Psychology (9990)

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Free Psychology (9990) study notes for Cambridge International AS Level students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.

Biological approach

Cognitive approach

Learning approach

  • Bandura et al. (aggression)

  • Fagen et al. (elephant learning)

  • Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia)

Social approach

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

Research methods

  • Experiments (laboratory and field)

  • Self-reports: questionnaires and interviews

  • Case studies

  • Observations

  • Correlations

  • Longitudinal studies

  • Planning a study (Paper 2)

Health Psychology

Methodological concepts

  • Aims and hypotheses

  • Variables and operationalisation

  • Control of variables and standardisation

  • Types of data

  • Sampling of participants

  • Ethical guidelines (human and animal)

  • Validity and reliability

  • Data analysis, tables and graphs

AS Level issues and debates

  • Application of psychology to everyday life

  • Individual and situational explanations

  • Nature versus nurture

  • Use of children in psychological research

  • Use of animals in psychological research

Organisational Psychology

  • Motivation to work

  • Leadership and management

  • Group behaviour in organisations

  • Organisational work conditions

  • Satisfaction at work

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