A2 Psychology revision
Overview Week 1Aspects of personality Arousal Week 2Controlling anxiety Attitudes Week 3Aggression Confidence Week 4Attribution theory Group success Week 5Leadership
Aspects of personality What do I knowWhat do I need to knowAnything new that I’ve learnt
Personality Nature vs Nurture
Definitions / Theories Hollander (1967) Trait theories Eysenck’s personality dimensions (EPI) Cattell’s Theory – 16 personality factors Interactionist theories
How do you measure personality? EPI Cattell’s 16PE Athletic Motivation Inventory SCAT CSAI-2 Observation Interviews
Theory of Achievement Motivation nAch and nAF
POMS Iceberg profile
Exam questions on motivation
Review the syllabus Devise two personality questions (3 and 4 marks) Devise one personality essay question (14 marks)
Aspects of personality Anything new that I’ve learnt
Arousal What do I knowWhat do I need to knowAnything new that I’ve learnt
Definition Related to cognitive and somatic
Theories Drive Inverted U Theory Catastrophe Theory
Attentional narrowing Cue utilisation Attentional narrowing Attentional wastage
Peak flow experience Ben Ainslie article page 137 Zone of optimal functioning
Arousal What do I knowWhat do I need to knowAnything new that I’ve learnt
Exam questions 30 minutes, ready steady go. Next week: Controlling anxiety Attitudes