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What will I study in Year 12?
What will I study in Year 12?
Unit 1:
Unit 1:
Written assessment: 1hr 30 mins
20% of A Level qualification (50% of AS qualification)
Biological Approach
Cognitive Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Behaviourist Approach
Unit 2
Unit 2
Written assessment: 1 hr 30 mins
20% of A Level qualification (50% of AS qualification
Positive Approach
What you will need to know for each of the approaches:
What you will need to know for each of the approaches:
- Know and understand the 3 assumptions of each approach
- Apply one assumption to the formation of a relationship
- Know and understand how a therapy is used by the approach
- Understand the main components of the therapy
- Evaluate the therapy (effectiveness and ethical implications)
- Evaluate the approach (strengths, weaknesses and comparison with other approaches)
- Know, understand and make judgements on a classic piece of evidence (methodology, procedures, findings, conclusions and ethical and social implications)
Contemporary debates
Contemporary debates
Are eye witness testimonies reliable?
Is neuroscience research ethical?
Is positive psychology relevant?
Should we use conditioning techniques with children?
Should the mother be the primary caregiver?
Research Methods
Research Methods
Methods used in Psychology
Evaluating the effectiveness of methods
Sampling techniques
Data analysis
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