Psychology

Assessment

In class, students will get a chance to conduct psychological research, take part in creative activities, and participate in debate and discussions on topics. Independent learning is essential to the course, but our topics are supported by excellent resource booklets that have been developed by the subject specialist teachers using a range of textbooks, knowledge and experience. At the end of the course, students will sit three 2 hour exam papers, all of which include a mix of multiple choice questions, research method questions, short mark questions, and extended 8 and 16 mark questions. The first paper covers Social influence Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology (OCD, Depression, and Phobias; the second paper covers Psychological Approaches, Biopsychology, and Research Methods; the third paper covers issues and debates in psychology, and students will choose from a list of these topics, Schizophrenia, Aggression, and Cognition and Development.