A-Level Psychology

Course summary

Psychology is the ‘study of the mind’. The course is designed to help you understand human thinking and behaviour. Paper 1 consists of introductory topics in Psychology, including Social Influence, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology. Paper 2 is designed to look at Psychology in context. Areas covered include Approaches in Psychology, Biopsychology and Research Methods. Although Research Methods is a stand-alone topic, questions can be imbedded in any of the topics mentioned above. It also covers mathematical skills which make up 10% of the course. Paper 3 is studied during the second year of the course and covers Issues and Options in Psychology. Content includes topics such as Issues and Debates, Gender, Schizophrenia and Forensic Psychology.