Please refer to the school's course guide for full information on this course. Topics AS – Year 1 UNIT 1: Introductory topics in psychology - Social psychology - Memory - Attachment UNIT 2: Psychology in context - Origins of psychology: the emergence of psychology as a science - The 3 main schools of thought in psychology: cognitive; behavioural and biological explanations of behaviour. - Biopsychology. - Psychopathology. - Research Methods. - Data handling and analysis A2 – Year 2 A level includes Unit 1 and 2 above and in addition: Approaches in Psychology: Psychodynamic approach to understanding behaviour, Humanistic psychology- freewill, self-actualisation, counselling psychology Biopsychology: what parts of the brain do which functions, split brain research, plasticity and functional recovery of brain after trauma, ways of scanning the brain, biological rhythms Research methods: which tests to use and when Unit 3: Issues and debates in psychology – gender and culture bias, freewill and determinism, nature-nurture, holism and reductionism, ethics And 1 of each of the following topics: 1. Relationships Gender Cognition and development 2. Schizophrenia Stress Eating behaviour 3. Aggression Forensic psychology Addiction
Name: Psychology Qualification title: Psychology Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment If you choose to study only the AS option, after one year you will sit two papers. Each lasts for 90 minutes and accounts for 50% of your marks. If you choose to sit the entire A level, you will only sit exams at the end of the two years. This will comprise 3 papers, each paper accounting for 33.3% of your marks for the year. The exams will include multiple-choice, short answer and extended writing. Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20151119 14:50:35 Updated 20161103 15:37:32
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