Psychology

Assessment

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