Psychology

Course summary

A Level Psychology teaches students how to systematically study human behaviour and mental processes. The course requires students to develop, evaluate and debate arguments on theories and studies in Psychology. Students become critical thinkers who are able to analyse data and consider the ethics behind experimental research. Perhaps most importantly, Psychology students learn to apply their psychological knowledge to real-life settings and scenarios. This course allows students an insight into human behaviours and the methods of studying them. There are key themes that are compulsory for all students to cover which include: Social influence, memory, attachment, psychopathology, biopsychology, approaches, debates and research methods. It should be noted that mathematics features throughout the course where students are required to manipulate data, draw graphs, put numbers into equations and interpret both descriptive and inferential statistics.