experiment (and variations) 16:06 Dispositional explanation for obedience: the Authoritarian Personality 18:52 Evaluations: The Authoritarian Personality 22:06 Evaluations: The Authoritarian Personality:

    45K Views450 Likes22 Comments
    0:10:24
    Resistance to social influence - Social influence [ A Level Psychology ]
    05/03/2024

    linktr.ee/psychboost - click my linktree link to find.. - My physical workbook, published on Amazon, is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). - The Psych Boost mobile app (try paper 1 for free!). - Download free resources on Patreon, including a printable key term list for this unit! - My website with organised playlists. - My TikTok. Explanations of resistance to social influence, including social support and locus of control. 0:00 Intro 1:08 Explanations of resistance to social influence 2:45 Social support 3:48 Social support: Evaluations 5:45 Locus of Control 7:26 Locus of Control: Evaluations 9:45 Outro

    28K Views290 Likes20 Comments
    0:16:25
    Minority influence & social change - Social influence [ A Level Psychology ]
    05/07/2024

    linktr.ee/psychboost - click my linktree link to find.. - My physical workbook, published on Amazon, is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). - The Psych Boost mobile app (try paper 1 for free!). - Download free resources on Patreon, including a printable key term list for this unit! - My website with organised playlists. - My TikTok. Minority influence, including reference to consistency, commitment and flexibility. The role of social influence processes in social change. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Minority influence 6:00 Evaluations: Minority Influence 9:41 Social change 12:55 Evaluations: Social change

    33K Views390 Likes16 Comments

    Memory - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 1

    8 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:21:16
    Memory - AQA Psychology in 22 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 1
    05/12/2023

    Watch the *full* Memory playlist = https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUQ8QDGvbAwi31mF1w4S-xSYrRQSO8W7G&si *All 16 Psych Playlists* https://www.youtube.com/@PsychBoost Download free resources, including a printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) *IOS APP* https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/psych-boost/id6447265829 *Android APP* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiaeastwood.psychboostapp *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and ad-free versions of my videos. *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! Best of luck with the revision! - Nick The multi-store model of memory: sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory. Features of each store: coding, capacity and duration. Types of long-term memory: episodic, semantic, procedural. The working memory model: central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and episodic buffer. Features of the model: coding and capacity. Explanations for forgetting: proactive and retroactive interference and retrieval failure due to absence of cues. Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony: misleading information, including leading questions and post-event discussion; anxiety. Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, including the use of the cognitive interview. 0:00 Intro 0:41 The multi-store model of memory 1:57 The multi-store model of memory - Evaluations 4:26 Types of long-term memory 5:34 Types of long-term memory - Evaluations 6:59 The working memory model 8:14 The working memory model - Evaluations 10:13 Explanations for forgetting 12:08 Explanations for forgetting - Evaluations 14:07 Accuracy of EWT 15:25 Accuracy of EWT - Evaluations 17:38 Improving the accuracy of EWT 18:31 Improving the accuracy of EWT - Evaluations 20:27 Outro

    254K Views3K Likes330 Comments
    0:15:28
    The multi store model of memory [AQA ALevel]
    12/14/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:The multi-store model of memory: sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory. Features of each store: coding, capacity and duration.

    175K Views1.9K Likes29 Comments
    0:09:59
    Types of long term memory [AQA ALevel]
    11/16/2024

    linktr.ee/psychboost - click my linktree link to find.. - My physical workbook, published on Amazon, is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). - The Psych Boost mobile app (try paper 1 for free!). - Download free resources on Patreon, including a printable key term list for this unit! - My website with organised playlists. - My TikTok.

    19K Views175 Likes15 Comments
    0:11:34
    The working memory model [AQA ALevel]
    12/28/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Concepts covered: The working memory model: central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and episodic buffer. Features of the model: coding and capacity.

    143K Views1.7K Likes55 Comments
    0:08:19
    Explanations for forgetting [AQA ALevel]
    01/13/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Concepts covered: Explanations for forgetting: proactive and retroactive interference and retrieval failure due to absence of cues.

    82K Views789 Likes33 Comments
    0:09:56
    Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony [AQA ALevel]
    01/14/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Concepts covered: Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony: misleading information, including leading questions and post-event discussion; anxiety

    92K Views1K Likes26 Comments
    0:07:02
    Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony [AQA ALevel]
    01/19/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Concepts covered: Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, including the use of the cognitive interview.

    57K Views602 Likes22 Comments
    2:18:56
    MEMORY: REVISE WITH ME: LIVE STREAM
    05/15/2025

    Download high-resolution images of previous posters & watch past poster completion 2025 live streams @ patreon.com/psychboost

    4.9K Views181 Likes9 Comments

    Attachment - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 1

    7 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:21:56
    Attachment - AQA Psychology in 22 MINS!
    01/27/2024

    Watch the *full* Attachment playlist = https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUQ8QDGvbAwiLGxFv9bm-OIO5trlTBpSt&si *All 16 Psych Playlists* https://www.youtube.com/@PsychBoost Download free resources, including a printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) *IOS APP* https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/psych-boost/id6447265829 *Android APP* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiaeastwood.psychboostapp *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and ad-free versions of my videos. *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! Best of luck with the revision! - Nick Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony. Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer. Multiple attachments and the role of the father. Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow. Explanations of attachment: learning theory and Bowlby’s monotropic theory. The concepts of a critical period and an internal working model. Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’. Types of attachment: secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant. Cultural variations in attachment, including van Ijzendoorn. Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation. Romanian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation. The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working model. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Caregiver-infant interactions in humans 2:30 Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer 4:10 Role of the father 5:21 Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow 7:51 Explanations of attachment: learning theory 9:15 Explanations of attachment: Bowlby’s monotropic theory 11:00 Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’. 13:41 Cultural variations in attachment 15:39 Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation 17:14 Romanian orphan studies 19:19 The influence of early attachment 21:10 Outro

    153K Views1.5K Likes226 Comments
    0:12:15
    Caregiver infant interactions - Attachment [A-Level Psychology]
    11/16/2024

    Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony. Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer. Multiple attachments and the role of the father. 0:00 Intro 1:10 Caregiver-infant interactions in humans 3:36 Evaluations: Caregiver-infant interactions in humans 4:47 Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer 5:46 Evaluations: Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer 7:11 The role of the father 11:42 Outro

    30K Views281 Likes6 Comments
    0:08:11
    Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow - Attachment [A-Level Psychology]
    11/26/2023

    animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz 2:36 Animal studies of attachment: Harlow 4:11 Evaluations: Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz and Harlow 7:29 Outro

    32K Views271 Likes7 Comments
    0:12:10
    Explanations of attachment - Attachment [A-Level Psychology]
    11/26/2023

    Explanations of attachment: learning theory and Bowlby’s monotropic theory. The concepts of a critical period and an internal working model. 0:00 Intro 1:20 learning theory 4:48 Evaluations: learning theory 6:45 Bowlby’s monotropic theory 9:14 Evaluations: Bowlby’s monotropic theory 11:29 Outro

    41K Views347 Likes20 Comments
    0:14:23
    Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’ - Attachment [A-Level Psychology]
    11/26/2023

    Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’. Types of attachment: secure, insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant. Cultural variations in attachment, including van Ijzendoorn. 0:00 Intro 1:04 Types of attachment 3:26 Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’ 6:30 Evaluations: Types of attachment & Ainsworth’s ‘Strange Situation’ 8:32 van Ijzendoorn 10:48 Evaluations: van Ijzendoorn 13:40 Outro

    41K Views353 Likes18 Comments
    0:11:21
    Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation - Attachment [A-Level Psychology]
    11/26/2023

    Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation. Romanian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation 0:00 Intro 1:01 Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation 2:56 Evaluations: Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation 5:21 Romanian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation 9:07 Evaluations: Romanian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation 10:37 Outro

    42K Views339 Likes8 Comments
    0:08:18
    The influence of early attachment - Attachment [A-Level Psychology]
    11/26/2023

    The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working model. 0:00 Intro 1:09 The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships 2:50 Evaluations: The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships 7:36 Outro

