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Flashcards for AQA GCSE Psychology (8182), split into Paper 1 and Paper 2 and then by topic in the specification's order. Each named study has its own cards for the researcher, aim, method, findings, conclusion and an evaluation point.

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What is inside (17 subdecks)

  • Paper 1 Cognition and behaviour350 cards
    • 3.1.1 Memory72 cards
    • 3.1.2 Perception79 cards
    • 3.1.3 Development59 cards
    • 3.1.4 Research methods97 cards
      • Correlation and research procedures19 cards
      • Designing research35 cards
      • Ethical considerations12 cards
      • Hypotheses and variables10 cards
      • Reliability and validity5 cards
      • Sampling methods16 cards
    • 3.1.4.1 Data handling43 cards
  • Paper 2 Social context and behaviour257 cards
    • 3.2.1 Social influence69 cards
    • 3.2.2 Language, thought and communication59 cards
    • 3.2.3 Brain and neuropsychology77 cards
    • 3.2.4 Psychological problems52 cards

Some of its cards

  • A measure of the association between two variables, showing whether they tend to change together
    Correlation
  • What does Piaget's account of the relationship between language and thought claim?
    That thought comes first and language depends on it: a child needs a concept before they can learn the word for it
  • The whole group of people a researcher is interested in and wants to draw conclusions about
    Target population
  • What is an experimental method?
    A research method in which the researcher deliberately changes an independent variable to see its effect on a dependent variable, while trying to control other variables
  • Changing your behaviour or opinions to match those of a majority group
    Conformity
  • Central nervous system
    The brain and spinal cord, which process information and coordinate the body's responses
  • Brain stem
    An early-developing brain structure that controls basic survival functions such as breathing and heart rate
  • How consistent a measure or a finding is, for example whether the same result would be found if the study were repeated
    Reliability
  • What does good mental health mean, in general terms?
    A state of wellbeing in which a person can cope with everyday life and function well in society
  • Changing information into a form that can be stored in memory
    Encoding

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