Psychology

Assessment

Paper 1: • Introductory topics in Psychology: Social influence, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology. 2 hours. (33.3% of A-Level award) Paper 2: • Psychology in context: Approaches in Psychology, Biopsychology and Research Methods. 2 hours. (33.3% of A-Level award) Paper 3: • Issues and debates in Psychology: gender and culture, freewill and determinism, nature-nurture debate, reductionism and holism, idiographic and nomothetic approaches and ethical issues. • Options in Psychology: Three options are selected from Relationships, Gender, Cognition and development, Schizophrenia, Eating behaviour, Stress, Aggression, Forensic psychology, and Addiction. 2 hours. (33.3% of A-Level award) 54 55 There are a range of questions in each paper including multiple choice, short answer and extended writing. There is no coursework.