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8 Oct 2025
The Psychology Big Quiz | 08 October 2025 - Aims and Hypotheses
Welcome to the weekly Psychology Big Quiz! Each week during term time, tutor2u will be publishing a 10-question multi-choice quiz to support AQA A-Level Psychology revision.
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6 Oct 2025
Psychology In The News | Amputees and the Brain
A groundbreaking study has overturned decades of neuroscientific understanding about brain plasticity following amputation. Researchers at University College London conducted the first longitudinal...
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1 Oct 2025
The Psychology Big Quiz | 01 October 2025 - The Multi Store Model of Memory
Welcome to the weekly Psychology Big Quiz! Each week during term time, tutor2u will be publishing a 10-question multi-choice quiz to support AQA A-Level Psychology revision.
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29 Sept 2025
Psychology In The News | Youth and Dementia
In 2025, the Guardian reported on research which reveals encouraging trends in dementia prevalence across generations. Australian researchers analysed data from 62,437 people aged 70+ across the...
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22 Sept 2025
Psychology In The News | TikTok Science
Have you ever had your TikTok feed flooded with those 'science explained in 60 seconds' videos (POV: You watch one science TikTok and suddenly think you're ready for a PhD). It might be that these...
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17 Sept 2025
The Psychology Big Quiz | 17 September 2025 Variables and Hypotheses
Welcome to the weekly Psychology Big Quiz! Each week during term time, tutor2u will be publishing a 10-question multi-choice quiz to support AQA A-Level Psychology revision. All quizzes are...
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15 Sept 2025
Psychology In The News | Reducing the Prison Population
It is 2025, and the BBC has reported on the recommendations made in the Independent Sentencing Review to reduce the prison population in England and Wales. The key proposal allows violent...
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3 Sept 2025
Free Resources | AQA A Level Psychology
The new academic year is underway, and what better way to start than with free resources from tutor2u? These resources are designed to reduce teacher workload and improve student engagement and...
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19 May 2025
Psychology In The News | Phone Games and Reducing Anxiety
A smartphone game may help reduce social anxiety by retraining the mind’s attention patterns—encouraging users to shift focus from negative or threatening social cues to more positive ones. Social...
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5 May 2025
Psychology In The News | What Toddlers Think
BBC news has reported this week on a longitudinal study carried out by the University of Bristol with the aim of tracking brain development in young children aged from 6 months to 5 years old. The...
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28 Apr 2025
Psychology In The News | Gamers and Connectivity
A neuroimaging study investigated how action video gaming relates to brain connectivity in visual processing pathways. Researchers hypothesised that action video game players would show enhanced...
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14 Apr 2025
Psychology In The News | Depression and the Gender Gap
Two pieces of recently published research have explored the impact of gender on the incidence of depression in young people. Depression affects 280 million people globally, with women experiencing...
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7 Apr 2025
Psychology In The News | Neurodiversity in Sport
As part of this year’s Neurodiversity celebration week, England footballer Lucy Bronze has spoken to BBC Sport about her experiences of being diagnosed with Autism and ADHD. Lucy Bronze always...
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31 Mar 2025
Psychology In The News | You Give Me The Ick!
New research by Collisson et al (2025) examines ‘the ick’ - defined as a sudden feeling of disgust toward a romantic partner triggered by trivial behaviours. The study investigated who experiences...
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3 Mar 2025
Psychology In The News | Babies and Morality
At what point do human beings learn to distinguish right from wrong? Landmark research by Hamlin et al (2007) suggested that young babies possess an innate moral compass. Their experiment showed...
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24 Feb 2025
Psychology In The News | Preferring Younger Partners
Recently released research has challenged conventional wisdom about age preferences in romantic relationships. Analysing data from over 6,000 blind dates (all of whom used a matchmaking service to...
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11 Feb 2025
What's the Ethical Issue?
Students often struggle to differentiate between ethical issues and ethical guidelines in psychological research. This blog aims to clarify the distinction. Ethical issues are dilemmas that arise...
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10 Feb 2025
Psychology In The News | Text Abbreviations and Sincerity
New research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology reveals a surprising truth about our texting habits: while most of us regularly use abbreviations like ‘lol’ or ‘idk’ these...
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3 Feb 2025
Psychology In The News | Traitors, Treachery, and Truth
Britain's fascination with deception is highlighted by the immense popularity of ‘The Traitors’, a reality show drawing over 10 million viewers in its latest series. The show, where contestants...
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20 Jan 2025
Psychology In The News | Exercise and Memory
A recently published study led by University College London (UCL) researchers suggests that the cognitive benefits of exercise may last throughout the day following physical activity. Previous...
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