Students will need to understand and evaluate the main
principles of various approaches in Psychology, including Cognitive, Biological,
Social and Behaviourist explanations and how these can be applied to modern day
issues in society. This could include both clinical and forensic
applications.
Students will also be expected to discuss the issues and
debates raised in these themes and provide empirical evidence to support their
arguments, which will draw on the content taken throughout the
course.
There will be three exams at A Level. One of the assessments
at A Level will be based on investigating behaviour and will assess a student’s
ability to apply and evaluate various methods of research to specific scenarios.
This will involve a large degree of data analysis using mathematical formulae,
as well as planning and discussing how to conduct the research.
This is a new subject for most students, and therefore
students must be prepared to learn a large number of new and complex concepts
relatively quickly.
This would suit students who are:
- Self-disciplined
- Open to new ideas
- Able to express ideas verbally
- Able to analyse data
- Able to work independently or as a group
- Organised in the way they structure their class
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- Able to evaluate using empirical evidence
Students should be good at written and spoken communication,
as well as competent with data analysis.
This course is 100% examination based. The exam board is
AQA.
