Psychology (A-Level)

Subject classification: this is a psychology resource.

This is a brief overview of the A-Level course for Psychology.

AS Level

Unit 1 - Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods

• Memory
• Attachments
• Research Methods

Unit 2 - Biological Psychology, Social Psychology and Individual Differences

• Stress
• Conformity and Group Influence
• Abnormalities

A2 Level

Unit 3 - Topics in Psychology

You will learn three of the following subjects for Unit 3.

• Biological Rhythms and Sleep
• Perception
• Relationships
• Agression
• Eating Behaviour
• Gender
• Intelligence and Learning
• Cognition and Development

Unit 4 - Psychopathology, Psychology in Action and Research Methods

• Psychopathology (One of the following)
  • Schizophrenia
  • Depression
  • Phobic Disorders
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Psychology in Action
  • Media Psychology
  • The Psychology of Addictive Behaviour
  • Anomalistic Psychology
• Research Methods