    28K Views228 Likes20 Comments

    Psychopathology - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 1

    6 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:18:42
    Psychopathology - AQA Psychology under 20 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 1
    05/09/2023

    Watch the *full* Psychopathology playlist = https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUQ8QDGvbAwjGeM3EtUxcIWINvVn4UGND&si *All 16 Psych Playlists* https://www.youtube.com/@PsychBoost Download free resources, including a printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) *IOS APP* https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/psych-boost/id6447265829 *Android APP* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiaeastwood.psychboostapp *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and ad-free versions of my videos. *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! Best of luck with the revision! - Nick • Definitions of abnormality, including deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency and deviation from ideal mental health.• The behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).• The behavioural approach to explaining and treating phobias: the two-process model, including classical and operant conditioning; systematic desensitisation, including relaxation and use of hierarchy; flooding.• The cognitive approach to explaining and treating depression: Beck’s negative triad and Ellis’s ABC model; cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), including challenging irrational thoughts.• The biological approach to explaining and treating OCD: genetic and neural explanations; drug therapy. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Definitions of abnormality 4:01 Behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics 6:02 Explaining phobias 7:52 Treating phobias 9:52 Explaining depression 11:51 Treating depression 13:46 Explaining OCD 16:04 Treating OCD 17:52 Outro

    184K Views2.2K Likes219 Comments
    0:11:28
    Definitions of Abnormality - Psychopathology [A-Level Psychology]
    03/05/2023

    Definitions of abnormality, including deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency and deviation from ideal mental health. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Statistical Infrequency 3:43 Failure to Function Adequately 6:33 Pie Charts 8:35 Deviation from ideal mental health 10:48 Outro

    84K Views863 Likes15 Comments
    0:09:15
    Characteristics of phobias, depression and OCD - Psychopathology [A-Level Psychology]
    03/05/2023

    The behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). 0:00 Intro 0:44 Phobias: Characteristics 4:20 Depression: Characteristics 5:43 OCD: Characteristics 10:48 Outro

    47K Views412 Likes11 Comments
    0:12:31
    Phobias: explaining and treating (behavioural approach) - Psychopathology [A-Level Psychology]
    03/12/2023

    The behavioural approach to explaining and treating phobias: the two-process model, including classical and operant conditioning; systematic desensitisation, including relaxation and use of hierarchy; flooding. 0:00 Intro 0:54 The behavioural approach to explaining phobias 4:30 The behavioural approach to explaining phobias: Evaluations 6:45 The behavioural approach to treating phobias 5:43 The behavioural approach to treating phobias: Evaluations 11:51 Outro

    53K Views480 Likes15 Comments
    0:15:26
    Depression: explaining and treating (cognitive approach) - Psychopathology [A-Level Psychology]
    04/03/2023

    If you are struggling with depression and need support please check out these links https://www.thecalmzone.net/ https://www.samaritans.org/ https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ The cognitive approach to explaining and treating depression: Beck’s negative triad and Ellis’s ABC model; cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), including challenging irrational thoughts. 0:00 Intro 1:14 The cognitive approach to explaining depression 6:01 The cognitive approach to explaining depression: Evaluations 8:28 The cognitive approach to treating depression 11:56 The cognitive approach to treating depression: Evaluations 14:45 Outro

    60K Views627 Likes27 Comments
    0:13:27
    OCD: explaining and treating (Biological approach) - Psychopathology [A-Level Psychology]
    04/04/2023

    The biological approach to explaining and treating OCD: genetic and neural explanations; drug therapy. 0:00 Intro 1:09 The biological approach to Explaining and Treating OCD 2:17 The biological approach to Explaining OCD: The Genetic Explanation 4:47 The biological approach to Explaining OCD: The Neural Explanation 6:19 The biological approach to Explaining OCD: Evaluations 9:00 The biological approach to Treating OCD: Drug Therapy 10:15 The biological approach to Explaining and Treating OCD: Evaluations 12:45 Outro

    66K Views666 Likes40 Comments

    Approaches - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 2

    9 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:21:00
    Approaches - AQA Psychology in 20 MINS!
    04/16/2024

    https://linktr.ee/psychboost - *click* for more Psych Boost content, including.... *My physical workbook* Published on Amazon, this is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). Use the look-inside feature! *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my paid resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and watch patreon plug-free & ad-free versions of my videos! *My website* I have organised playlists of all my free to watch youtube videos. *Psych Boost on TikTok* Yes I have a TikTok for short videos! *In this video* Approaches in Psychology Origins of Psychology: Wundt, introspection and the emergence of Psychology as a science. The basic assumptions of the following approaches: Learning approaches: i) the behaviourist approach, including classical conditioning and Pavlov’s research, operant conditioning, types of reinforcement and Skinner’s research; ii) social learning theory including imitation, identification, modelling, vicarious reinforcement, the role of mediational processes and Bandura’s research. The cognitive approach: the study of internal mental processes, the role of schema, the use of theoretical and computer models to explain and make inferences about mental processes. The emergence of cognitive neuroscience. The biological approach: the influence of genes, biological structures and neurochemistry on behaviour. Genotype and phenotype, genetic basis of behaviour, evolution and behaviour. The psychodynamic approach: the role of the unconscious, the structure of personality, that is Id, Ego and Superego, defence mechanisms including repression, denial and displacement, psychosexual stages. Humanistic Psychology: free will, self-actualisation and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, focus on the self, congruence, the role of conditions of worth. The influence on counselling Psychology. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Origins of Psychology 2:44 The behaviourist approach 5:44 Social learning theory 8:17 The cognitive approach 11:08 The biological approach 14:06 The psychodynamic approach 17:14 Humanistic Psychology 20:10 Outro

    139K Views1.6K Likes157 Comments
    0:15:22
    Origins of Psychology - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    11/16/2024

    Origins of Psychology: Wundt, introspection and the emergence of Psychology as a science. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Psychological Terminology 2:11 Psychology as a science 4:34 Wundt and the origin of psychology 7:45 Evaluating Wundt 10:27 History of Psychology: Timeline 14:54 Outro

    23K Views212 Likes8 Comments
    0:10:56
    The behaviourist approach - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    03/12/2024

    Learning approaches: i) the behaviourist approach, including classical conditioning and Pavlov’s research, operant conditioning, types of reinforcement and Skinner’s research 0:00 Intro 1:15 The Behaviourist Approach: Defining features 2:18 Pavlov, Classical conditioning 3:43 Skinner, operant conditioning 6:47 Classical vs. Operant 7:50 Evaluations 10:20 Outro

    43K Views410 Likes21 Comments
    0:10:36
    Social learning theory - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    03/16/2024

    Social learning theory including imitation, identification, modelling, vicarious reinforcement, the role of mediational processes and Bandura’s research. 0:00 Intro 1:28 Defining features 2:48 The role of mediational processes 5:56 Bandura’s research 7:37 Evaluations 10:01 Outro

    36K Views370 Likes27 Comments
    0:13:39
    The cognitive approach - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    03/22/2024

    The cognitive approach: the study of internal mental processes, the role of schema, the use of theoretical and computer models to explain and make inferences about mental processes. The emergence of cognitive neuroscience. 0:00 Intro 1:48 Defining characteristics 4:28 The role of schema 7:57 Theoretical and computer models 9:38 The emergence of cognitive neuroscience 11:03 Evaluations 13:01 Outro

    52K Views555 Likes17 Comments
    0:16:44
    The biological approach - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    04/01/2024

    DL free resources, including a biopsychology worksheet, approaches timeline & printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) The biological approach: the influence of genes, biological structures and neurochemistry on behaviour. Genotype and phenotype, genetic basis of behaviour, evolution and behaviour. 0:00 Intro 1:35 Defining features 3:11 Biological structures 6:31 Neurochemistry on behaviour 9:02 Genes 12:17 Neurochemistry on behaviour 13:31 Summary 13:47 Evaluations 16:07 Outro

    44K Views440 Likes25 Comments
    0:15:34
    Psychodynamics - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    04/09/2024

