Paper 1 Workbooks | A Level Psychology (AQA) OLD SPEC

PLEASE NOTE: This product is written for exams in 2026 (current Year 13 students). If you are in Year 12 and sitting your exams in 2027 then this product is not current. 

Struggling to use active recall effectively for A Level Psychology revision?

You’re not alone — and these Psychology Paper 1 Revision Workbooks are designed to help you put active recall into practice with confidence.

Whether you’re looking for a way to test your knowledge, strengthen evaluative skills, or consolidate key facts, this workbook is the perfect companion to your revision. It pairs perfectly with my concise revision notes but can also be used as a standalone resource.

Each workbook is packed with structured sheets for every major topic in AQA Psychology Paper 1, including space for recall practice, targeted questions, and prompts that get you thinking like an examiner.

What's included

📚 Memory

• Multistore model of memory – capacity, encoding and duration
• Types of long term memory
• Working memory model
• Types of forgetting
• Misleading information and EWT: leading questions and post event discussion
• Anxiety and EWT
• Cognitive Interview

👥 Social Influence

• Types and Explanations of Conformity
• Conformity (including variables Conformity to Social Roles)
• Obedience
• Explanations for Obedience
• Resistance to Social Influence
• Minority Influence
• Social Change

👶 Attachment

• Caregiver-infant interactions
• Stages of attachment
• Role of the father
• Animal studies
• Learning theory
• Evolutionary theory
• Strange Situation and Types of attachment
• Cultural variations
• Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation
• Romanian Orphans: Institutionalisation
• Influence of early attachment

🧠 Psychopathology

• Definitions of abnormality
• Characteristics of OCD, Depression and Phobias
• Behavioural Approach to Explaining Phobias
• Behavioural Approach to Treating Phobias
• Cognitive Approach to Explaining Depression
• Cognitive Approach to Treating Depression
• Behavioural Approach to Explaining OCD
• Behavioural Approach to Treating OCD

✨ Why students love these workbooks

• ✅ Thought-provoking questions to prompt recall and deepen understanding

• 📝 Developed from 17 years of teaching and examining experience

• 👩🏫 Created by a qualified specialist Psychology teacher and examiner

These workbooks are ideal for independent study, revision sessions, or paired quiz practice — helping you actively retrieve and retain the content you need to ace AQA Psychology Paper 1.