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Psychology flashcards and quizzes

Psychology flashcards are ideal for key terms, theories and studies (their aims, procedures, findings and conclusions), and practice quizzes check you can apply and evaluate them, which is where the higher marks are.

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Core psychology topics

Pick a topic to open a ready-made set request: choose your level and counts, then generate. For exam revision, narrow it to your unit or paste your class notes.

Levels

What does psychology cover at each level?

School (where offered, about ages 14–16)

Introductions to memory, perception, development, social influence and basic research methods.

Pre-university (A-Level, IB, AP)

Approaches, biopsychology, research methods and statistics, plus topics such as memory, attachment, social influence and psychopathology.

University

Cognitive, social, developmental, biological and clinical psychology, with heavy emphasis on research methods and statistics.

Courses differ by country and exam board, so check your own specification. Our exam board guides cover 23 countries and curricula.

Exam boards

Exam board guides for psychology

Psychology is examined by 6 of the boards and qualifications we cover. Each guide explains grading, exam dates and what to know, with sets matched to that board.

Revision

How should you revise psychology?

One study, four cards

For each key study, make cards for the aim, the procedure, the findings and the conclusion. Exams ask for each separately.

Learn evaluation points

Higher marks need evaluation: a strength or limitation, backed by evidence, and why it matters. Make cards that ask for one of each.

Drill research methods

Research methods questions are worth a lot and are very learnable: variables, sampling, experimental designs, reliability and validity.

Practise applying

Many questions describe a scenario and ask you to apply a theory. Quiz questions with a short scenario train exactly that.

Watch out

What are the most common psychology mistakes?

  • Mistake: A correlation shows that one thing causes another.

    Correct: A correlation shows a relationship between two variables. Only an experiment that manipulates an independent variable can establish cause and effect.

  • Mistake: In Milgram's study, most people refused to give the strongest shocks.

    Correct: In Milgram's original 1963 study, 65% of participants went all the way to the maximum 450 volts.

  • Mistake: Reliability and validity mean the same thing.

    Correct: Reliability is about consistency: getting the same result again. Validity is about whether a study measures what it claims to measure.

  • Mistake: A significant result proves the hypothesis.

    Correct: A significant result means the finding is unlikely to be due to chance at the chosen level, often p ≤ 0.05. It supports a hypothesis; it never proves it.

Examples

Sample psychology flashcards

One idea per card, a clear question, a short answer. This is the style every generated set follows.

Psychology

What is an independent variable?

Back

The variable the researcher changes or manipulates, to see its effect on the dependent variable.

Psychology

What are the three stores in the multi-store model of memory?

Back

The sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968).

Psychology

According to Miller (1956), what is the capacity of short-term memory?

Back

About 7 ± 2 items.

FAQ

Psychology: questions

How do I remember psychology studies?

Make four cards per study (aim, procedure, findings, conclusion), plus one or two evaluation cards. Test yourself on them over several days, not all at once.

What is the hardest part of psychology exams?

Many students find research methods and evaluation the hardest. Both are very learnable with regular practice questions, so start them early.

Can flashcards help with psychology essays?

They give you the studies, terms and evaluation points that essays are built from. Practise turning them into paragraphs with timed writing.

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