Psychology - Year 12 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

AS Psychology (AQA A) - Year 12

There are two units at AS level (PSYA1 - Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods and PSYA2 Biological Psychology, Social Psychology and Individual Differences), each topic is likely to be taught by a different teacher and also depends upon which psychology class. There is no coursework. Each unit represents 50% of the total marks at AS level (25% of the full A Level). Both units are examined in May of Year 12.

TEACHER 1	TEACHER 2
Half Term 1 (September - October)
Course introduction Nature of Memory Multi Storey Model of Memory Working Memory Model Eyewitness Testimony Factors influencing Eyewitness Testimony The Cognitive Interview Strategies for Memory Improvement	Defining Abnormality Biological and Psychological Approaches to Psychopathology Behavioural and Cognitive approaches to Psychopathology
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (November - December)
Stress The Body’s response to stress The immune System Life Changes Daily Hassles Workplace Stress Personality Factors Coping with Stress Stress Management	Abnormality Biological Therapies Psychoanalysis Systematic Desensitisation Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (January - February)
Social Psychology Conformity to majority/Minority influence Why do people conform? Obedience to Authority Why do people Obey? Independent Behaviour Implications for social change	Research Methods Validity Reliability Aims and Hypothesis Variables
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (March - April)
Developmental Explanations of Attachment Types of Attachment Cultural Variations Disruptions of Attachment Failure to Form Attachment Impact of Day Care Implication of research into Day Care	Research Methods Control of Extraneous Variable Experimental Design Laboratory and Field Experiments Natural Experiments
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (May - June)
Research Methods Ethical Issues Sampling Techniques Observational Method Self Report Technique Pilot Study Correlational analysis Case Studies Content Analysis Qualitative date	Research Methods Demand Characteristics Quantitative data Measures of Central Tendency
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No