AQA A Level Psychology revision guide – About Oxford Revise
This revision guide will help you make sure you revise all the topics you need to know to do well in the AQA A Level Psychology exams.
AO1 and AO3 points are identified and linked, with clear analysis of psychological studies. A research methods section helps to build and reinforce your knowledge.
Plenty of practice exam-style questions with useful tips on how to approach them will help you make sure you’re exam-ready.
Revise effectively with Oxford Revise
This guide covers every topic in the AQA A Level Psychology course in depth, using clear, easy-to-understand language. Key terms boxes highlight the important words and language that you need to understand and help you to use them confidently. Revision tips give you quick ways to understand the core concepts and practice remembering them.
Exam practice for AQA A Level Psychology
Each chapter has lots of exam-style questions for you to practice. These are designed to build your confidence, consolidate your knowledge and stretch your understanding. Exam tips show you how to interpret questions, what you need to do in your answers, and give you advice on how to get as many marks as possible.
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Contents list
1. Social influence
2. Memory
3. Attachment
4. Psychopathology
5. Approaches
6. Biopsychology
7. Research methods
8. Issues, debates, and approaches
9. Relationships
10. Gender
11. Cognition and development
12. Schizophrenia
13. Eating behaviour
14. Stress
15. Aggression
16. Forensic psychology
17. Addiction
Answers
The Oxford Revise approach
Oxford Revise uses a clear three-step method to get you ready for your exams.
1. Knowledge – Learn the facts through an easy-to-follow ‘Knowledge Organiser’ in each chapter.
2. Retrieval – Check you’ve retained the exam knowledge, through quick-fire recall questions and answers.
3. Practice – Put your knowledge into practice by completing plenty of exam-style questions.
In addition, there are lots of hints and tips from revision and subject experts on how to plan your revision and helpful advice on techniques to build exam confidence.
Our expert authors
Adelaide McLaughlin
Adelaide has been a teacher since 2005 and holds degrees in education and applied psychology. She has a keen interest in media and creates video content for various social media platforms to help students learn and revise.
Since 2014 she has worked in a sixth form college where she teaches A Level Psychology. She is also a personal tutor, leads a student enrichment club, and founded the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (a social club for LGBT+ students).
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