    The psychodynamic approach: the role of the unconscious, the structure of personality, that is Id, Ego and Superego, defence mechanisms including repression, denial and displacement, psychosexual stages. You can find the incredible introductory video series produced by the Freud museum here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX3Jmi-Vx83rc7LzzcKn9wCR-Z7LLtSrP 0:00 Intro 1:04 The role of the unconscious 3:50 The structure of personality 6:33 Psychosexual stages 10:29 defence mechanisms 11:49 Evaluations 14:54 Outro

    35K Views416 Likes18 Comments
    0:10:33
    Humanistic Psychology - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    04/10/2024

    Humanistic Psychology: free will, self-actualisation and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, focus on the self, congruence, the role of conditions of worth. The influence on counselling Psychology. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Defining features 4:19 Self-actualisation and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 6:16 Focus on the self 7:32 Counselling Psychology 7:59 Evaluations 9:54 Outro

    30K Views370 Likes14 Comments
    0:11:42
    Comparison of approaches - Approaches [A-Level Psychology]
    04/11/2024

    Comparison of approaches 0:00 Intro 0:56 Comparison of approaches 2:12 Scientific methodology 4:16 Determinism 6:02 Nature and nurture 7:46 Reductionism 9:23 Psychological Treatments 11:03 Outro

    38K Views549 Likes41 Comments

    Biological Psychology - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 2

    13 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:27:09
    Biopsychology - AQA Psychology in 27 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 2
    05/20/2023

    Watch the *full* Biopsychology playlist = https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUQ8QDGvbAwhAsmsAPSUK3F97HLdXhlCv&si *All 16 Psych Playlists* https://www.youtube.com/@PsychBoost Download free resources, including a printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) *IOS APP* https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/psych-boost/id6447265829 *Android APP* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiaeastwood.psychboostapp *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and ad-free versions of my videos. *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! Best of luck with the revision! - Nick Biopsychology specification The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic). The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons. The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition. The function of the endocrine system: glands and hormones. The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline. Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research. Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma. Ways of studying the brain: scanning techniques, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); electroencephalogram (EEGs) and event-related potentials (ERPs); post-mortem examinations. Biological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these rhythms. The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Divisions of the nervous system 2:10 The endocrine system 3:23 Sensory, Relay and Motor neurons 4:12 The process of synaptic transmission 5:53 The fight or flight response 7:19 Localisation of function in the brain 10:19 Split brain 12:35 Plasticity and functional recovery 15:15 Ways of studying the brain 18:09 Rhythms: circadian 20:53 Rhythms: infradian 23:06 Rhythms: ultradian 26:20 Outro

    222K Views2.6K Likes304 Comments
    0:03:58
    Divisions of the Nervous System - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/18/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    152K Views1.5K Likes46 Comments
    0:03:26
    The Reflex Arc: Sensory, Relay and Motor Neurons - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    02/26/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    145K Views1.6K Likes38 Comments
    0:07:25
    Synaptic Transmission - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/04/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    155K Views2K Likes73 Comments
    0:04:37
    The Endocrine System - Biological Psychology - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/25/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    75K Views770 Likes15 Comments
    0:05:40
    Fight or Flight - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/11/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    86K Views912 Likes71 Comments
    0:09:22
    Localisation of Function in the Brain - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/15/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: the visual cortex, the motor and somatosensory cortices, the auditory cortex, and broca's and wernicke's areas. hemispheric lateralisation. Contralateral. Brain cortex, Broca’s area. equipotentiality Evaluative studies discussed: Lashley KS. (1925) The relation of learning and retention to the extent of cerebral lesions in the rat Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine. 22: 413-414. Further reading: THEORIES OF BRAIN LOCALIZATION FROM FLOURENS TO LASHLEY by BARBARA TIZARD https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC1034464&blobtype=pdf

    134K Views1.5K Likes41 Comments
    0:09:06
    Brain Plasticity and Functional Recovery - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/08/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Brain plasticity, Functional recovery, Functional re-organisation, Axonal sprouting, Neural regeneration, synaptic pruning, denervation super sensitivity, factors affecting recovery, constraint induced therapy (CIT). Evaluative studies discussed: Maguire, et al. (2000) Navigation-related structural change in the hippocampi of taxi drivers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC18253/ Danelli, et al. (2013) Is a lone right hemisphere enough? Neurolinguistic architecture in a case with a very early left hemispherectomy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22519521 Mathias (2015) Contribution of brain or biological reserve and cognitive or neural reserve to outcome after TBI: A meta-analysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26054792

    107K Views1.3K Likes35 Comments
    0:06:26
    Split Brain Research - Biological Psychology - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/01/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Contralateral organisation of the brain, corpus callosum, corpus callosotomy, Split brain studies, brain hemispheres. Studies discussed: Sperry, R. W. (1968). Hemisphere deconnection and unity in conscious awareness https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7a23/9fa5d1a5cda2541e835d5a4b00166dda55f6.pdf Gazzaniga, M. S, Smylie, C. S, (1983). Facial recognition and brain asymmetries: clues to underlying mechanisms. https://people.psych.ucsb.edu/gazzaniga/PDF/Facial%20Recognition%20and%20Brain%20Asymmetries.%20Flues%20to%20Underlying%20Mechanisms%20(1983).pdf

    187K Views2.6K Likes75 Comments
    0:10:53
    Ways of Studying the Brain - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/22/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Temporal resolution, spatail resolution, FMRI, brain disection, EEG, ERP, Neurotypical. brainwaves Evaluative studies discussed: Jiang et al (2018). BrainNet: A Multi-Person Brain-to-Brain Interface for Direct Collaboration Between Brains

    91K Views1.1K Likes31 Comments
    0:08:21
    The Sleep Wake Cycle: Circadian rhythm - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/29/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Endogenous Pacemakers, Exogenous Zeitgebers, Circadian Rhythms, Light as EZ, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN), Evaluative studies discussed: Siffre (1975) “Six Months Alone in a Cave,” National Geographic (March 1975), 426-435. https://nationalgeographicbackissues.com/national-geographic-march-1975.html https://jamesmdeem.com/stories.cave4.html - Short accessable write up of Siffre's experiance. Czeisler et al. (1999) Stability, precision, and near-24-hour period of the human circadian pacemaker. Science. Jun 25;284(5423):2177-81. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10381883 Vetter et al. (2011) Blue-enriched office light competes with natural light as a zeitgeber. Scand J Work Environ Health. Sep;37(5):437-45. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21246176 Ralph (1990) Transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus determines circadian period. Science. Feb 23;247(4945):975-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2305266 Miles (1977) Blind man living in normal society has circadian rhythms of 24.9 hours. Science. Oct 28;198(4315):421-3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/910139

    105K Views1.1K Likes37 Comments
    0:06:04
    The Menstrual Cycle: Infradian rhythm - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    05/06/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: he Menstrual Cycle, pheromones, Menstrual synchrony Evaluative studies discussed: McClintock, M. K. (1971). Menstrual synchrony and suppression. Nature, 229(5282), 244-245 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1971-24368-001 Stern K, McClintock MK. (1998) Regulation of ovulation by human pheromones. Nature. Mar 12;392(6672):177-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9515961 Trevathan et al (1993). No evidence for menstrual synchrony in lesbian couples. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 18(5-6), 425-435. https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/no-evidence-for-menstrual-synchrony-in-lesbian-couples

    54K Views506 Likes9 Comments
    0:06:56
    The Stages of Sleep: Ultradian rhythm - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    05/21/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Concepts covered: the stages of sleep, ultradian rhythms, electroencephalogram, delta waves, theta waves, brain wave frequency and amplitude, hypnogram, N1, N2, N3, REM, sleep spindles and K complexes, nocturnal penile tumescence. Evaluative studies discussed: Dement, W., & Kleitman, N. (1957). Cyclic variations in EEG during sleep and their relation to eye movements, body motility, and dreaming. Electroencephalography & Clinical Neurophysiology, 9, 673-690. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1959-02643-001 Dement, W., & Kleitman, N. (1957). The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: An objective method for the study of dreaming. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 53(5), 339-346. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1958-05197-001 Shapiro et al (1981). Slow-wave sleep: a recovery period after exercise., Science Dec 11;214(4526):1253-4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7302594 Haider I, Oswald I (1970). Late brain recovery processes after drug overdose., the British medical journal May 9;2(5705):318-22. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4317051

