And here is another Psychology Sorted review sheet. This Abnormal Psychology review sheet on major depressive disorder will help you to match the studies and arguments to the questions, in time for your May 2024 revision. I’ve started completing it just to give you the idea, and of course it can easily be adapted to fit other disorders. More to follow soon!
A great price on ‘Who the hell is Sandra Bem?’
For anyone studying gender, gender schema theory, second-wave feminism, or just anyone who remembers the 1970s, this is a ‘must read.’ Sandra’s family generously shared photos of her and now the book is available as a Kindle edition for only £6.99. She was the most amazing woman!
Conformity – how susceptible are you?
Have you ever said you like something just because your friends like it? If so, then you have been subject to conformity. Conformity is a type of social influence that happens when we change our attitudes, beliefs or behaviour, so we ‘fit in’ with a group or people whom we like or admire. When we do this, we are behaving … Read More
Evaluation of the IA investigation
When writing the Evaluation section of your IA, organisation is the key.
IA Experiment -time to write an awesome analysis!
So, you prepared all your forms and materials, gained permission, set up the classroom[s] and conducted your experiment and you have anonymised raw data for the two conditions. This has to be analysed, firstly with descriptive statistics, according to the type of data. Nominal: organised by category – yes/no, A/B or positive/negative. Example: the framing effect asks participants to choose … Read More
IA experiment – now for the Exploration.
The Exploration section of your IA experiment is the simplest, providing you know the difference between ‘describe’ and ‘explain’! Read on for help with your IA.
What is gaslighting? And how do you know if it’s happening to you?
This is an interesting topic for an Introduction to Psychology course. It has links to personal relationships and also to abnormal behaviour, and is also relevant to 16-18 year olds as they explore friendships and relationships. What is it? ‘Gaslighting’ describes psychological manipulation where one person in a relationship creates a false narrative that makes the other question their judgements … Read More