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This fully editable lesson on Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development introduces students to key concepts of cognitive growth, focusing on schemas, assimilation, accommodation, and stages of development. Aligned with the AQA GCSE Psychology Specification, this resource explores how children’s thinking evolves through interaction with their environment and developmental stages. The lesson integrates engaging activities, critical thinking tasks, and exam practice to consolidate understanding. Comprehensive Lesson Slides: The slides provide detailed explanations of Piaget’s key theories, including the processes of assimilation and accommodation, and the concept of schemas. Key topics include the differences between child and adult cognition, a brief introduction to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, and the influence of these stages on children’s learning processes. The slides also critically evaluate Piaget’s work, discussing its impact on education and cultural limitations. Interactive Activities: Students are engaged through Do Now tasks and thought-provoking questions, such as exploring how cultural differences might influence cognitive development. Activities include summarising Piaget’s stages, discussing real-life applications like activity-based learning in classrooms, and matching key terms with their definitions to reinforce comprehension. Exam Practice and Assessment: Students are provided with an exam-style question to assess their understanding of Piaget’s theory. Tasks include structured evaluation questions to identify strengths and weaknesses, such as the role of research evidence and criticisms of cultural bias. Worksheets guide students in explaining concepts like assimilation and accommodation and developing critical responses using the AO1 and AO3 criteria.

This fully editable lesson on Expectation as a Factor Affecting Perception introduces students to the impact of prior knowledge, context, and expectation on interpreting ambiguous stimuli. Aligned with the AQA GCSE Psychology Specification, this resource explores perceptual set through the lens of Bruner and Minturn’s (1955) study. The lesson evaluates how context influences perception and examines key strengths and limitations of the study, including methodological control and artificiality. Comprehensive Lesson Slides: The slides detail how expectation shapes perceptual processes, focusing on Bruner and Minturn’s (1955) study. The study is outlined with its aim, procedure, findings, and conclusions, including its use of ambiguous figures (e.g., the B/13 stimulus). Students are guided to evaluate the study using structured frameworks, such as identifying generalisability and reliability issues, while discussing context-driven perception. Interactive Activities: Engaging tasks include Think-Pair-Share discussions, where students analyse real-life implications of perceptual set. Activities such as summarising Bruner and Minturn’s study and applying concepts to everyday scenarios help consolidate understanding. Worksheets provide scaffolding for answering 9-mark exam-style questions, breaking down AO1 (knowledge) and AO3 (evaluation) elements for structured responses. Evaluation and Assessment: Students explore the controlled conditions and replicability of the study, alongside limitations like low ecological validity and artificial tasks. Structured worksheets prompt evaluation of real-world applicability and participant variables affecting the study. Debates on the use of ambiguous figures in research encourage critical thinking about ethical and methodological considerations.

This lesson was created using the AQA GCSE Specification (published December 2016) although content and activities may be useful for other specifications. Key content covered in this Lesson: Lesson objectives/outcomes Context Godden and Baddeley’s Study (1975): Aim, Method, Results, Conclusions Activity: Concepts - Hamza’s Exam Evaluation points Exam Practice with Mark Scheme: Extended Response Question Model answer Plenary: Consolidation Question To request lessons, provide feedback or if you have had any issues opening any resources of my resources, please feel free to contact jb_resources@outlook.com.

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This resource is designed for teaching The Cognitive Interview as a Technique for Improving the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony (EWT) under the updated AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). The 2025 spec retains the Cognitive Interview as a core topic, requiring students to understand all four techniques, evaluate their effectiveness using research evidence, and consider real-world application challenges. If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop. What’s Included: Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Clear, student-friendly coverage of all four Cognitive Interview techniques: Report Everything, Reinstate the Context, Reverse the Order, and Change Perspective. Includes explanations of the Enhanced Cognitive Interview (ECI), Think-Pair-Share discussion prompts, and embedded memory reconstruction activities. Concepts: Write Your Own Task – Applied activity where students write realistic police prompts for each CI technique, promoting retrieval, application, and literacy development. Ideal for classroom discussion or individual extension. Evaluation Worksheet – Supports AO3 skill development through a structured sort-and-justify task, encouraging students to evaluate the CI and ECI using real research (Milne & Bull, Kohnken et al., Kebbel & Wagstaff) and methodological issues like standardisation and accuracy trade-offs. “Evaluate It” Task – Interactive plenary-style activity where students categorise strengths and limitations of the CI and identify which factor would be most persuasive to real-world policing. Perfect for consolidating AO3. Exam Practice Questions – Includes a 4-mark short answer question and a 10-mark extended writing question. Model answers are provided to support student self-assessment and strengthen exam technique. How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes: Fully aligned with the updated 2025 AQA A-Level Psychology specification for the Memory topic Covers all four CI techniques and the Enhanced Cognitive Interview in depth Includes required research studies and methodological considerations for evaluation Features explicit AO1, AO2, and AO3 integration to build specification fluency and exam skills Provides varied and engaging tasks for classroom teaching or independent student learning