    57K Views592 Likes37 Comments

    Research Methods - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 2

    24 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:08:21
    Types of Experiment - Research Methods [ A Level Psychology ]
    11/16/2024

    linktr.ee/psychboost - click my linktree link to find.. - My physical workbook, published on Amazon, is a collection of worksheets for the compulsory units (A-level Psych, AQA). - The Psych Boost mobile app (try paper 1 for free!). - Download free resources on Patreon, including a printable key term list for this unit! - My website with organised playlists. - My TikTok. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Experimental method. Types of experiment, laboratory and field experiments; natural and quasi-experiments. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:48 Laboratory Experiment 2:00 Field Experiment 4:31 Natural Experiment 6:12 Quasi-Experiment 7:19 Exam Questions/outro

    64K Views449 Likes13 Comments
    0:07:09
    Observation - Research Methods [ A Level Psychology ]
    11/14/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: • Observational techniques. Types of observation: naturalistic and controlled observation; covert and overt observation; participant and non-participant observation. • Observational design: behavioural categories; event sampling; time sampling. • Ways of assessing reliability: inter-observer If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:35 Observational techniques 3:39 Observational Design 4:31 Assessing Observational Reliability 6:11 Exam Questions/outro

    140K Views1.2K Likes22 Comments
    0:07:41
    Self-report techniques - Research Methods [ A Level Psychology ]
    11/24/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: • Self-report techniques. Questionnaires; interviews, structured and unstructured. • Questionnaire construction, including use of open and closed questions; design of interviews. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:34 Self-report techniques 1:05 Open and closed questions 2:05 Designing questionnaires and interviews 4:40 Evaluating self-report techniques 2:05 Designing questionnaires and interviews 6:39 Exam Questions/outro

    95K Views788 Likes19 Comments
    0:05:33
    Correlations - Research Methods [ A Level Psychology ]
    12/06/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: • Correlations. Analysis of the relationship between co-variables. The difference between correlations and experiments. • Analysis and interpretation of correlation, including correlation coefficients • Presentation and display of quantitative data: scattergrams If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:42 Correlations 1:20 Scattergram 2:15 Correlation Coefficient 3:12 Evaluating correlations 4:41 Exam Questions/outro

    85K Views827 Likes12 Comments
    0:07:46
    Content analysis - Research Methods [ A Level Psychology ]
    12/14/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: • Content analysis. • Content analysis and coding. Thematic analysis. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:39 Content analysis. 1:44 Content analysis example 3:45 Conducting content analysis. 5:02 Evaluating content analysis. 6:05 Thematic Analysis 6:54 Exam Questions/outro

    102K Views930 Likes34 Comments
    0:06:16
    Case Studies - Research Methods [ A Level Psychology ]
    12/14/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: • Case Studies If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:30 Case Studies 1:55 Examples of Case Studies 3:09 Evaluating Case Studies 5:26 Exam Questions/outro

    64K Views595 Likes5 Comments
    0:06:26
    Aims and Hypotheses - Research Methods [ A Level Psychology ]
    12/21/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Aims: stating aims, the difference between aims and hypotheses. Hypotheses: directional and non-directional. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:25 aims and hypotheses 1:50 Operationalisation 3:11 Directional and non-directional 4:12 Bonus Fact 5:35 Exam Questions/outro

    68K Views659 Likes16 Comments
    0:07:04
    Sampling - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    01/10/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Sampling: the difference between population and sample; sampling techniques including: random, systematic, stratified, opportunity and volunteer; implications of sampling techniques, including bias and generalisation. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:44 Sampling 1:18 Random 2:06 Systematic 2:45 Opportunity 3:30 Volunteer 4:21 Stratified 5:24 Bonus fact 6:13 Outro

    79K Views829 Likes22 Comments
    0:05:32
    Experimental Design - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    01/24/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Experimental designs: repeated measures, independent groups, matched pairs. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:31 Experimental Design 0:52 independent groups 1:40 repeated measures 2:58 IGD & RMD Evaluations 3:34 Matched pairs 4:41 Outro

    75K Views734 Likes26 Comments
    0:10:43
    Variables - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    09/05/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:A level psychology video resource - in this video I cover Variables: manipulation and control of variables, including independent, dependent, extraneous, confounding; operationalisation of variables If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:45 Variables 5:20 control of extraneous variables 7:55 Peer review 9:30 Outro

    47K Views442 Likes4 Comments
    0:06:55
    Ethics - Research Methods
    09/12/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Ethics, including the role of the British Psychological Society’s code of ethics; ethical issues in the design and conduct of psychological studies; dealing with ethical issues in research. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A-level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:30 Ethics 1:17 Ethical issues 2:35 Ethical issues applied to Milgram 3:30 Dealing with ethical issues 5:49 Outro

    42K Views390 Likes9 Comments
    0:05:40
    Peer review - Research Methods
    09/20/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:The role of peer review in the scientific process. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:40 The process of peer review 1:30 Why peer review is used 2:24 Evaluating peer review 4:37 Outro

    38K Views338 Likes5 Comments
    0:05:37
    Psychology and the economy - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    09/27/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:The implications of psychological research for the economy. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:38 Psychology and the Economy 1:30 Maternal deprivation 2:07 Social influence 3:07 Neurotransmitters 3:29 Memory 3:55 Using "the economy" as evaluations 4:42 Outro

    31K Views292 Likes6 Comments
    0:06:42
    Reliability - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/11/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Reliability across all methods of investigation. Ways of assessing reliability: test-retest and inter-observer; improving reliability. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:40 Reliability 2:20 Assessing Reliability 4:17 Improving Reliability 5:49 Outro

    39K Views374 Likes12 Comments
    0:09:31
    Validity - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/11/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Types of validity across all methods of investigation: face validity, concurrent validity, ecological validity and temporal validity. Assessment of validity. Improving validity If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:55 Internal and external validity 2:00 Internal and external validity 5:33 Assess validity 7:29 Assess validity 8:34 Outro

    39K Views401 Likes2 Comments
    0:12:46
    Features of psychology as a science - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/18/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Features of science: objectivity and the empirical method; replicability and falsifiability; theory construction and hypothesis testing; paradigms and paradigm shifts. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 1:55 Scientific concepts 2:07 Empirical Method 2:54 Objectivity 4:52 Replicability 5:32 Falsifiability 7:12 Paradigm shift 9:54 Stages of scientific theory construction 11:54 Outro

    50K Views502 Likes18 Comments
    0:07:47
    Reporting psychological investigations - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/19/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Reporting psychological investigations. Sections of a scientific report: abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion and referencing. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 1:04 Abstract 1:59 Introduction 2:14 Method 3:26 Results 3:48 Discussion 4:18 References 4:18 References at uni 6:54 Outro

    37K Views387 Likes19 Comments
    0:08:42
    Types of Data - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/24/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Quantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Primary and secondary data, including meta-analysis. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:45 Quantitative and qualitative data 4:10 Primary and secondary data 2:14 Method 4:49 Meta-analysis 7:50 Outro

    37K Views334 Likes1 Comments
    0:10:40
    Descriptive Statistics - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/25/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Quantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Primary and secondary data, including meta-analysis. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 1:22 Measures of central tendency 1:54 The mode 2:49 The median 3:21 The mean 4:20 The range 5:00 Standard Deviation 6:02 Percentages 9:49 Outro

    43K Views426 Likes12 Comments
    0:07:08
    Graphs - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/26/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Quantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Primary and secondary data, including meta-analysis. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:46 Tables 1:45 Bar Chart 2:43 Pie Charts 3:09 Scattergram 3:34 Histogram 4:00 Line graphs 4:23 Advice on answering questions 6:15 Outro

    30K Views296 Likes3 Comments
    0:05:38
    Distributions - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    10/27/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Distributions: normal and skewed distributions; characteristics of normal and skewed distributions. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:55 Normal distribution 3:12 Skewed distribution 6:15 Outro

