1. GCSE
Psychology

2. I think that psychology is.......
What is Psychology?
PSYCHOLOGY
I think that psychology is

3. True or False??? What is Psychology?

4. Psychologists can read people’s minds?
PSYCHOLOGY
True
False

5. Psychologists try and understand why people behave in the way they do?
PSYCHOLOGY
True
False

6. Psychology is a science…
True
False

7. Watching violent movies and playing violent video games can cause some people to become aggressive and imitate what they have seen.
PSYCHOLOGY
True
False

8. Forensic psychologists help the police gain an insight into the type of criminal they may be looking for in a case.
PSYCHOLOGY
True
False

9. Psychologists and psychiatrists are the same.
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychologists and psychiatrists are the same.
True
False

10. How many did you get right?
PSYCHOLOGY
How many did you get right?

11. What is Psychology?
PSYCHOLOGY

12. ‘Psychology’ ‘Logos’ ‘Psyche’ ‘mind’ or ‘soul’ ‘study of’
In its most basic form, Psychology is “the study of the mind and behaviour”.

13. Structure of the course
There are 2 written exams both sat in June of the second year
Both exams are 1hour and 30 minutes long
There is NO coursework
PSYCHOLOGY

14. Course Content Unit 1- Exam 1 hour 30 minutes
PSYCHOLOGY
Unit 1- Exam 1 hour 30 minutes
Unit 2- Exam 1 hour 30 minutes
Content:
Biological Psychology
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Research Methods
Individual Differences
Cognitive Psychology

15. What skills will you need?
Literacy skills- Psychology has a lot of new terminology to learn and we do extended writing tasks
Numeracy skills- In Psychology you will have to analyse data using calculations and draw graphs, charts
Evaluative skills- In Psychology you will read and evaluate different pieces of research

16. Should we experiment on people?
How can we
find out
about people?
What are the
best methods
to find accurate data?
Research
Methods
Should we experiment on people?

17. Biopsychology Can we read peoples minds? How does the brain work?
What can brain scans
tell us about what
parts of the brain do?
How does
the brain
work?
Biopsychology
Can we read
peoples minds?

18. Social Influence Why do we obey? Why don’t we obey? Why do we conform
to others?
Why
don’t we
conform?
Social Influence
Why do we obey?
Why don’t we obey?

19. Why do people get depressed?
When does
behaviour
become
abnormal?
Psychopathology
Why do people get depressed?
How should we treat phobias?

20. Gender What is femininity? Why are boys and girls different?
Do we learn our gender
from our parents?
What is femininity?

21. Psychology in Real Life
How many of you watch TV/ listen to music whilst you are revising? Here is why it’s a bad idea….

22. Types of Careers Advertising/ Sales Research posts
Media planner/ buyer
Civil servants
Occupational therapist
Accountant
Legal caseworker
Youth Worker
Police officer
Bank Clerk
Learning support assistant
NHS Support worker

23. Questions?
Please see Miss Holt
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