Psychology

Course summary

Psychology looks at questions like these in the study of the human mind and behaviour. It is a science with cutting edge research that has real world applications to issues in everyday life, ranging from topics like artificial intelligence to social change. The course followed is the AQA Psychology specification. The following topics are studied: Year 1: • Paper 1 - Social Influence, Memory and Attachment • Paper 2 - Approaches in Psychology, Psychopathology and Research Methods. Year 2: • All the topics in Paper 1 and Paper 2 above with the addition of Biopsychology, and • Paper 3 - Issues and Debates in Psychology, and the topics of Relationships, Schizophrenia and Addiction.