    38K Views394 Likes5 Comments
    0:08:11
    Levels of measurement - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    11/03/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal and interval. If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, consider https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ - I'm making A-level psych perks for patrons! Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:57 Nominal data 2:01 Ordinal data 0:57 Interval/Ratio data 4:12 using levels of measurement 6:12 Converting between levels of measurement 7:20 Outro

    37K Views379 Likes15 Comments
    0:12:08
    Probability and significance - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    11/05/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Levels of measurement: nominal, ordinal and interval. Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 0:58 Null and Alternative hypotheses 4:43 the 0.05 level of significance 8:15 Type I and Type II errors 4:12 using levels of measurement 11:17 Outro

    40K Views424 Likes23 Comments
    0:16:46
    Inferential testing - Research Methods [A-Level Psychology]
    12/05/2022

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ In this video Introduction to statistical testing; the sign test. When to use the sign test; calculation of the sign test. Probability and significance: use of statistical tables and critical values in interpretation of significance; Type I and Type II errors. Factors affecting the choice of statistical test, including level of measurement and experimental design. When to use the following tests: Spearman’s rho, Pearson’s r, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, related t-test, unrelated t-test and Chi-Squared test. Created for the requirements of AQA A level psychology. However, information should be useful for students of other psychology courses. See www.psychboost.com for resources 0:00 Intro 1:00 What are inferential statistics? 2:20 Deciding which statistical test to use 6:20 Using the stats test question 8:25 How to answer the stats question 12:18 Working out degrees of freedom 12:50 Calculating the Sign test 15:44 Outro

    98K Views1.2K Likes87 Comments

    Issues and Debates - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 3

    7 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:17:11
    Issues & Debates - AQA Psychology in 17 MINS!
    02/18/2024

    Watch the *full* Issues & Debates playlist = https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUQ8QDGvbAwgI6woFxyGvMtRIfgb771_f&si *All 16 Psych Playlists* https://www.youtube.com/@PsychBoost Download free resources, including a printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) *IOS APP* https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/psych-boost/id6447265829 *Android APP* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiaeastwood.psychboostapp *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and ad-free versions of my videos. *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! Best of luck with the revision! - Nick Issues and debates in Psychology Gender and culture in Psychology – universality and bias. Gender bias including androcentrism and alpha and beta bias; cultural bias, including ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. Free will and determinism: hard determinism and soft determinism; biological, environmental and psychic determinism. The scientific emphasis on causal explanations. The nature-nurture debate: the relative importance of heredity and environment in determining behaviour; the interactionist approach. Holism and reductionism: levels of explanation in Psychology. Biological reductionism and environmental (stimulus-response) reductionism. Idiographic and nomothetic approaches to psychological investigation. Ethical implications of research studies and theory, including reference to social sensitivity. 0:00 Intro 0:40 Gender and culture bias in Psychology 3:44 Free will and determinism 6:09 The nature-nurture debate 8:46 Holism and reductionism 11:08 Idiographic and nomothetic approaches 13:39 Ethical implications 16:25 Outro

    66K Views702 Likes63 Comments
    0:15:25
    Gender and Culture Bias - Issues and debates [A-Level Psychology]
    01/28/2024

    Gender and culture in Psychology – universality and bias. Gender bias including androcentrism and alpha and beta bias; cultural bias, including ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. 0:00 Intro 1:25 Universality and bias 4:51 Gender bias 9:11 Cultural bias 12:57 Dealing with bias in psychology 14:46 Outro

    31K Views290 Likes28 Comments
    0:13:48
    Free will and determinism - Issues and debates [A-Level Psychology]
    02/02/2024

    Free will and determinism: hard determinism and soft determinism; biological, environmental and psychic determinism. The scientific emphasis on causal explanations. 0:00 Intro 1:59 The scientific emphasis on causal explanations. 4:02 Free will and determinism 7:19 Cultural bias 10:00 Talking about free will and determinism 13:10 Outro

    19K Views212 Likes16 Comments
    0:11:35
    The nature-nurture debate - Issues and debates [A-Level Psychology]
    02/04/2024

    The nature-nurture debate: the relative importance of heredity and environment in determining behaviour; the interactionist approach. 0:00 Intro 1:08 The relative importance of heredity and environment 3:10 Philosophical Origins 4:10 Applying to psychological theories 5:32 Interactionist approach 7:03 Discussion points 10:57 Outro

    18K Views188 Likes8 Comments
    0:14:45
    Holism and reductionism - Issues and debates [A-Level Psychology]
    02/12/2024

    Holism and reductionism: levels of explanation in Psychology. Biological reductionism and environmental (stimulus-response) reductionism. 0:00 Intro 1:48 Reductionism 3:53 Holism 4:46 Levels of explanation in Psychology 5:32 Interactionist approach 10:54 Evaluating holism and reductionism 14:07 Outro

    15K Views159 Likes6 Comments
    0:12:26
    Idiographic and nomothetic - Issues and debates [A-Level Psychology]
    02/14/2024

    Idiographic and nomothetic approaches to psychological investigation. 0:00 Intro 1:27 Idiographic and nomothetic - definitions 2:34 Nomothetic 4:13 Idiographic 6:19 Nomothetic examples in psychology 7:38 Idiographic examples in psychology 9:02 Evaluating holism and reductionism 11:48 Outro

    14K Views161 Likes9 Comments
    0:11:13
    Ethical implications - Issues and debates [A-Level Psychology]
    02/17/2024

    Ethical implications of research studies and theory, including reference to social sensitivity. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Ethical implications of research studies and theory 4:01 Dealing with socially sensitive research 7:13 Examples of socially sensitive research 10:35 Outro

    13K Views146 Likes5 Comments

    Relationships - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 3

    10 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:21:09
    Relationships - AQA Psychology in 22 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 3
    06/03/2023

    The evolutionary explanations for partner preferences, including the relationship between sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour. Factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships: self-disclosure; physical attractiveness, including the matching hypothesis; filter theory, including social demography, similarity in attitudes and complementarity. Theories of romantic relationships: social exchange theory, equity theory and Rusbult’s investment model of commitment, satisfaction, comparison with alternatives and investment. Duck’s phase model of relationship breakdown: intra-psychic, dyadic, social and grave dressing phases. Virtual relationships in social media: self-disclosure in virtual relationships; effects of absence of gating on the nature of virtual relationships. Parasocial relationships: levels of parasocial relationships, the absorption addiction model and the attachment theory explanation. 0:00 Intro 0:40 evolutionary explanations for partner preferences 4:05 Factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships 9:12 Theories of romantic relationships 12:45 Duck’s phase model 15:11 Virtual relationships 17:03 Parasocial relationships 18:06 Outro

    69K Views1K Likes99 Comments
    0:10:22
    9.01 Evolutionary explanations for partner preferences - for AQA spec Alevel Psychology, paper 3
    03/01/2018

    9.01 Evolutionary explanations for partner preferences - Relationships - for AQA spec Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video: Define: Natural Selection, Inter and Intra sexual selection Discuss the range of features that males and females look for in a mate. Evaluative research x3 and additional evaluations If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    53K Views492 Likes20 Comments
    0:08:57
    9.02a Factors affecting attraction - Self Disclosure - Relationships - for AQA Psychology, paper 3
    03/07/2018

    9.02a Factors affecting attraction Self Disclosure - Relationships - for AQA spec Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video: Define: Self Disclosure, Social penetration theory, Discuss key terms: Reciprocity, Attribution, Appropriateness Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    34K Views332 Likes6 Comments
    0:06:53
    9.02c– Factors affecting Attraction - Filter Theory - Relationships -AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3
    03/08/2018

    9.02c– Factors affecting Attraction - Filter Theory - Relationships - for AQA spec Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video: Define: Filter Theory, Social Demography Key Terms: Attitudes, Complementarity, field of availables and field of desirables Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    29K Views253 Likes11 Comments
    0:07:00
    9.02b – Factors affecting Attraction - Attractiveness, Matching Hypothesis - Psychology, paper 3
    03/08/2018

