Psychology
- Exam Board: AQA
- For more information, please contact: Mrs F Rutter
GCSE Psychology
We offer AQA GCSE Psychology. This course is solely examination based with two examinations, each lasting one hour and forty-five minutes. Each paper is worth 50% of the GCSE. Each examination contains 4 topics with each being assessed from multiple choice, short answer and extended writing totalling 25 marks per topic. Knowledge and understanding of research methods, practical research skills and mathematical skills will be assessed across both papers.
Content covered:
Paper 1- Cognition and Behaviour
- Memory- processes of memory, structures of memory and memory as an active process
- Perception
- Development
- Research methods
Paper 2- Social Context and Behaviour
- Social influence
- Language, thought and communication
- Brain and neuropsychology
- Psychological problems
Students will be expected to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of psychological ideas, processes, procedures and theories in relation to the specified content
- apply psychological knowledge and understanding of the specified content in a range of contexts
- analyse and evaluate psychological ideas, information, processes and procedures in relation to the specified content and make judgements, draw conclusions and produce developments or refinements of psychological procedures based on their reasoning and synthesis of skills
- evaluate therapies and treatments including in terms of their appropriateness and effectiveness
- show how psychological knowledge and ideas change over time and how these inform our understanding of behaviour
- demonstrate the contribution of psychology to an understanding of individual, social and cultural diversity
- develop an understanding of the interrelationships between the core areas of psychology
- show how the studies for topics relate to the associated theory.
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Exam Board AQA
Paper 1- Cognition and Behaviour
Memory- processes of memory, structures of memory and memory as an active process
Perception-
Development
Research methods
Paper 2- Social Context and Behaviour
Social influence
Language, thought and communication
Brain and neuropsychology
Psychological problems
Assessment
100% examination, 2 papers (100 marks each)