Psychology study guides

A complete OCR A-Level Psychology guide to the biological area of Component 2: the four core studies (Sperry, Casey, Blakemore and Cooper, Maguire), the regions-of-the-brain and brain-plasticity themes, how brain structure underpins behaviour, and how the area is examined on the core studies paper.

A complete OCR A-Level Psychology guide to the cognitive area of Component 2: the four core studies (Loftus and Palmer, Grant, Moray, Simons and Chabris), the memory and attention themes, the view of the mind as an information processor, and how the area is examined on the core studies paper.

A complete OCR A-Level Psychology guide to Component 1 research methods: the four methods, variables and design, sampling and ethics, descriptive statistics and the inferential tests, report writing and the features of science, and how the topics are examined on the Research methods paper.

A complete OCR A-Level Psychology guide to Component 3 applied psychology: the compulsory issues in mental health, the medical model and alternatives, and the optional applications (child, criminal, environmental, sport and exercise psychology), with key research, application, and how the paper is examined.

A complete OCR A-Level Psychology guide to the developmental area of Component 2: the four core studies (Bandura, Chaney, Kohlberg, Lee), the external-influences and moral-development themes, how experience shapes children, and how the area is examined on the core studies paper.

A complete OCR A-Level Psychology guide to the individual differences area of Component 2: the four core studies (Freud, Baron-Cohen, Gould, Hancock), the understanding-disorders and measuring-differences themes, how psychology studies what makes people different, and how the area is examined on the core studies paper.

A complete OCR A-Level Psychology guide to the social area of Component 2: the four core studies (Milgram, Bocchiaro, Piliavin, Levine), the responses-to-authority and responses-to-people-in-need themes, the situational explanation of behaviour, and how the area is examined on the core studies paper.