Edexcel GCSE (9–1)
Psychology
Christine Brain Anna Cave Karren Smith
06/04/2017
, Edexcel GCSE (9–1)
Psychology
Christine Brain Anna Cave Karren Smith
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, Published by Pearson Education Limited, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL.
www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk
Copies of official specifications for all Edexcel qualifications may be found on the website: www.edexcel.com
Text © Pearson Education.
Typeset by Tech-Art Ltd
Illustrations by Tech-Art Ltd
Original illustrations © Pearson Education
Designed by Colin Tilley Loughrey
Cover photo: Shutterstock.com / MadamSaffa
First published 2017
19 18 17 16
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The rights of Christine Brain, Anna Cave and Karren Smith to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by
them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 978 1 29218 277 3 (Print)
ISBN 978 1 29218 367 1 (PDF)
Copyright notice
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including
photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some
other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner, except in accordance with the
provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright
Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS (www.cla.co.uk). Applications for the copyright
owner’s written permission should be addressed to the publisher.
Printed and bound in Italy by Neografia
Acknowledgements
For acknowledgements please see page 284.
A note from the publisher
In order to ensure that this resource offers high-quality support for the associated Pearson qualification, it has been
through a review process by the awarding body. This process confirms that this resource fully covers the teaching and
learning content of the specification or part of a specification at which it is aimed. It also confirms that it demonstrates
an appropriate balance between the development of subject skills, knowledge and understanding, in addition to
preparation for assessment.
Endorsement does not cover any guidance on assessment activities or processes (e.g. practice questions or advice on
how to answer assessment questions), included in the resource nor does it prescribe any particular approach to the
teaching or delivery of a related course.
While the publishers have made every attempt to ensure that advice on the qualification and its assessment is
accurate, the official specification and associated assessment guidance materials are the only authoritative source of
information and should always be referred to for definitive guidance.
Pearson examiners have not contributed to any sections in this resource relevant to examination papers for which they
have responsibility.
Examiners will not use endorsed resources as a source of material for any assessment set by Pearson.
Endorsement of a resource does not mean that the resource is required to achieve this Pearson qualification, nor does
it mean that it is the only suitable material available to support the qualification, and any resource lists produced by
the awarding body shall include this and other appropriate resources.
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, Contents
Introduction iv
Topic 1 Development 2
Topic 2 Memory 28
Topic 3 Psychological problems 48
Topic 4 The brain and neuropsychology 78
Topic 5 Social influence 98
Preparing for your exam 1 124
Topic 11 Research methods 130
Topic 6 Criminal psychology 166
Topic 7 The self 186
Topic 8 Perception 208
Topic 9 Sleep and dreaming 228
Topic 10 Language, thought and communication 248
Preparing for your exam 2 272
Index 279
Acknowledgements 284
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Psychology
Christine Brain Anna Cave Karren Smith
06/04/2017
, Edexcel GCSE (9–1)
Psychology
Christine Brain Anna Cave Karren Smith
A01_PSYC_SB_GCSE_2773_PRE.indd 1 11/04/2017
, Published by Pearson Education Limited, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL.
www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk
Copies of official specifications for all Edexcel qualifications may be found on the website: www.edexcel.com
Text © Pearson Education.
Typeset by Tech-Art Ltd
Illustrations by Tech-Art Ltd
Original illustrations © Pearson Education
Designed by Colin Tilley Loughrey
Cover photo: Shutterstock.com / MadamSaffa
First published 2017
19 18 17 16
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The rights of Christine Brain, Anna Cave and Karren Smith to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by
them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 978 1 29218 277 3 (Print)
ISBN 978 1 29218 367 1 (PDF)
Copyright notice
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including
photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some
other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner, except in accordance with the
provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright
Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS (www.cla.co.uk). Applications for the copyright
owner’s written permission should be addressed to the publisher.
Printed and bound in Italy by Neografia
Acknowledgements
For acknowledgements please see page 284.
A note from the publisher
In order to ensure that this resource offers high-quality support for the associated Pearson qualification, it has been
through a review process by the awarding body. This process confirms that this resource fully covers the teaching and
learning content of the specification or part of a specification at which it is aimed. It also confirms that it demonstrates
an appropriate balance between the development of subject skills, knowledge and understanding, in addition to
preparation for assessment.
Endorsement does not cover any guidance on assessment activities or processes (e.g. practice questions or advice on
how to answer assessment questions), included in the resource nor does it prescribe any particular approach to the
teaching or delivery of a related course.
While the publishers have made every attempt to ensure that advice on the qualification and its assessment is
accurate, the official specification and associated assessment guidance materials are the only authoritative source of
information and should always be referred to for definitive guidance.
Pearson examiners have not contributed to any sections in this resource relevant to examination papers for which they
have responsibility.
Examiners will not use endorsed resources as a source of material for any assessment set by Pearson.
Endorsement of a resource does not mean that the resource is required to achieve this Pearson qualification, nor does
it mean that it is the only suitable material available to support the qualification, and any resource lists produced by
the awarding body shall include this and other appropriate resources.
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, Contents
Introduction iv
Topic 1 Development 2
Topic 2 Memory 28
Topic 3 Psychological problems 48
Topic 4 The brain and neuropsychology 78
Topic 5 Social influence 98
Preparing for your exam 1 124
Topic 11 Research methods 130
Topic 6 Criminal psychology 166
Topic 7 The self 186
Topic 8 Perception 208
Topic 9 Sleep and dreaming 228
Topic 10 Language, thought and communication 248
Preparing for your exam 2 272
Index 279
Acknowledgements 284
iii
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