In 1963, Stanley Milgram asked individuals to administer electric shocks to a stranger. He didn’t expect anybody would obey him due to the risk of seriously hurting someone. To his amazement, every single person administered an ‘Intense Shock’ and 65% of people pressed the shock button labelled ‘XXX’. He was shocked. How and why could people do this to another person? Psychology helps us make sense of key questions about human behaviour; to consider the answers to questions such as, ‘why somebody would cause harm to another person?’ Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour. You will study how people interact, change and develop, how we think, how the nervous system works, how we differ from animals behaviourally and deciding what is normal or abnormal behaviour. You will develop your ability to think critically and analytically, develop both your oral and communication skills and your ability to plan statistically viable experiments.
- 5 in Mathematics - 5 in English Language - 5 in Science/5 in Biology - Achieving 6 grade 4s (or equivalent) including English Language. - Please note, if you studied Foundation Maths or Sciences at GCSE you will not be able to apply to study A Level Maths or A Level Sciences respectively as GCSE Foundation grades are capped at grade 5.
Paper One: Introductory topics in Psychology (2h written exam – 33.3% of the A Level) • Social influence – why do we conform to a group? How are we influenced by others? • Memory – how do we remember information? Why do we forget some things? • Attachment – how does child psychology help us to explain relationships between parents and infants? How do our relationships with parents affect us later in life? • Psychopathology – what is depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and phobias and how do we treat them? Paper Two: Psychology in Context (2h written exam – 33.3% of the A Level) • Approaches in Psychology – the many ways psychology explains behaviour • Biopsychology – how do our genes and nervous system affect our behaviour? • Research Methods – using science to test our theories Paper Three: Issues and options in Psychology (2h written exam – 33.3% of the A Level) • Forensic Psychology – why do people commit crime? • Relationships – what factors impact attraction? Why do couples split up? • Schizophrenia – how do we explain schizophrenia and treat it? • Issues and debates in psychology – such as the nature v. nurture debate
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| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Birmingham |
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| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Sutton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5XA |
In 1963, Stanley Milgram asked individuals to administer electric shocks to a stranger. He didn’t expect anybody would obey him due to the risk of seriously hurting someone. To his amazement, every single person administered an ‘Intense Shock’ and 65% of people pressed the shock button labelled ‘XXX’. He was shocked. How and why could people do this to another person? Psychology helps us make sense of key questions about human behaviour; to consider the answers to questions such as, ‘why somebody would cause harm to another person?’ Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour. You will study how people interact, change and develop, how we think, how the nervous system works, how we differ from animals behaviourally and deciding what is normal or abnormal behaviour. You will develop your ability to think critically and analytically, develop both your oral and communication skills and your ability to plan statistically viable experiments.
- 5 in Mathematics - 5 in English Language - 5 in Science/5 in Biology - Achieving 6 grade 4s (or equivalent) including English Language. - Please note, if you studied Foundation Maths or Sciences at GCSE you will not be able to apply to study A Level Maths or A Level Sciences respectively as GCSE Foundation grades are capped at grade 5.
Paper One: Introductory topics in Psychology (2h written exam – 33.3% of the A Level) • Social influence – why do we conform to a group? How are we influenced by others? • Memory – how do we remember information? Why do we forget some things? • Attachment – how does child psychology help us to explain relationships between parents and infants? How do our relationships with parents affect us later in life? • Psychopathology – what is depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and phobias and how do we treat them? Paper Two: Psychology in Context (2h written exam – 33.3% of the A Level) • Approaches in Psychology – the many ways psychology explains behaviour • Biopsychology – how do our genes and nervous system affect our behaviour? • Research Methods – using science to test our theories Paper Three: Issues and options in Psychology (2h written exam – 33.3% of the A Level) • Forensic Psychology – why do people commit crime? • Relationships – what factors impact attraction? Why do couples split up? • Schizophrenia – how do we explain schizophrenia and treat it? • Issues and debates in psychology – such as the nature v. nurture debate