    9.02b – Factors affecting Attraction - Attractiveness, Matching Hypothesis for AQA spec Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video: Define: The matching Hypothesis and Halo Effect Key Term: Attraction, Evolutionary Explanation Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    28K Views227 Likes12 Comments
    0:11:28
    9.03a social exchange theory, equity theory - Relationships -AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3
    03/19/2018

    9.03a Theories of romantic relationships - social exchange theory, equity theory - Relationships -AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video: Define: Social Exchange theory, Equity theory Key Terms: Min-max principle, cost benefit analysis, Comparison level, Comparison with alternatives, Equality, Over-benefits and under-benefits Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    46K Views435 Likes14 Comments
    0:08:09
    9.03b Rusbults Investment model -Relationships -AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3
    03/22/2018

    9.03b Rusbults Investment model -Relationships -AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video Define: Investment theory, Theories of Romantic Relationships Key Terms: Commitment, Satisfaction, Alternatives, Investment size, investments: intrinsic / extrinsic Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    28K Views306 Likes11 Comments
    0:07:01
    9.03c - Ducks Phase Model of Breakdown- Relationships - AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3
    03/24/2018

    9 03c - Ducks Phase Model of Breakdown- Relationships - AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video: Define: Ducks theory of breakdown phases Key Terms: Pre-exisiting Doom, Mechanical Failure, Sudden Death, Intra-psychic stage, Dyadic stage, Social phase, Grave-dressing stage Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    24K Views279 Likes8 Comments
    0:07:20
    9.04 - Virtual Relationships - AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3
    04/04/2018

    in this video: Define: Define: Gating Mechanisms, hyperpersonal model Key Terms: Distancing, NVC, Inhibition, Anonymity Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    26K Views336 Likes8 Comments
    0:08:59
    9.05 Para social relationships - Relationships - AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3
    04/05/2018

    9.05 Para social relationships - Relationships - AQA Alevel Psychology, paper 3 in this video: Define: Para-social Relationships, The Absorption-addiction Model Key Terms: levels, absorption, addiction, Bowlby’s Attachment Theory Discuss evaluative research and extension examples If you are a student of A-level AQA psychology I have made these videos for you! They are a full set of videos for every part of the AQA specification from 2015 onwards. They are to be used in preparation for a flipped classroom, revision, self teaching or for anyone who is just interested in psychology in general. I have attempted to make them as simple, focused and accurate as possible, 6 key points for each sub topic, (to match the 6 A01/ knowledge points in the biggest essay you will get, a 16 marker) 2 pieces of evaluative research per sub-topic (with ways to expand these to gain the 10 A03/ Evaluation points available) The channel is an on-going project in my spare time, I'm a full time Psychology A-level teacher teaching over 125 students over A1 and A2. That being said, I'm not perfect, if you spot a mistake or omission, please let me know so I can adapt the next video!

    21K Views325 Likes9 Comments

    Gender - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 3

    7 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:19:18
    Gender - AQA Psychology UNDER 20 MINS! Quick Revision for Paper 3
    09/02/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Revision video condensing all of Gender Psychology for AQA paper 3 psychology into a quick rundown. See the Gender Psychology playlist for more in-depth information and evaluation writing for each section. Covered in this video: • Sex and gender. Sex-role stereotypes. Androgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem Sex Role Inventory. • The role of chromosomes and hormones (testosterone, oestrogen and oxytocin) in sex and gender. Atypical sex chromosome patterns: Klinefelter’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome. • Cognitive explanations of gender development, Kohlberg’s theory, gender identity, gender stability and gender constancy; gender schema theory. • Psychodynamic explanation of gender development, Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, Oedipus complex; Electra complex; identification and internalisation. • Social learning theory as applied to gender development. The influence of culture and media on gender roles. • Atypical gender development: gender dysphoria; biological and social explanations for gender dysphoria. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Sex and gender 3:32 chromosomes and hormones 5:46 Atypical Sex Chromosome 6:59 Cognitive - Kohlberg 8:45 Cognitive - GST 10:18 Psychodynamic explanation 12:26 Social learning theory 15:20 Culture and Media 16:16 Atypical 18:36 Outro

    56K Views521 Likes30 Comments
    0:15:06
    Sex and Gender - Gender [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Sex and gender. Sex-role stereotypes. Androgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem Sex Role Inventory. 0:00 Intro 2:49 Sex and Gender 7:13 Sex and Gender Evaluations 10:48 Sex Role Sterotype Evaluations 14:12 Exam question

    25K Views267 Likes15 Comments
    0:13:31
    The role of chromosomes and hormones - Gender [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: The role of chromosomes and hormones (testosterone, oestrogen and oxytocin) in sex and gender. Atypical sex chromosome patterns: Klinefelter’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome. 0:00 Intro 1:01 Chromosomes and hormones in sex and gender 4:17 Research Evaluations, Chromosomes and hormones 7:45 General Evaluations, Chromosomes and hormones 9:55 Atypical sex chromosome patterns 12:36 Exam question

    26K Views263 Likes9 Comments
    0:12:20
    Cognitive explanations of gender development - Gender [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Cognitive explanations of gender development, Kohlberg’s theory, gender identity, gender stability and gender constancy; gender schema theory. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Cognitive Explanations for Gender Development 1:36 Kholberg's Theory 1:36 Kholberg's Theory Evaluations 4:55 Gender Schema Theory 6:07 Gender Schema Theory Evaluations 8:31 General Evaluations 11:23 Exam Question

    28K Views298 Likes7 Comments
    0:08:42
    Psychodynamic explanation of gender development - Gender [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: The role of chromosomes and hormones (testosterone, oestrogen and oxytocin) in sex and gender. Atypical sex chromosome patterns: Klinefelter’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Psychodynamic Explanation of gender Development 3:28 Research Evaluations, Psychodynamic 6:03 General Evaluations, Psychodynamic 7:45 Exam question

    14K Views144 Likes10 Comments
    0:14:48
    Social learning theory applied to gender development - Gender [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Social learning theory as applied to gender development. The influence of culture and media on gender roles. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Social learning theory as applied to gender development 3:14 Research Evaluations, SLT 6:02 The influence of culture and media on gender roles 10:49 General Evaluations, SLT 13:56 Real Exam Questions

    17K Views172 Likes5 Comments
    0:13:23
    Atypical gender development - Gender [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Atypical gender development: gender dysphoria; biological and social explanations for gender dysphoria. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Atypical gender development 3:35 Biological explanations for gender dysporia 4:46 Research Evaluations, Biological explanations for gender dysporia 7:27 Psychological explanations for gender dysporia 10:36 Psychological explanations for gender dysporia 12:33 Exam question

    17K Views199 Likes21 Comments

    Cognition and Development - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 3

    1 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:17:31
    Cognition and development - AQA Psychology in 17 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 3
    05/20/2023

    Cognition and development specification Piaget’s theory of cognitive development: schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibration, stages of intellectual development. Characteristics of these stages, including object permanence, conservation, egocentrism and class inclusion. Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, including the zone of proximal development and scaffolding. Baillargeon’s explanation of early infant abilities, including knowledge of the physical world; violation of expectation research. The development of social cognition: Selman’s levels of perspective-taking; theory of mind, including theory of mind as an explanation for autism; the Sally-Anne study. The role of the mirror neuron system in social cognition. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Piaget’s theory of cognitive development 4:21 Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development 6:30 Baillargeon’s explanation of early infant abilities 9:44 The development of social cognition 12:20 Theory of mind 16:41 Outro

    32K Views374 Likes51 Comments

    Schizophrenia - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 3

    7 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:18:57
    Schizophrenia - AQA Psychology in 18 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 3
    05/31/2023

    Watch the *full* Schizophrenia playlist = https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUQ8QDGvbAwgSlaan0zmW10mtlNtCz4RV&si *All 16 Psych Playlists* https://www.youtube.com/@PsychBoost Download free resources, including a printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) *IOS APP* https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/psych-boost/id6447265829 *Android APP* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiaeastwood.psychboostapp *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and ad-free versions of my videos. *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! Best of luck with the revision! - Nick Schizophrenia Includes Positive symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia, including speech poverty and avolition. Reliability and validity in diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia, including reference to co-morbidity, culture and gender bias and symptom overlap. Biological explanations for schizophrenia: genetics and neural correlates, including the dopamine hypothesis. Psychological explanations for schizophrenia: family dysfunction and cognitive explanations, including dysfunctional thought processing. Drug therapy: typical and atypical antipsychotics. Cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Token economies as used in the management of schizophrenia. The importance of an interactionist approach in explaining and treating schizophrenia; the diathesis-stress model. 0:00 Intro 0:41 Classification of schizophrenia 4:01 Biological explanations for schizophrenia 7:20 Psychological explanations for schizophrenia 9:24 Drug therapy 11:35 Psychological treatments for schizophrenia 15:02 The interactionist approach 18:06 Outro

    117K Views1.5K Likes146 Comments
    0:09:22
    Classification of Schizophrenia [AQA ALevel]
    11/02/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Classification of schizophrenia. Positive symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia, including speech poverty and avolition. Reliability and validity in diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia, including reference to co-morbidity, culture and gender bias and symptom overlap.