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This resource is designed for teaching the Memory topic under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated in line with AQA’s 2025 spec changes, which retain Retrieval Failure as a key explanation for forgetting in long-term memory (LTM), including context-dependent and state-dependent cues and key supporting research. If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop. What’s Included: Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers retrieval failure with clear explanations of context-dependent and state-dependent forgetting. Includes engaging visuals, real-world examples, and key research studies (Godden & Baddeley, 1975; Carter & Cassaday, 1998; Aggleton & Waskett, 1999). Features structured Think-Pair-Share activities and “Two Truths and a Lie” retrieval checks to boost student understanding and engagement. Evaluation Worksheet – Supports AO3 skills development through structured prompts and extension questions. Students analyse the strengths and limitations of retrieval failure using studies, ecological validity, and the testability of the Encoding Specificity Principle. “Evaluate It” Task – Students categorise six statements into Strength, Limitation, or Both, followed by a challenge question: “If retrieval failure explains forgetting, why don’t we always remember things when we return to the same place we learned them?” “That Stinks!” Activity Sheet – Applies retrieval failure to real-life memory cues (e.g., smells) through the Aggleton & Waskett (1999) study. Includes discussion questions and application to memory in dementia. Exam Practice - Includes two AQA-style questions (4-mark AO2 application + 4-mark AO3 evaluation) with model answers. Perfect for classwork, retrieval tasks, or homework. How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes: Fully aligned with AQA’s 2025 A-Level Psychology spec for the Memory topic Includes both context- and state-dependent forgetting, as required Features required research evidence and links to everyday forgetting Strengthens AO1, AO2, and AO3 through active learning, scaffolded evaluation, and applied exam practice Exam-style questions formatted using current AQA assessment objectives and mark scheme standards

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This resource is designed for teaching Anxiety as a Factor Affecting the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony (EWT) under the updated AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). The 2025 spec retains the study of anxiety as a key factor in EWT and explicitly requires students to understand contradictory findings and apply the Yerkes–Dodson Law. If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop. What’s Included: Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers how anxiety influences memory recall, with clear explanations of the weapon focus effect, Yerkes–Dodson Law, and contrasting studies (Johnson & Scott, 1976; Yuille & Cutshall, 1986). Includes “Do Now” activities, “Think, Pair, Share” tasks, and embedded video links to bring the topic to life. Make it a Headline Task – Creative literacy-based activity where students summarise key research studies as punchy newspaper headlines for The Psychology Times. Great for engagement, retrieval, and literacy skills. Evaluation Worksheet – Builds AO3 skills through guided prompts and structured writing practice, helping students explore issues such as ecological validity, ethical concerns, demand characteristics, and reductionism. Evaluate It Task – A collaborative task where students categorise evaluation points as strengths, limitations, or both, then decide which would be most persuasive in a courtroom. Encourages deep thinking and discussion. Exam Practice Questions – Includes a 4-mark evaluation question and an AO2 application scenario (based on a fictional witness). Model answers are provided to support self-assessment and exam technique. How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes: Fully updated in line with AQA’s 2025 A-Level Psychology spec for the Memory topic Covers both positive and negative effects of anxiety on recall, including required research Explicit focus on the Yerkes–Dodson Law to explain contradictory findings Embedded AO1, AO2, and AO3 tasks to build exam skills and specification fluency Includes engaging and differentiated activities for classroom use or independent learning

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This resource is designed for teaching the Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony (EWT) section of the Memory topic under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated in line with the AQA 2025 specification, which retains leading questions and post-event discussion as key explanations affecting the accuracy of EWT. If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop. What’s Included: Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers leading questions and post-event discussion in clear, student-friendly language with embedded visuals, relatable examples, and key research (Loftus & Palmer, 1974; Gabbert et al., 2003). Includes “Think, Pair, Share” prompts and “Two Truths and a Lie” activities to boost engagement and understanding. Evaluation Worksheet – Supports AO3 skill development through scaffolded prompts focusing on ecological validity, individual differences, real-world applications, and methodological criticisms such as demand characteristics. Evaluate It Task – A differentiated and interactive activity where students sort evaluation points as strengths, limitations, or both, then rank them by importance. Great for group discussion and deepening critical thinking. Exam Practice Questions – Includes an AQA-style 3-mark question with a model answer. Ideal for retrieval tasks, classwork, or homework to reinforce AO1 understanding of Loftus & Palmer’s study. How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes: Fully aligned with AQA’s 2025 A-Level Psychology spec for the Memory topic Includes required explanations of both leading questions and post-event discussion Features key supporting research and applied classroom discussion prompts Reinforces AO1, AO2, and AO3 through retrieval activities, structured evaluation, and exam practice AQA-style exam questions follow updated assessment objectives and mark scheme standards

