Nadia's Psychology Vault
How to use the vault ♡
1. Open a topic → read the chapter carefully
2. Learn the named studies
3. Practise evaluation
4. Use spaced-repetition flashcards
5. Do a quiz
6. Look at the model answers
7. Mark it mastered when you’re ready
Your progress
AQA first
This vault follows the updated 2025 specification. Always double-check with the official document.
Official specification ↗Topic Library
Flashcard Room ♡
Spaced repetition (SM-2 style)
Quiz Room
Research Methods Lab
Key checklist
Aim · Hypothesis · IV · DV · Operationalisation · Extraneous variables · Sampling · Design · Procedure · Ethics · Reliability · Validity
Types of experiment
- Laboratory – high control, artificial
- Field – natural setting, less control
- Natural – researcher does not manipulate IV
- Quasi – IV is a naturally occurring difference
Statistics
Descriptive: mean, median, mode, range, SD, percentages.
Inferential: Sign test, Chi-square, Spearman’s rho, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, t-tests, Pearson’s r.
Reliability vs Validity
Ethics (BPS)
- Informed consent · Deception · Right to withdraw · Protection from harm · Privacy/confidentiality · Debriefing
Exam Lab
Assessment Objectives
AO1 Knowledge · AO2 Application · AO3 Evaluation
16-mark essays are usually balanced AO1 + AO3. Always link evaluation back to the question.
Useful links
AQA · Tutor2u · PsychBoost
Study Desk
Paper 3 Options
Choose one from each group.