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Psychology - Year 12

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 1TEACHER 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

Suggested Course reading list:
Text book purchased by students AS Psychology pub Folens Author Cardwell and Flanagan