ABSTRACT

Written by two experienced psychology teachers and examiners, this textbook provides thorough coverage of both the AQA and OCR GCSE Psychology specifications. The user-friendly layout clearly identifies which sections are pertinent to each specification.

The book is produced in attractive full colour with plenty of photographs, pictures and cartoons, and provides a variety of student-friendly features, including:

  • A list of the AQA and/or OCR specification requirements for each topic
  • An everyday-life case study to introduce each chapter
  • Numerous classroom activities
  • Key terms highlighted and defined throughout the text
  • Aims and Learning Outcomes, which highlight the general themes and processes (including why psychology matters, how psychology works, everyday life, ethical issues, diversity, critical thinking and methodology)
  • Research studies with evaluations
  • Clear and concise chapter summaries
  • Exam hints and tips
  • Exam-style questions.

This new edition is accompanied by a set of online multimedia resources, including powerpoint lecture courses and multiple-choice questions tests, available free-of-charge to schools who adopt this book as their text.

chapter 1|12 pages

Preparing for the GCSE Exam

part 1|66 pages

Social psychology (1)

chapter 2|38 pages

Social influence

chapter 3|26 pages

Stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination

part 2|50 pages

Social psychology (2)

chapter 4|18 pages

Aggression

chapter 5|30 pages

Non-verbal communication

part 3|32 pages

Biological psychology

chapter 6|18 pages

Sex and gender

chapter 7|12 pages

Criminal behaviour

part 4|52 pages

Developmental psychology

chapter 8|26 pages

Attachment

chapter 9|24 pages

Cognitive development

part 5|42 pages

Cognitive psychology

chapter 10|22 pages

Memory

chapter 11|18 pages

Perception

part 6|48 pages

Individual differences

chapter 12|18 pages

Learning and atypical behaviour

chapter 13|18 pages

Development of personality

chapter 14|10 pages

The self

part 7|39 pages

Research in psychology

chapter 15|37 pages

Research methods