Psychology

Assessment

The two-year course looks at different perspectives in Psychology and how Psychology can be used to solve real world problems like crime, mental illness and gender development. There are three examined units at the end of Year 13: • Paper 1 (Introductory Topics in Psychology) introduces students to Social Influence, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology. • Paper 2 (Psychology in Context) introduces students to the main Approaches in Psychology, Biopsychology and Research Methods. • Paper 3 (Issues & Options in Psychology) is a synoptic paper focusing on issues and debates and 3 optional topics (Gender, Schizophrenia and Forensic Psychology). There is no coursework component but students will carry out practical research as part of their studies. There is also a statistical component so students have to be able to make use of algebra, graphs and basic arithmetic.