Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology Students will research, design, conduct and analyse under the headings of: • Social Influence : Conformity and Obedience – studying research by Asch, Zimbardo and Milgram. • Memory : Types of memory including eyewitness testimony. • Attachment: The study of children and their development especially research by Bowlby, Lorenz ,Harlow and Ainsworth. • Psychopathology : diagnosis and treatments for phobias, depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Paper 2: Psychology in Context Students will develop an understanding of psychological concepts, theories, research, methodologies and ethics and apply those skills under the headings of: • Approaches: Research by Wundt, Pavlov, Skinner and Bandura. Learning approaches, cognitive, biological, psychodynamic and humanistic psychology, comparison of approaches • Biopsychology : localisation of function in the brain, ways of studying the brain, biological rhythms • Research Methods : data collection and data handling Paper 3: Issues and Debates in Psychology: Issues and Debates: Gender and culture in Psychology, debates in Psychology and ethical implications of research studies and theory. Options in Psychology: Students will study the following three topics in depth: Schizophrenia, Gender and Forensic Psychology.
Grade 6 in GCSE Science NB: If a Grade 5 GCSE Science subject has been achieved, this will be accepted alongside minimum of Grade 6 GCSE English
All 3 papers are examined (100% examination) at the end of Year 13. Each paper is 2 hours and makes up 33.3% of final A Level total.
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Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology Students will research, design, conduct and analyse under the headings of: • Social Influence : Conformity and Obedience – studying research by Asch, Zimbardo and Milgram. • Memory : Types of memory including eyewitness testimony. • Attachment: The study of children and their development especially research by Bowlby, Lorenz ,Harlow and Ainsworth. • Psychopathology : diagnosis and treatments for phobias, depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Paper 2: Psychology in Context Students will develop an understanding of psychological concepts, theories, research, methodologies and ethics and apply those skills under the headings of: • Approaches: Research by Wundt, Pavlov, Skinner and Bandura. Learning approaches, cognitive, biological, psychodynamic and humanistic psychology, comparison of approaches • Biopsychology : localisation of function in the brain, ways of studying the brain, biological rhythms • Research Methods : data collection and data handling Paper 3: Issues and Debates in Psychology: Issues and Debates: Gender and culture in Psychology, debates in Psychology and ethical implications of research studies and theory. Options in Psychology: Students will study the following three topics in depth: Schizophrenia, Gender and Forensic Psychology.
Grade 6 in GCSE Science NB: If a Grade 5 GCSE Science subject has been achieved, this will be accepted alongside minimum of Grade 6 GCSE English
All 3 papers are examined (100% examination) at the end of Year 13. Each paper is 2 hours and makes up 33.3% of final A Level total.