📘 A-Level Psychology: Issues & Debates Study Guide

Master one of the most challenging but high-mark topics in A-level Psychology with this comprehensive Issues & Debates Study Guide. Designed specifically for AQA students, this resource breaks down abstract concepts into clear, relatable explanations — helping you confidently apply them across all areas of psychology.

✨ What’s Inside?

✅ Concise Summaries – Covers every major topic from the AQA specification, including:

• Gender Bias

• Culture Bias

• Free Will vs Determinism

• Nature vs Nurture

• Holism vs Reductionism

• Idiographic vs Nomothetic Approaches

• Ethical Implications of Research

  
  

✅ Real-World Application Examples – Links every issue and debate to real research and exam-style studies, showing you how to apply abstract ideas to familiar AQA topics like attachment, psychopathology, and schizophrenia.

✅ Evaluation Points Made Easy – Includes clear strengths, weaknesses, and counterarguments for every issue, making it simple to structure AO3 answers effectively.

✅ Exam Tip: PEECL Structure – Learn how to develop evaluation points into full, top-band paragraphs using the PEECL model, with an example showing how to integrate comparisons and wider debates.

✅ Examiner Insights – Based on real AQA examiner reports, each lesson includes short, targeted exam tips to help you avoid common pitfalls and write concise, well-developed 16-mark essays.

✅ Visual Layout – Organised with bold subheadings, bullet points, and clean diagrams — making complex debates (like reductionism vs holism) easy to digest and remember.

💡 Perfect for: Students who want to secure top AO3 marks and confidently tackle synoptic essay questions across Paper 3.