    82K Views887 Likes28 Comments
    0:09:07
    Biological Explanations for Schizophrenia [AQA ALevel]
    11/10/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Biological explanations for schizophrenia: genetics and neural correlates, including the dopamine hypothesis.

    85K Views949 Likes24 Comments
    0:08:57
    Psychological Explanation for Schizophrenia [AQA ALevel]
    11/16/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:Psychological explanations for schizophrenia: family dysfunction and cognitive explanations, including dysfunctional thought processing

    80K Views829 Likes32 Comments
    0:06:41
    Drug Treatments for Schizophrenia [AQA ALevel]
    11/23/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Drug therapy: typical and atypical antipsychotics.

    61K Views656 Likes24 Comments
    0:08:01
    Psychological Treatments for Schizophrenia [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    12/01/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Token economies as used in the management of schizophrenia.

    63K Views688 Likes10 Comments
    0:06:25
    Interactionalist Explanation for Schizophrenia [AQA ALevel]
    12/07/2020

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: The importance of an interactionist approach in explaining and treating schizophrenia; the diathesis-stress model.

    42K Views511 Likes19 Comments

    Aggression - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 3

    7 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:15:32
    Aggression - AQA Psychology UNDER 20 MINS! Quick Revision for Paper 3
    09/09/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Revision video condensing all of Aggression Psychology for AQA paper 3 psychology into a quick rundown. See the Gender Psychology playlist for more in-depth information and evaluation writing for each section. www.psychboost.com for more resources and support. https://www.patreon.com/psychboost for access to resources and help support the channel Covered in this video: • Neural and hormonal mechanisms in aggression, including the roles of the limbic system, serotonin and testosterone. Genetic factors in aggression, including the MAOA gene. • The ethological explanation of aggression, including reference to innate releasing mechanisms and fixed action patterns. Evolutionary explanations of human aggression. • Social psychological explanations of human aggression, including the frustration-aggression hypothesis, social learning theory as applied to human aggression, and de-individuation. • Institutional aggression in the context of prisons: dispositional and situational explanations. • Media influences on aggression, including the effects of computer games. The role of desensitisation, disinhibition and cognitive priming. 0:00 Intro 0:58 Neural and hormonal 3:15 Genetic factors 5:34 Ethological & evolutionary 7:34 Social psychological explanations 10:07 Institutional aggression 12:33Media influences 14:44 Outro

    52K Views535 Likes43 Comments
    0:13:08
    Neural and Hormonal - Aggression [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Neural and hormonal mechanisms in aggression, including the roles of the limbic system, serotonin and testosterone. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Neural and Hormonal Mechanisms in Aggression 2:04 Limbic System 3:11 Limbic System Evaluations 4:45 Serotonin 6:04 Serotonin Evaluations 6:47 Testosterone 7:55 Testosterone Evaluations 8:40 General Evaluations 12:10 Exam question

    39K Views421 Likes26 Comments
    0:06:53
    Genetic Explanations - Aggression [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Genetic factors in aggression, including the MAOA gene. 0:00 Intro 0:37 Genetic Factors in Aggression 4:36 Evaluations - Genetic Factors in Aggression 5:48 Exam question

    24K Views244 Likes13 Comments
    0:10:04
    Ethology and Evolution - Aggression [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: The ethological explanation of aggression, including reference to innate releasing mechanisms and fixed action patterns. Evolutionary explanations of human aggression. 0:00 Intro 1:01 Ethology 2:42 Ethology - Research Evaluations 4:52 Evolution 4:52 Evolution - Research Evaluations 5:48 Exam question

    23K Views213 Likes5 Comments
    0:14:56
    Social psychological explanations of human aggression - Aggression [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Social psychological explanations of human aggression, including the frustration-aggression hypothesis, social learning theory as applied to human aggression, and de-individuation. 0:00 Intro 0:38 Frustration-aggression hypothesis 2:14 Frustration-aggression hypothesis Evaluations 4:28 Social learning theory 6:17 Social learning theory Evaluations 7:25 De-individuation 8:40 De-individuation Evaluations 11:55 General Evaluations 13:55 Exam question

    25K Views260 Likes8 Comments
    0:10:40
    Institutional Aggression - Aggression [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/02/2021

    If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Institutional aggression in the context of prisons: dispositional and situational explanations. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Institutional aggression 2:00 Dispositional Factors 3:38 Situational Factors 5:26 Research Evaluations 7:33 General Evaluations 9:36 Exam Question

    13K Views131 Likes7 Comments
    0:14:02
    Media Influences - Aggression [AQA ALevel Psychology]
    09/04/2021

    If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Media influences on aggression, including the effects of computer games. The role of desensitisation, disinhibition and cognitive priming. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Media influences on aggression 2:00 Desensitisation, Disinhibition and cognitive priming 5:26 Research Evaluations, Media influences on aggression 8:07 General Evaluations 8:47 Death Race! 9:44 General Evaluations (cont) 12:53 Exam Question

    22K Views289 Likes18 Comments

    Cognition and Development - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 3

    1 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:17:31
    Cognition and development - AQA Psychology in 17 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 3
    05/20/2023

    Cognition and development specification Piaget’s theory of cognitive development: schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibration, stages of intellectual development. Characteristics of these stages, including object permanence, conservation, egocentrism and class inclusion. Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, including the zone of proximal development and scaffolding. Baillargeon’s explanation of early infant abilities, including knowledge of the physical world; violation of expectation research. The development of social cognition: Selman’s levels of perspective-taking; theory of mind, including theory of mind as an explanation for autism; the Sally-Anne study. The role of the mirror neuron system in social cognition. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Piaget’s theory of cognitive development 4:21 Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development 6:30 Baillargeon’s explanation of early infant abilities 9:44 The development of social cognition 12:20 Theory of mind 16:41 Outro

    32K Views374 Likes51 Comments

    Biological Psychology - Psychology Alevel (AQA) Paper 2

    13 Videos
    Subscribe
    0:27:09
    Biopsychology - AQA Psychology in 27 MINS! *NEW* Quick Revision for Paper 2
    05/20/2023

    Watch the *full* Biopsychology playlist = https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUQ8QDGvbAwhAsmsAPSUK3F97HLdXhlCv&si *All 16 Psych Playlists* https://www.youtube.com/@PsychBoost Download free resources, including a printable key term list for this unit! patreon.com/psychboost/collections (select FREE Resources) *IOS APP* https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/psych-boost/id6447265829 *Android APP* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiaeastwood.psychboostapp *Patreon* While downloading the free resources, you could check out my resources for patrons, including over 17 hours of tutorial videos (8 FULL research methods sections!), printable quizzes, posters, essay sheets, scripts, worksheets and ad-free versions of my videos. *Psych Boost APP* Revise paper 1 on the Psych Boost App for *free* (iOS and Android). Don't spend all your revision time passively writing flashcards; revise actively by testing your knowledge with my thousands of premade flashcards, multiple-choice quizzes, and now a key term checker! Best of luck with the revision! - Nick Biopsychology specification The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic). The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons. The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition. The function of the endocrine system: glands and hormones. The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline. Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research. Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma. Ways of studying the brain: scanning techniques, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); electroencephalogram (EEGs) and event-related potentials (ERPs); post-mortem examinations. Biological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these rhythms. The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Divisions of the nervous system 2:10 The endocrine system 3:23 Sensory, Relay and Motor neurons 4:12 The process of synaptic transmission 5:53 The fight or flight response 7:19 Localisation of function in the brain 10:19 Split brain 12:35 Plasticity and functional recovery 15:15 Ways of studying the brain 18:09 Rhythms: circadian 20:53 Rhythms: infradian 23:06 Rhythms: ultradian 26:20 Outro

