An interesting article on the DailyGalaxy website provides an insight into the effects of space travel on the human brain.

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A recent study has found that marijuana use can lead to long-lasting brain damage and increase the risk of developing schizophrenia.

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An interesting series on the Channel 4 site titled ‘The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-Year-Olds’ explores the difference between boys’ and girls’ behaviour. There are currently 17 clips available which...

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On Wednesday 1st March, Joseph Sparks will present two sessions from the ‘Success in AQA A-Level Psychology’ CPD event at Harris City Academy, Crystal Palace. You don’t need to be a teacher at...

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While Blatchington Mill School, in Hove, East Sussex, might not be the first school to make this move, staff, students and parents are being consulted about plans to shift the school day by an...

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6th February 2017

Video: Understanding OCD

TeamMentalHealth.org have published a cartoon video depicting the life of someone with OCD. This video provides an interesting starting point for the AQA Psychopathology Topic, in particular, the...

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Below you will find a question and response from AQA in relation to: 16 Mark Questions for Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenia.

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In this short video, Loftus outlines the famous Loftus & Palmer (1974) study, with footage from the original research.

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There are many great videos on YouTube for the Stanford Prison Experiment. However, one of my favourites is this 30 minute documentary with footage from the original and commentary by Zimbardo...

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In this video, Professor Maguire draws on evidence from virtual reality, brain imaging and studies of amnesia to show that the consequences of hippocampal damage are even more far-reaching than...

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John Mark was one of the guards in the Stanford Prison Experiment, in fact, he was the guard who became one of the most widely pictured participants from the famous Prison Experiment.

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Writing effective evaluation is an important skill in A-Level Psychology. In fact, evaluation is so important that it’s worth 36-38% of the entire A-Level. While there are many evaluation...

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A Psychology Degree can open many doors, including a new position at the University of Cambridge – Lego Professor of Play. Not only will the job enjoy all of the typical perks of a Cambridge...

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A recent study, reported on the PsychologyToday website, confirms the commonly held belief that a healthy body equals a healthy mind. The study from Boston University School of Medicine found that...

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A recent article on the PsychologyToday website outlines 15 ways to form close bonds with other people, including:

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At some point in our lives, we may have come across a situation where we were told “you can’t do this,” or “you won’t pass with behaviour like that”. However, comments like this either ‘make...

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While providing real electric shocks in the classroom might NOT be an option, this doesn’t mean that you can’t replicate the Milgram experiment in other ways. This role play of Milgram (who is...

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There’s nothing like graffiti and vandalism in the classroom…all in the name of learning of course. Just one of the excellent ideas posted in our Facebook Community this week has been aptly named...

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A new fun and creative teaching strategy is taking our Facebook Community by storm! Teaching Attachment with eggs…that’s right, you did read that correctly. Pictures highlighting this novel way to...

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Last year I read about using visualisers in the classroom to model essay writing. Having spent some time thinking about how I could use visualisers to support A-Level students in Psychology, I...

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