In this MRCPsych revision episode we explore how memory works in psychology and neuroscience.

Topics include encoding, storage and retrieval, different memory models and the role of chunking in improving memory performance. These models help explain how information is processed and stored in the brain.

These concepts frequently appear in MRCPsych Part A examination questions involving memory systems, cognitive psychology and memory disorders in psychiatry.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.4 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A syllabus.

In this MRCPsych revision episode we explore the psychology of attention and how information is processed by the brain.

Topics include selective attention, Broadbent’s filter theory, Treisman’s attenuation model and later theories of attentional processing.

It also explains how abnormalities of attention and information processing contribute to psychiatric conditions, particularly schizophrenia.

These concepts frequently appear in MRCPsych Part A examination questions involving cognitive psychology and psychopathology.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.3 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A, syllabus.

In this MRCPsych revision episode we explore how the brain interprets visual information and constructs perception.

Topics include perceptual organisation and errors, such as optical illusions and pareidolia. It also introduces the constructivist theory of perception proposed by Richard Gregory. 

These concepts are commonly tested in MRCPsych Part A questions on perception and cognitive psychology relevant to psychiatry. 

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.2 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A syllabus.

In this MRCPsych Part A revision episode we explore perception in psychiatry as an active process. 

Topics include sound localisation, auditory grouping, bottom-up processing and top-down processing. These mechanisms help the brain separate and interpret sounds in complex environments.

Understanding auditory perception is important for psychiatry trainees preparing for the MRCPsych exams, particularly when considering theories of auditory hallucinations in psychiatric disorders. 

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.2 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A, syllabus.

In this MRCPsych revision episode we explore Gestalt psychology and the principles that explain how the brain organises sensory information.

Topics include figure–ground perception, similarity, proximity, symmetry, continuity and closure. These cognitive psychology principles describe how humans naturally group sensory stimuli into meaningful patterns.

These concepts frequently appear in MRCPsych Part A examination questions involving perception, cognitive psychology and perceptual disturbances in psychiatry.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.2 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A, syllabus.

In this MRCPsych revision episode we explore punishment and observational learning within behavioural psychology.

Topics include positive punishment, negative punishment, modelling and social learning theory described by Albert Bandura. These principles help explain how behaviours can be learned through observation and imitation.

These concepts frequently appear in MRCPsych Part A questions involving behavioural psychology and learning theory.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.1 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A, syllabus.

In this MRCPsych revision episode we explore key behavioural learning techniques used in psychology and behavioural therapy.

Topics include habituation, shaping, chaining and cueing. These principles explain how complex behaviours are learned, strengthened and modified through reinforcement and repetition.

These principles form an important bridge between learning theory and behavioural therapy interventions frequently examined in MRCPsych Part A questions.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.1 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPsych Part A, syllabus.

In this MRCPysch revision episode we explore avoidance learning and escape conditioning within behavioural psychology and learning theory.

Topics include negative reinforcement, avoidance behaviour and the development of conditioned fear responses. These concepts help explain behavioural patterns seen in anxiety disorders and phobias and are commonly tested in MRCPsych behavioural science questions.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.1 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPysch Part A, syllabus.

In this MRCPsych revision episode we explore how reinforcement, generalisation and extinction influence behaviour and learning.

Topics include positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, stimulus generalisation and the extinction of conditioned responses. 

These mechanisms are central to understanding phobias, anxiety disorders, and maintenance of symptoms, and are frequently examined in the MRCPYsch Part A.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.1 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPysch Part A, syllabus.

In this MRCPsych revision podcast episode we explore the foundations of learning theory in psychology, focusing on classical conditioning and operant conditioning.

Topics include Pavlov’s experiments, reinforcement, punishment and reinforcement schedules. These behavioural science principles are commonly tested in MRCPsych Paper A and are important for understanding behavioural therapy and psychological models used in psychiatry.

This episode maps directly to paragraph 1.1.1 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists membership examination, MRCPysch Part A, syllabus.