UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS
This paper is 2 hours long and is worth 90 marks.
It is made up of 5 sections: Edexcel have published this exemplar exam paper:
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Here are two exemplar papers I created as mock exams for my students:
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REVISING THIS UNIT
These 3 50-minute documentaries from the BBC make great end-of-unit revision and introduce many of the topics in Unit 2.
1. Mind Control
Covers conditioning (Pavlov, Skinner), Milgram's studies and the effect of drugs on the brain |
2. Emotions
Covers Watson & Rayner, treating phobias, animal experiments and Bandura |
3. Broken Brains
Covers brain damage, H.M., left and right hemispheres and brain plasticity |