Outline of the AS Course |
Individual Differences |
Defining abnormal behaviour
Models of Abnormality
Anorexia and Bulimia |
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Physiological Psychology |
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Bodily responses to stress
Causes of stress
Managing Stress |
Cognitive Psychology |
Types and models of memory
Forgetting
Eye Witness Testimony |
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Social Psychology |
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Conformity
Obedience
Ethical Issues |
Developmental Psychology |
Early attachment
Deprivation and Privation
Effects of day care |
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Research Methods |
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Methods of carrying out research
Problems in research
Presenting data |
The Structure of the Exam
- The Specification we follow is AQA-A
- The exam is a 3hour paper that will test your knowledge and understanding in all 6 areas of the course
- For each topic there will be 2 short answer questions and an essay question to complete
Outline of the A2 Course |
Coursework |
Your own investigation into one of 4 different topics |
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Social and Personality Development |
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Personality development
Gender development
Adolescence |
Biological Rhythms, Sleep and Dreaming |
Biological Rhythms
The Function of Sleep
The Function of Dreaming |
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Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour |
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Human reproductive behaviour
The evolution of intelligence
Explaining mental disorders |
Psychopathology |
Psychological explanations of Schizophrenia, Depression and Phobias |
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Issues in Psychology |
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Gender and Culture Bias
Ethical Issues
Ethics of animal research |
Approaches in Psychology |
Psychological explanations of behaviour |
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The Structure of the Exam
- Module 4 – 3 essays in 1hr30mins worth 15% of the total A Level
- Module 5 – 2 essays and four short answer questions in 2hrs worth 20% of the total A Level
- Coursework – a research project completed at the end of Year 12 after the AS Levels worth 15% of the total A Level
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