Psychology

Course summary

Studying Psychology will give you an understanding of the way people think and why people behave in certain ways. Throughout this inspiring and stimulating course, you will consider how psychologists seek to understand and modify behaviours using scientific methods. Studying Psychology will challenge the way you perceive the world and encourage you to think differently. • Social Influence including conformity, explanations for obedience, minority influence and the social influence in the role of social change. • Memory including the multi-store model of memory and the working memory model. • Attachment including caregiver/infant interactions, explanations for attachment and cultural variations in attachment. • Approaches in Psychology including the learning, cognitive and biological approach and biopsychology. • Psychopathology including the characteristics and treatments of OCD, phobias and depression. • Research Methods including scientific processes, data handling and analysis.