A-Level Psychology

Course summary

Psychology is the science of the mind. The human mind is the most complex machine on Earth. It is the source of all thought and behaviour. But how can we study something as complex and mysterious as the mind? Even if we were to split open the skull of a willing volunteer and have a look inside, we would only see the gloopy grey matter of the brain. We cannot see someone thinking. Nor can we observe their emotions, or memories, or perceptions and dreams. Psychology not only studies all of these things but also teaches how we study humans to understand why they behave the way they do.