Introductory Topics in Psychology revision resources
The Introductory Topics in Psychology unit in the A Level course establishes the core debates and theories in the subject. You’ll study social influence, memory, attachment, and psychopathology, using classic studies and real-world examples to build a secure core knowledge of behaviour and mental health.
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Course Outline
- Types and explanations of conformity
- Variables affecting conformity
- Conformity to social roles
- Obedience
- Situational variables affecting obedience
- Dispositional explanation
- Resistance to social influence
- Short- and long-term memory
- Multi-store model of memory
- Working memory model
- Explanations for forgetting
- Retrieval failure and cues
- Factors affecting accuracy
- Caregiver-infant interactions
- Animal studies of attachment
- Explanations of attachment
- Types of attachment
- Cultural variations in attachment
- Bowlby’s material deprivation theory
- Other topics in attachment
- Defining abnormality
- Phobias
- Depression
- OCD
Our Introductory Topics in Psychology course looks over the main topics of social influence, memory, attachment and clinical psychology. This gives you an insight into the main debates in A Level Psychology. Each lesson evaluates the theories presented, demonstrating strengths and weaknesses of the arguments.
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