Psychology

Assessment

Component 1 (Past to present) – Five major psychological approaches: • Psychodynamic approach • Behaviourist approach • Cognitive approach • Biological approach • Positive approach Component 2 (Investigating behaviour) – Principles of research In your study of research methods you will look at different types of research methods and how to analyse data. These will be applied to 2 studies: • Milgram: Study of Obedience • Kohlberg: The child as a moral philosopher Personal Investigations: You will be expected to conduct 2 different research projects: (This is not coursework but you will be tested on your exam work in the exam). Application of Research Methods to a Novel Scenario: The focus of this section is for candidates to apply their knowledge of research methods to a novel situation. Component 3 (Implications in the real world) – In this section, we will apply the knowledge from Component 1 to: • Addictive Behaviours • Schizophrenia • Stress We will also explore 4 controversies: • Cultural Bias • Ethical Costs of research • Scientific Status • Sexism