Psychology can be defined as the scientific study of human behaviour and experience. This stimulating subject combines fascinating content with a rigorous and scientific approach to investigation. It has recently experienced a huge growth in popularity, both as a choice for A Level and as an undergraduate subject. The course aims to develop both an academic understanding of the subject and an appreciation of its impact on people’s daily lives. It provides a broad introduction to the scope and nature of psychology as a science and encourages pupils to explore how science works by looking at practical investigations that are applicable to real life. A Level Psychology develops your ability to formulate an argument by presenting and evaluating research evidence critically. Accurate and concise writing is important in answering short structure questions and longer essay style questions. There is a compulsory mathematics element. This fascinating subject combines very well with other science subjects and with other written subjects as the final examinations draw heavily on essay writing skills. The course gives pupils a better understanding of how human behaviour from infancy to adulthood can influence the society in which they live. Pupils gain knowledge in areas such as: how memory works; what happens when young children have their attachment to a mother figure disrupted; how our behaviour changes with our social situation. The course also explores current areas of research such as biopsychology where we look at language; how disorders function in the brain and how they are measured by PET and MRI scans.