A level Psychology will give you a good fundamental and lasting insight into human behaviour, thinking and reasoning. This will help you to cope better with your own life, but also it will help you to gain a better understanding of others.
In general, external applicants are required to achieve at least five GCSE passes at Grade 6 or above (as required by individual subjects) for entry into our A-level courses. Grade 6 in English GCSE.
The A-level exam consists of three separate units. Each unit is assessed by a two-hour exam, which comprises multiple-choice, short-answer and extended writing questions. Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology • Social influence: conformity, obedience, resistance to social pressures, minority influence and the role of social influence processes in social change. • Memory: models of memory, explanations for forgetting, factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, and use of the cognitive interview in a police setting. • Attachments: caregiver-infant interactions in humans, stages of attachment, the role of the father, explanations of attachment, secure and insecure attachments, and influence of early attachments on adult relationships. • Psychopathology: definitions of abnormality, behavioural, cognitive and biological approach to explaining and treating disorders, phobias, depression, OCD. Paper 2: Psychology in Context • Approaches in psychology: origins of psychology, learning approaches, cognitive approach, biological approach, psychodynamic approach, humanistic approach. • Biopsychology: the role of the nervous and endocrine systems on behaviour. • Research methods: all methods and techniques of conducting independent research. Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology • Issues and debates in psychology: gender and culture in psychology, free will and determinism, the nature-nurture debate, holism and reductionism. • Relationships: theories of romantic relationships, relationship formation, maintenance and breakdown, factors affecting attraction, nature of virtual relationships, levels of parasocial relationships. • Schizophrenia: symptoms, validity of diagnosis, biological and psychological explanations, drug therapy and antipsychotics, cognitive behavioural therapy and family interventions. • Forensic Psychology: issues in defining crime, offender profiling, types of offenders and investigative Psychology, geographical profiling, biological and psychological theories of crime, dealing with offending behaviour, including recidivism, behaviour modification and anger management.
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Barnet |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £19,059 - £22,980 |
| Address | 149 North End Road, London, NW11 7HY |
A level Psychology will give you a good fundamental and lasting insight into human behaviour, thinking and reasoning. This will help you to cope better with your own life, but also it will help you to gain a better understanding of others.
In general, external applicants are required to achieve at least five GCSE passes at Grade 6 or above (as required by individual subjects) for entry into our A-level courses. Grade 6 in English GCSE.
The A-level exam consists of three separate units. Each unit is assessed by a two-hour exam, which comprises multiple-choice, short-answer and extended writing questions. Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology • Social influence: conformity, obedience, resistance to social pressures, minority influence and the role of social influence processes in social change. • Memory: models of memory, explanations for forgetting, factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, and use of the cognitive interview in a police setting. • Attachments: caregiver-infant interactions in humans, stages of attachment, the role of the father, explanations of attachment, secure and insecure attachments, and influence of early attachments on adult relationships. • Psychopathology: definitions of abnormality, behavioural, cognitive and biological approach to explaining and treating disorders, phobias, depression, OCD. Paper 2: Psychology in Context • Approaches in psychology: origins of psychology, learning approaches, cognitive approach, biological approach, psychodynamic approach, humanistic approach. • Biopsychology: the role of the nervous and endocrine systems on behaviour. • Research methods: all methods and techniques of conducting independent research. Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology • Issues and debates in psychology: gender and culture in psychology, free will and determinism, the nature-nurture debate, holism and reductionism. • Relationships: theories of romantic relationships, relationship formation, maintenance and breakdown, factors affecting attraction, nature of virtual relationships, levels of parasocial relationships. • Schizophrenia: symptoms, validity of diagnosis, biological and psychological explanations, drug therapy and antipsychotics, cognitive behavioural therapy and family interventions. • Forensic Psychology: issues in defining crime, offender profiling, types of offenders and investigative Psychology, geographical profiling, biological and psychological theories of crime, dealing with offending behaviour, including recidivism, behaviour modification and anger management.