ALDENHAM PSYCHOLOGY
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  • Paper 1: Research Methods
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      • Research Methodology of the Core Studies
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      • Distribution Curves
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      • Behaviourist Perspective
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    • Environmental Psychology
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Aldenham Attributes: Courage

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Courage
Having the strength to be able to face challenges which might seem to be beyond you, and the willingness to tackle them.

Brain Dissection
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Dissecting a brain takes significant courage, especially when the brain is
  • from a sheep
  • has been preserved in Phenoxetol
  • and still has its dura mater attached
Not only do our students dissect brains in lessons, they also showcase their skill during Open Days and in the Biology club.

Reading the EEG
EEG is an acronym for electroencephalogram. It is a graphical representation of electrical activity from the brain.

The EEG reads scalp electrical activity generated by the cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain. These minute amounts of electricity are recorded by placing small electrodes on the scalp using a mesh of recording electrodes.

Reading the EEG graphical display takes significant amounts of courage and training and requires our students to learn about:
  • different neurotransmitters
  • different brain wave patterns
  • hemispheric lateralisation (each hemisphere of the brain is responsible for different functions)
  • localisation of function (different areas of the brain have different functions).
Aldenham has 2 x 16 channel EEGs. It takes significant courage for our students to have this 'brain scan' on themselves, if they chose, let alone to read the displays and readings of others.
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Developing Psychological Literacy
According to McGovern, psychological literacy is being insightful and reflective about one’s own and others’ behaviour and mental processes’ and having the ability to apply ‘psychological principles to personal, social, and organisational issues in work, relationships and the broader community’. 

Psychological literacy is developed through the use of self-report measures in class, allowing students to gain insight on their own behaviour and processes. Rather than being responsive to the 'psychological vanity' shown by some students ('Analyse me, Miss'), this allows students to be curious about their own Psychology. Additionally, it does require significant self-management to understand the judgements these self-reports offer.

Some of these self-report measures can be found on the Curiosity page.  
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  • Everything else
    • Year 11 into A Level >
      • Week 1 Mental Health
      • Week 2 Memory
      • Week 3 Attachment
      • Week 4 Social Attitudes and Influence
    • Year 13 Pre-U Programme
    • Independent Learning
    • Revision
    • Exams >
      • Mock Exams
      • Past papers
    • Assessment Objectives
    • For Teachers
    • For Parents
    • Classrooms
    • UCAS >
      • Results Day
      • Criminology
    • Trips
    • Aldenham Attributes >
      • Aspiration
      • Co-operation
      • Courage
      • Curiosity
      • Independence
      • Respect
  • Paper 1: Research Methods
    • Paper 1: What the paper is like >
      • Research Methodology of the Core Studies
    • The 4 main research methods
    • Populations and Samples
    • Ethical Considerations
    • Self-reports
    • Observations
    • Correlations
    • Experiments
    • Reliability and Validity
    • Descriptive Statistics >
      • Distribution Curves
    • Inferential Statistics
    • Reporting, Referencing and Design your Own >
      • Sections of a Psychology Report
      • Harvard Referencing
      • Peer Review
  • Paper 2: Core Studies
    • Paper 2: What the paper is like
    • Areas and Perspectives >
      • Social Area >
        • Milgram
        • Bocchiaro
        • Piliavin
        • Levine
      • Cognitive Area >
        • Loftus
        • Grant
        • Moray
        • Simons & Chabris
      • Developmental Area >
        • Bandura
        • Chaney
        • Kohlberg
        • Lee
      • Biological Area >
        • Sperry
        • Casey
        • Blakemore and Cooper
        • Maguire
      • Individual Differences Area >
        • Freud
        • Baron Cohen
        • Gould
        • Hancock
      • Behaviourist Perspective
      • Psychodynamic Perspective
    • Debates >
      • Nature v Nurture
      • Free Will v Determinism
      • Reductionism v Holism
      • Individual v Situational
      • Usefulness
      • Ethical Considerations
      • Socially Sensitive Research
      • Psych as a Science
      • Methodological Issues
      • Ethnocentrism
  • Paper 3: Applied Psychology
    • Issues of Mental Health >
      • Historical Context of Mental Health
      • The Medical Model
      • Alternatives to the Medical Model
    • Paper 3: Options
    • Child Psychology >
      • Intelligence
      • Pre-adult brain development
      • Perception
      • Cognitive Development
      • Attachment
      • Impact of Advertising
    • Criminal Psychology >
      • What makes a criminal?
      • Forensic Evidence
      • Collection of Evidence
      • Psychology & the Courtroom
      • Crime Prevention
      • Effect of Imprisonment
    • Environmental Psychology
    • Sport and Exercise Psychology