Psychology in Context revision resources
Psychology in Context looks at the background to the study of Psychology, and links brain and system processes to everyday behaviour. This can be tricky for some students to understand, so Study Dog’s A Level Psychology resources are here to help.
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About our Psychology in Context course
Study Dog is an interactive learning platform made for AQA A Level Psychology students. We know that revising in the 21st century is more difficult than ever, so we’ve built an engaging revision environment that encourages you to keep learning.
You can track your progress by ticking off lessons, so you know exactly what you’ve covered and need to go back over. Each lesson includes engaging course notes, audio notes and flashcards to ensure you have an understanding of what you have learned.
You’ll also earn points by completing lessons in the Psychology in Context course, which will keep you coming back for more. School members can even compete in a leaderboard to see who can complete the most lessons.
Course Outline
- Origins of Psychology
- Behaviourist approach
- Social learning theory
- Cognitive approach
- Biological approach
- Psychodynamic approach
- Humanistic approach
- Nervous & Endocrine Systems
- Neurons and synaptic transmission
- Localisation of function and hemispheric
- lateralisation
- Brain plasticity and functional recovery after trauma
- Studying the brain
Our Psychology in Context course explores key approaches in psychology and biopsychology, from behaviourist to cognitive and biological, linking brain and nervous system processes to everyday behaviour. You’ll find evaluations of the main theories to help build into essays.
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