Psychology

Assessment

Paper 1: 33.3% • Compulsory topics in Psychology • Written exam: 2 hours Paper 2: 33.3% • Psychology in context • Written exam: 2 hours Paper 3: 33.3% • Issues and options in Psychology • Written exam: 2 hours The A Level course explores the study of human behaviour. Year 12 modules include key approaches in Psychology, Child Development, Research Methods, Social Influence, Memory and Anxiety Disorders. This is further developed in Year 13 with modules in Gender Development, Psychological Debates, Forensics and Schizophrenia. Pupils are examined at the end of the two-year course in three papers which have equal weighting towards the A Level grade.