Year 12 - Psychology
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Approaches in Psychology How do you analyse and evaluate psychological research effectively? Can psychology be considered a scientific discipline? What are the different approaches/ ways of explaining behaviour? Research Methods What methods of investigation do psychologists use to conduct their research? What are the constituent components of the experimental method? What is ‘data’ in psychology? What are the different ways to display and analyse data? |
Research Methods Qualitative data analysis- how do we analyse non numerical data? How can we ensure that Psychological research is both reliable and valid? Social influence Majority influence- what behaviours do we demonstrate when conforming/ obeying authority figures in society? Explanations for conformity/obedience- What are the key reasons to explain why we conform to the majority/ obey figures of authority? |
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Social influence Minority influence- how do small groups facilitate important changes in society? What are the steps to create a social change? Psychopathology How do we define what is and what is not normal behaviour? How does an individual with OCD, depression and a phobia think, feel and act? Explanation for mental health disorders- why do we develop depression/ phobias/ OCD |
Psychopathology Treatment for mental health disorders- how can we use the approaches in Psychology to treat and improve mental health? Memory What is sensory, short term and long term memory and how are these memory stores unique/ separate from each other? Explanations for memory- how do our memory stores work to process information and create memories? Explanations for forgetting- how can we use interference theory and the encoding specificity principle to explain why we forget information Eyewitness testimony- how and why does misleading information and anxiety effect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony? Using our explanations of memory and forgetting, how can we improve the accuracy of eyewitness testimony? |
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Attachment What are the key interactions between caregivers and infants which build strong attachments? What is the role of the father in building attachment? How can studying animal attachments further our understanding of the human attachment system? Explanations for attachment? What is the purpose of forming human attachments? The ‘ strange situation’ What research methods can we use to study attachment between an infant and their caregiver? Do attachment styles vary across cultures? What is the impact of our early attachments on our relationships in later life? |
Research methods Inferential statistics- What is meant by statistical significance in Psychology and why is it an import part of the scientific process of conducting research? What are the different tests of significance in psychology and when should each be used? What is the process of carrying out the Sign Test? What is the process of data analysis to determine statistical significance of research?
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Year 13 - Psychology
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Biological Psychology What is the structure and function of the nervous and endocrine system? How do both systems effects behaviour The brain- how is our brain structured? Which parts of the brain carry out specialist roles? What are the different methods used to study the brain? Biological rhythms- how to internal and external factors impact our bodily rhythms? Forensic Psychology Explanations of crime- what are the psychological and biological factors which can be used to explain criminal behaviour? How can we treat offending behaviour using: custodial sentencing, anger management, restorative justice and behaviour modification? What are the different methods of profiling offenders? |
Gender What is the difference between sex and gender? What are the biological factors which effect gender and gender related behaviour? What are the psychological factors which effect gender and gender related behaviour? Gender dysphoria- why do some individuals feel their sex and gender do not correspond? Eating behaviour Why do we prefer some foods over others? What are the biological mechanisms in the body which influence when we feel hungry and when we feel full? Anorexia nervosa and obesity what are the biological and psychological explanations for these disorders? Why do some attempts to diet fail while others succeed? |
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Issues and Debates in Psychology What are the key debates in Psychology? What are the issues which we need to consider when researching and conducting psychological research? How can I use my knowledge across all topics in psychology as examples and evidence when discussing the issues and debates in psychological research? |
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