At Tring School, students follow the AQA Psychology course. We study the following topics:
In Year 12:
Introduction to psychology (approaches & research methods)
Social Psychology (Conformity, obedience and social change)
Developmental Psychology (Attachments and deprivation)
Cognitive Psychology (Memory)
Psychopathology (phobias, depression & OCD)
Issues, debates and approaches
In Year 13:
Research methods
Biopsychology (the brain, nervous system, endocrine system and bio rhythms)
Aggression
Schizophrenia
Relationships