AQA A-Level Psychology

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AQA A-Level Psychology episodes

March 21, 2022 Research Methods - Self-report techniques and design
Self-report techniques: questionnaires; interviews, structured and unstructured.
Questionnaire construction, including use of open and closed questions; design of interviews.
Pilot studies and the aims of piloting.
6 min
March 21, 2022 Research Methods - Observation
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.
6 min
March 21, 2022 Research Methods - Correlations
Correlations. Analysis of the relationship between co-variables. The difference between correlations and experiments. Positive, Negative and zero correlations.
2 min
March 21, 2022 Research Methods - Ethical issues and ways of dealing with them
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.
3 min
March 21, 2022 Research Methods- Sampling
Sampling: the difference between population and sample: sampling techniques including: random, systematic, stratified, opportunity and volunteer; implications of sampling techniques, including bias and generalisation.
4 min
March 21, 2022 Research Methods - Types of experiment
Types of experiment, laboratory and field experiments; natural and quasi-experiments.
6 min
March 21, 2022 Research Methods - Experimental Method
The experimental method
6 min
March 18, 2022 Biopsychology - Endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers
The effects of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle
6 min
March 18, 2022 Biopsychology - Biological rhythms: infradian and ultradian rhythms
Biopsychology - Biological rhythms: infradian and ultradian rhythms
5 min
March 18, 2022 Biopsychology - Biological rhythms: circadian rhythms
Biological rhythms: circadian rhythms
5 min