    222K Views2.6K Likes304 Comments
    0:03:58
    Divisions of the Nervous System - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/18/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    152K Views1.5K Likes46 Comments
    0:03:26
    The Reflex Arc: Sensory, Relay and Motor Neurons - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    02/26/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    145K Views1.6K Likes38 Comments
    0:07:25
    Synaptic Transmission - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/04/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    155K Views2K Likes73 Comments
    0:04:37
    The Endocrine System - Biological Psychology - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/25/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    75K Views770 Likes15 Comments
    0:05:40
    Fight or Flight - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    03/11/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes:

    86K Views912 Likes71 Comments
    0:09:22
    Localisation of Function in the Brain - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/15/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: the visual cortex, the motor and somatosensory cortices, the auditory cortex, and broca's and wernicke's areas. hemispheric lateralisation. Contralateral. Brain cortex, Broca’s area. equipotentiality Evaluative studies discussed: Lashley KS. (1925) The relation of learning and retention to the extent of cerebral lesions in the rat Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine. 22: 413-414. Further reading: THEORIES OF BRAIN LOCALIZATION FROM FLOURENS TO LASHLEY by BARBARA TIZARD https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC1034464&blobtype=pdf

    134K Views1.5K Likes41 Comments
    0:09:06
    Brain Plasticity and Functional Recovery - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/08/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Brain plasticity, Functional recovery, Functional re-organisation, Axonal sprouting, Neural regeneration, synaptic pruning, denervation super sensitivity, factors affecting recovery, constraint induced therapy (CIT). Evaluative studies discussed: Maguire, et al. (2000) Navigation-related structural change in the hippocampi of taxi drivers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC18253/ Danelli, et al. (2013) Is a lone right hemisphere enough? Neurolinguistic architecture in a case with a very early left hemispherectomy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22519521 Mathias (2015) Contribution of brain or biological reserve and cognitive or neural reserve to outcome after TBI: A meta-analysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26054792

    107K Views1.3K Likes35 Comments
    0:06:26
    Split Brain Research - Biological Psychology - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/01/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Contralateral organisation of the brain, corpus callosum, corpus callosotomy, Split brain studies, brain hemispheres. Studies discussed: Sperry, R. W. (1968). Hemisphere deconnection and unity in conscious awareness https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7a23/9fa5d1a5cda2541e835d5a4b00166dda55f6.pdf Gazzaniga, M. S, Smylie, C. S, (1983). Facial recognition and brain asymmetries: clues to underlying mechanisms. https://people.psych.ucsb.edu/gazzaniga/PDF/Facial%20Recognition%20and%20Brain%20Asymmetries.%20Flues%20to%20Underlying%20Mechanisms%20(1983).pdf

    187K Views2.6K Likes75 Comments
    0:10:53
    Ways of Studying the Brain - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/22/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Temporal resolution, spatail resolution, FMRI, brain disection, EEG, ERP, Neurotypical. brainwaves Evaluative studies discussed: Jiang et al (2018). BrainNet: A Multi-Person Brain-to-Brain Interface for Direct Collaboration Between Brains

    91K Views1.1K Likes31 Comments
    0:08:21
    The Sleep Wake Cycle: Circadian rhythm - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    04/29/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Endogenous Pacemakers, Exogenous Zeitgebers, Circadian Rhythms, Light as EZ, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN), Evaluative studies discussed: Siffre (1975) “Six Months Alone in a Cave,” National Geographic (March 1975), 426-435. https://nationalgeographicbackissues.com/national-geographic-march-1975.html https://jamesmdeem.com/stories.cave4.html - Short accessable write up of Siffre's experiance. Czeisler et al. (1999) Stability, precision, and near-24-hour period of the human circadian pacemaker. Science. Jun 25;284(5423):2177-81. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10381883 Vetter et al. (2011) Blue-enriched office light competes with natural light as a zeitgeber. Scand J Work Environ Health. Sep;37(5):437-45. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21246176 Ralph (1990) Transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus determines circadian period. Science. Feb 23;247(4945):975-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2305266 Miles (1977) Blind man living in normal society has circadian rhythms of 24.9 hours. Science. Oct 28;198(4315):421-3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/910139

    105K Views1.1K Likes37 Comments
    0:06:04
    The Menstrual Cycle: Infradian rhythm - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    05/06/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: he Menstrual Cycle, pheromones, Menstrual synchrony Evaluative studies discussed: McClintock, M. K. (1971). Menstrual synchrony and suppression. Nature, 229(5282), 244-245 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1971-24368-001 Stern K, McClintock MK. (1998) Regulation of ovulation by human pheromones. Nature. Mar 12;392(6672):177-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9515961 Trevathan et al (1993). No evidence for menstrual synchrony in lesbian couples. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 18(5-6), 425-435. https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/no-evidence-for-menstrual-synchrony-in-lesbian-couples

    54K Views506 Likes9 Comments
    0:06:56
    The Stages of Sleep: Ultradian rhythm - Biological Psychology [AQA ALevel]
    05/21/2019

    If you want to improve your psychological knowledge in a way that is more fun than just studying and trying to memorise, I recommend reading a popular science book. You will be surprised how often the ideas in these books pop up in your actual course! And you’re far more likely to actually understand these ideas having read about their wider context. Check out my website https://psychboost.com/psychology-book-reviews/ for my review of each of these books including why they will help with your A level! My top 10 psychology(ish) books for psychology students. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/3X7jJ2j Bad Science by Ben Goldacre https://amzn.to/3CNcxAd The Psychopath test by Jon Ronson https://amzn.to/3H2kmEF The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine https://amzn.to/3XkAZRg The Brain by David Eagleman https://amzn.to/3W8fdiK Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg https://amzn.to/3kdEeLY The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks https://amzn.to/3WaF4qj Humankind: A Hopeful History By: Rutger Bregman https://amzn.to/3Xwt2s2 The Psychology book by Nigel Benson https://amzn.to/3Xt3xIl Freakonomics by Steven Levitt https://amzn.to/3XaOOlo The links to these books are affiliate links, you don’t pay more if you use the link and decide to buy! But I do earn a small fee that goes towards funding Psych Boost! If Psych Boost is helping in your studies, and you want additional resources, check out my pateron! https://www.patreon.com/psychboost​​ This video includes: Concepts covered: the stages of sleep, ultradian rhythms, electroencephalogram, delta waves, theta waves, brain wave frequency and amplitude, hypnogram, N1, N2, N3, REM, sleep spindles and K complexes, nocturnal penile tumescence. Evaluative studies discussed: Dement, W., & Kleitman, N. (1957). Cyclic variations in EEG during sleep and their relation to eye movements, body motility, and dreaming. Electroencephalography & Clinical Neurophysiology, 9, 673-690. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1959-02643-001 Dement, W., & Kleitman, N. (1957). The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: An objective method for the study of dreaming. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 53(5), 339-346. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1958-05197-001 Shapiro et al (1981). Slow-wave sleep: a recovery period after exercise., Science Dec 11;214(4526):1253-4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7302594 Haider I, Oswald I (1970). Late brain recovery processes after drug overdose., the British medical journal May 9;2(5705):318-22. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4317051

    57K Views592 Likes37 Comments

    Join our email list

    Payment methods
    • American Express
    • Apple Pay
    • Diners Club
    • Discover
    • Google Pay
    • Maestro
    • Mastercard
    • Shop Pay
    • Union Pay
    • Visa
    © 2025, Psych Boost Powered by Shopify
    • Privacy policy
    • Refund policy
    • Terms of service
    • Contact information
    • Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
    • Opens in a new window.