Psychology

Exam Board: AQA

How were people capable of the atrocities committed in the Holocaust?

Can we trust the evidence of eye witness testimony?

What affects the bond between mother and child?

Are we affected more by our nature or our nurture?

What is normal?

How do phobias develop?

How are messages sent around the body?

Assessment

AS-Level Assessment

PAPER 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology

Assessed Exam
50% of AS

Questions

PAPER 2: Psychology in Context

Assessed Exam
50% of AS

A-Level Assessment

PAPER 1 : Introductory Topics in Psychology

Assessed Exam
 33.3% of A-Level

Questions

PAPER 2: Psychology in Context Assessed

Assessed Exam
33.3% of A-Level

PAPER 3: Issues and Options in Psychology

Assessed Exam
33.3% of A-Level

Requirements

College Entry Requirements and a grades 6 in GCSE Maths and Science (Biology) and grade 5 in English.

Where can it lead?

Psychology provides a useful training for a much wider range of career options. These include market research, social work, teaching, nursing, advertising, sales, media and broadcasting, personnel management and even the police and the Armed Forces. The career options listed below demand further, specialist training and experience.