Year 12 Topic 1: Social Influence: Conformity, obedience, resistance, minority influence and social change. Topic 2: Memory: Short and long-term memory, forgetting and eyewitness testimony. Topic 3: Attachment: Caregiver-infant interactions, animal studies, explanations and types of attachment, deprivation and influences on future development Topic 4: Approaches in Psychology: Origins of Psychology, plus learning, cognitive and biological approaches Topic 5: Psychopathology: Definitions of abnormality, plus characteristics, explanations and treatments of mental disorders Topic 6: Research Methods: Designing and conducting research, scientific methods and data analysis Year 13 Topic 4: Continued Approaches in Psychology: Psychodynamic and humanistic approaches plus a comparison of all approaches Topic 6: Continued Research Methods: Inferential testing Topic 7: Biopsychology: The nervous and endocrine systems, the human brain and biological rhythms. Topic 8: Issues and Debates: Gender bias, culture bias, free will/determinism, nature/nurture, holism/reductionism, idiographic/nomothetic and ethical implications Topic 9-11: Three Option Topics: Cognition and Development, Schizophrenia and Addiction
> Minimum grade 5 in Maths and English > Hollyfield Sixth Form entry requirements minimum of five good passes at grades 4-9 at GCSE.
Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology: Topics 1-3 Paper 2: Psychology in Context: Topics 4-6 Each paper is 1hr 30mins / 72 marks / 50% of the final AS Level. Each paper is comprised of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology: Topics 1-3 and 5 Paper 2: Psychology in Context: Topics 4, 6 and 7 Paper 3: Issues & Options in Psychology: Topics 8-11 Each paper is 2hrs / 96 marks / 33.3% of the final A2 Level. Each paper is comprised of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Surbiton Hill Road, Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Year 12 Topic 1: Social Influence: Conformity, obedience, resistance, minority influence and social change. Topic 2: Memory: Short and long-term memory, forgetting and eyewitness testimony. Topic 3: Attachment: Caregiver-infant interactions, animal studies, explanations and types of attachment, deprivation and influences on future development Topic 4: Approaches in Psychology: Origins of Psychology, plus learning, cognitive and biological approaches Topic 5: Psychopathology: Definitions of abnormality, plus characteristics, explanations and treatments of mental disorders Topic 6: Research Methods: Designing and conducting research, scientific methods and data analysis Year 13 Topic 4: Continued Approaches in Psychology: Psychodynamic and humanistic approaches plus a comparison of all approaches Topic 6: Continued Research Methods: Inferential testing Topic 7: Biopsychology: The nervous and endocrine systems, the human brain and biological rhythms. Topic 8: Issues and Debates: Gender bias, culture bias, free will/determinism, nature/nurture, holism/reductionism, idiographic/nomothetic and ethical implications Topic 9-11: Three Option Topics: Cognition and Development, Schizophrenia and Addiction
> Minimum grade 5 in Maths and English > Hollyfield Sixth Form entry requirements minimum of five good passes at grades 4-9 at GCSE.
Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology: Topics 1-3 Paper 2: Psychology in Context: Topics 4-6 Each paper is 1hr 30mins / 72 marks / 50% of the final AS Level. Each paper is comprised of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology: Topics 1-3 and 5 Paper 2: Psychology in Context: Topics 4, 6 and 7 Paper 3: Issues & Options in Psychology: Topics 8-11 Each paper is 2hrs / 96 marks / 33.3% of the final A2 Level. Each paper is comprised of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing.
