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Psychology (9990)
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Free Psychology (9990) study notes for Cambridge International A Level students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Biological approach
Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams)
Hassett et al. (monkey toy preferences)
Hölzel et al. (mindfulness and brain scans)
Cognitive approach
Andrade (doodling)
Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test)
Pozzulo et al. (line-ups)
Learning approach
Bandura et al. (aggression)
Fagen et al. (elephant learning)
Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia)
Social approach
Milgram (obedience)
Perry et al. (personal space)
Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans)
Clinical Psychology
Schizophrenia
Mood (affective) disorders: depressive disorder (unipolar) and bipolar disorder
Impulse control disorders
Anxiety disorders and fear-related disorders
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Consumer Psychology
The physical environment
The psychological environment
Consumer decision-making
The product
Advertising
Health Psychology
The patient–practitioner relationship
Adherence to medical advice
Pain
Stress
Health promotion
Organisational Psychology
Motivation to work
Leadership and management
Group behaviour in organisations
Organisational work conditions
Satisfaction at work
Research methods and issues and debates
Research methods (AS Level)
Methodological concepts (AS Level)
Ethical guidelines (human and animal)
Validity, reliability and data analysis
A Level research methods: RCTs, postal questionnaires, rating scales, psychometrics
Planning a study (Paper 4)
AS Level issues and debates
A Level issues and debates
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