Compulsory topics 1 Social influence – Types of conformity; Obedience to authority; minority influence. 2 Memory – Models of memory; Forgetting; Eye witness testimony – how reliable is it and can it be improved? 3 Attachment - Explanations of attachment; Influence of attachment on development 4 Psychopathology- Definitions of abnormality; phobias and their treatment; Depression, OCD and CBT 5 Approaches in Psychology – Outline and comparison of the 5 main approaches in Psychology; Learning approach; Cognitive approach; Biological approach; Psychodynamic approach; Humanist approach 6 Biopsychology – Nervous system; Endocrine system; fight or flight; study of the brain; Biological rhythms 7 Research methods – Experiments; Self reports; Observation; Correlation; Content analysis; Case studies; The Scientific process; Data handling and analysis; Inferential testing 8 Issues and debates in psychology – free will/determinism; nature/nurture/; holism/ reductionism; ethics; gender and cultural bias Options:The exact optional topics we study may change from year to year but we intend to study the following 9. Relationships – Biological, social and psychological explanations of attraction and relationships 10. Schizophrenia – Biological and psychological explanations of schizophrenia; treatments including drugs, CBT and social interaction 11. Forensic Psychology – Explanations of crime; Dealing with crime; Offender profiling