Psychology A Level

IN THE FIRST YEAR, STUDENTS STUDY:

  • Social influence e.g. why do people obey orders?
  • Memory e.g. why might eye witnesses’ testimony be inaccurate?
  • Attachment e.g. how do people behave as adults if they don’t form relationships as an infant?
  • Approaches in Psychology – major theories of human behaviour – Freudian, Behaviourism.
  • Psychopathology e.g. how psychologists explain disorders such as OCD, depression and phobias 
  • Research methods e.g. experiments, observations, questionnaires and data analysis.

IN THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS STUDY ALL THE AS TOPICS PLUS:

  • Biopsychology
  • Issues and debates in psychology
  • Stress
  • Gender
  • Aggression
  • Research methods

3 written exams: 2 hours each with multiple choice, short answer and extended writing.

Maths required for this course will be taught in the lesson. Enjoying Biology is an advantage as is writing essays.