High-quality, engaging lessons designed specifically for the AQA A Level Psychology (new specification), focusing on the Relationships content. These lessons are ideal for teachers, tutors, or students seeking clear explanations, strong exam preparation, and structured skill development.
Topics covered include:
• The Formation of Romantic Relationships
o The role of self-disclosure in relationship formation
o The importance of physical attractiveness
o The matching hypothesis
o The filter theory of relationship formation
o Evaluation of explanations for the formation of romantic relationships
• Theories of Romantic Relationships
o The social exchange theory
o Costs, rewards and comparison levels
o The concept of profit within relationships
o Comparison with the equity theory
o The role of fairness and equity in relationships
o Evaluation of social exchange and equity theories
• Duck’s Phase Model of Relationship Breakdown
o The four phases of relationship breakdown
o Intrapsychic, dyadic, social and grave-dressing phases
o How relationships progress through the stages of breakdown
o Evaluation of Duck’s model
• Online and Parasocial Relationships
o Online relationships and their differences from face-to-face relationships
o The formation and maintenance of parasocial relationships
o The role of media in the development of one-sided relationships
o Evaluation of online and parasocial relationships
Lesson features:
• Starter questions to activate prior knowledge
• Clear explanations with teacher modelling
• Deliberate practice and retrieval activities
• Detailed coverage of key theories and research studies
• Scaffolded exam questions aligned to AQA assessment objectives
• Regular checks for understanding
• Application of theories and research to exam-style scenarios
• AO1 knowledge, AO2 application and AO3 evaluation practice
• Opportunities to compare and evaluate competing explanations
• Research-study analysis and evaluation activities
• Plenaries to consolidate learning and exam technique
These lessons are exam-focused, clearly structured, and accessible, supporting students in developing strong Relationships knowledge alongside the AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for success in AQA A Level Psychology.
Also included is a comprehensive workbook that coincides with the lessons, providing students with structured activities, retrieval practice, key study tasks, exam-style questions and opportunities to consolidate their learning throughout the topic.
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