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Free CIE IGCSE Psychology revision.
1 Memory and forgetting
1.1 Key concepts
1.2 Craik and Lockhart's levels of processing (LoP) model of memory
1.3 Atkinson and Shiffrin's multistore model (MSM) of memory
1.4 Motivated forgetting
1.5 Role of the brain in memory and forgetting
2 Sleep and dreams
2.1 Key concepts
2.2 Restoration theory of sleep
2.3 Hobson & McCarley's activation-synthesis theory of dreaming
2.4 Psychodynamic theory of dreaming
3 Prosocial behaviour
3.1 Key concepts
3.2 Biological explanation of prosocial behaviour
3.3 Social identity theory of prosocial behaviour
3.4 Bandura's social learning theory of prosocial behaviour
4 Visual perception
4.1 Key concepts
4.2 Gibson's direct theory of perception
4.3 Gregory's constructivist theory of perception
4.4 Visual illusions and culture
5 Motivation and needs
5.1 Key concepts
5.2 Hull's drive reduction theory of motivation
5.3 Positive reinforcement in education
5.4 Psychodynamic motivation and marketing
5.5 Motivation to exercise
6 Language development
6.1 Key concepts
6.2 Biological explanation of language acquisition
6.3 Learning theory of language development
6.4 Piaget's cognitive theory of language development
7 Research methods
7.1 Experimental method
7.2 Non-experimental method: observations
7.3 Non-experimental method: questionnaires and interviews
7.4 Non-experimental method: case studies
7.5 Sampling
7.6 Validity and reliability
7.7 Ethical guidelines
7.8 Role of the researcher, materials and procedure
7.9 Dealing with data
1 Memory and forgetting
1.1 Key concepts
1.2 Craik and Lockhart's levels of processing (LoP) model of memory
1.3 Atkinson and Shiffrin's multistore model (MSM) of memory
1.4 Motivated forgetting
1.5 Role of the brain in memory and forgetting
2 Sleep and dreams
2.1 Key concepts
2.2 Restoration theory of sleep
2.3 Hobson & McCarley's activation-synthesis theory of dreaming
2.4 Psychodynamic theory of dreaming
3 Prosocial behaviour
3.1 Key concepts
3.2 Biological explanation of prosocial behaviour
3.3 Social identity theory of prosocial behaviour
3.4 Bandura's social learning theory of prosocial behaviour
4 Visual perception
4.1 Key concepts
4.2 Gibson's direct theory of perception
4.3 Gregory's constructivist theory of perception
4.4 Visual illusions and culture
5 Motivation and needs
5.1 Key concepts
5.2 Hull's drive reduction theory of motivation
5.3 Positive reinforcement in education
5.4 Psychodynamic motivation and marketing
5.5 Motivation to exercise
6 Language development
6.1 Key concepts
6.2 Biological explanation of language acquisition
6.3 Learning theory of language development
6.4 Piaget's cognitive theory of language development
7 Research methods
7.1 Experimental method
7.2 Non-experimental method: observations
7.3 Non-experimental method: questionnaires and interviews
7.4 Non-experimental method: case studies
7.5 Sampling
7.6 Validity and reliability
7.7 Ethical guidelines
7.8 Role of the researcher, materials and procedure
7.9 Dealing with data