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This resource is designed for teaching the Memory topic under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated in line with AQA’s 2025 spec changes, which place greater emphasis on the distinction between short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM), while retaining a clear focus on core studies relating to coding, capacity, and duration. If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop. This fully editable lesson introduces students to foundational memory concepts through classic research and structured evaluation. It supports retrieval practice, critical thinking, and exam technique using engaging and accessible activities. What’s Included: Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers key concepts and research on: Coding (Baddeley), Capacity (Jacobs and Miller), Duration (Peterson & Peterson; Bahrick) with structured notes, engaging visuals, and model answers. Summary Worksheet – Helps students consolidate AO1 content in a clear, revision-friendly format. Evaluation Worksheet – Develops AO3 skills through guided evaluation of research methodology, validity, and real-world relevance. Evaluate It Task – Interactive activity where students categorise evaluation points as strengths, limitations, or both, followed by an applied EXT challenge where they design a memory app based on key research findings. Exam Practice – Includes AQA-style short answer questions, multiple-choice recall tasks, and model responses aligned with updated mark schemes. How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes: Fully aligned with the updated AQA 2025 requirements for the Memory topic. Emphasises the clarified distinctions between STM and LTM in terms of coding, capacity, and duration. Supports assessment objectives AO1, AO2, and AO3 through integrated tasks and exam-style practice. Includes named studies still listed in the spec (e.g. Baddeley, Peterson & Peterson, Bahrick) to ensure all content is relevant and exam-ready.

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This resource is designed for teaching the Memory topic under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated in line with the AQA’s 2025 spec changes, which clarify the distinction between short-term and long-term memory and retain a clear focus on the Multi-Store Model of Memory (MSM). If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop. This fully editable lesson introduces students to the structure and function of the MSM, including the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory, supported by research from Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968) and key supporting and challenging studies. It promotes critical engagement with theoretical models and supports exam technique through structured evaluation and practice questions. What’s Included: Fully Editable Lesson Slides - Covers the structure, processes, and assumptions of the MSM, including encoding, capacity, and duration in each store. Research evidence from Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968), Glanzer & Cunitz, and case studies such as HM and KF are included to promote analysis. Summary Worksheet - Helps students consolidate AO1 content through structured recall and visual mapping. Evaluation Worksheet - Develops AO3 skills with scaffolded support to evaluate the MSM using research, methodology, and alternative theories. “Evaluate It” Task – Students sort six research-based statements into Strength, Limitation, or Both, encouraging critical thinking and model application. Includes a stretch challenge question: “Is the MSM too simplistic to explain memory accurately?” Exam Practice - Includes AQA-style short answer and extended writing questions with model responses, ideal for retrieval practice and assessment preparation. How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes: Fully aligned with AQA’s updated 2025 requirements for the Memory topic Focuses on the Multi-Store Model including all three stores and key processes (attention, rehearsal, transfer) Integrates named studies such as Atkinson & Shiffrin, Glanzer & Cunitz, and case study evidence (e.g. HM) Builds AO1, AO2, and AO3 skills through engaging activities and exam-focused tasks

Updated for AQA 2025 Spec – Teaching from SEPTEMBER 2025 onwards This resource is designed for teaching The Working Memory Model under the AQA A-Level Psychology (2025 Specification). It has been fully updated to meet the AQA 2025 requirements, which continue to emphasise key components of working memory and application of research evidence to support theoretical understanding. If you’re looking for the 2019 specification version of this topic, please visit my shop. This fully editable lesson introduces students to Baddeley & Hitch’s (1974) Working Memory Model through structured explanations, accessible examples, and engaging evaluation. It supports retrieval practice, critical thinking, and AO3 development through well-sequenced activities and exam-focused tasks. What’s Included: Fully Editable Lesson Slides – Covers the structure and function of the Working Memory Model, including the central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad, and episodic buffer. Features engaging visuals, Think–Pair–Share prompts, video link, and model answers. Diagram Completion Task – Helps students actively consolidate key terms and features by labelling the WMM diagram and summarising functions of each component. Evaluation Worksheet – Builds AO3 skills with research-based strengths and limitations (e.g., Shallice & Warrington, Baddeley et al., Braver et al.) and prompts students to practise writing short evaluation points. “Evaluate It” Task – Students sort six research-based statements into Strength, Limitation, or Both, followed by a stretch challenge question: “Is the WMM a better explanation of short-term memory than the MSM?” Exam Practice Worksheet – Includes AQA-style short answer, application, and evaluation questions with space for student responses and a model answer bank to support peer/self-assessment. How This Resource Reflects the 2025 Specification Changes: Fully aligned with the updated AQA 2025 requirements for the Memory topic. Emphasises the detailed structure of the WMM, including clear distinctions between components and supporting research. Supports assessment objectives AO1, AO2, and AO3 with integrated exam-style practice. Includes all named studies retained in the new spec (e.g., Baddeley, Shallice & Warrington) to ensure teaching is fully exam-relevant.