Psychology

EXAMINATION BOARD:

AQA PSYCHOLOGY ‘B’

 
AS CONTENT
Unit 1: Introducing psychology
Unit 2: Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Individual Differences.
 
A2 CONTENT
Unit 3: Child development and applied options
Unit 4: Approaches, debates and methods in Psychology.
 
Psychology involves the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour. Psychologists study a range of phenomena, such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behaviour and interpersonal relationships. Psychology also refers to the application of these aspects of human behaviour to the study of mental illness. At Holland Park, we study the many approaches to psychology over the last 100 years, including the ideas of Freud, Skinner, Darwin and Beck. We look in detail at the information processing approach to understanding memory. Later, we study abnormal behaviour and attempt to understand causes for diseases such as depression, schizophrenia and seasonal affective disorder. Throughout the course we question methods, and statistical approaches adopted by psychologists and attempt to evaluate and analyse research. 

This may be a valuable course for you if you are interested in reading any of the following at University: 
Social Work, Education, Forensics, PR, Law, Applied Psychology.
 
Entry Requirements:

  • GCSE English – A*/A

 
Other GCSEs that would assist progression:

  • Core Science – A/B
  • Additional Science – A/B
  • Mathematics – A/B
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