1. Psychology at A-level

2. A-level Psychology We follow the OCR specification.
This involves studying
20 core studies across 2 years
Research methods involving a range of practical activities
Applied Psychology – mental health, sport, criminal

3. A-level Psychology Core Studies
This unit uses easily accessible examples of psychological research to introduce students to the five core areas of the subject.

4. A-level Psychology Core Studies
The 5 core areas are:
Cognitive psychology
Social psychology
Developmental psychology
Biological psychology
Individual differences

5. A-level Psychology Core Studies
Cognitive Psychology
This includes the study of memory
Loftus and Palmer

6. Loftus and Palmer

7. A-level Psychology Core Studies
Social Psychology
This includes the study of the responses to people in need and authority
Piliavin
Milgram

9. A-level Psychology Core Studies
Developmental Psychology
This includes the study of the different theories of development and learning
e.g. does watching violent images on TV teach children to be violent
Bandura Ross and Ross

10. Bandura Ross and Ross

11. A-level Psychology Core Studies
Biological Psychology
This includes the study of the structure and function of the brain
e.g. what happens when we cut the connections between the two different sides of the brain
Sperry

12. The visual pathways

13. A-level Psychology Core Studies
Psychology of Individual Differences
This includes the study on intelligence testing and autism
e.g. Baron-Cohen

14. Autism Baron-Cohen

15. A-level Psychology Practical work
This is designed to give students some practical experience of psychological research.
They have the opportunity to carry out a range of practical exercises involving a variety of research methods.

16. A-level Psychology Practical work
These involve questionnaires, observation, experiments and correlations

17. Year 2 Applied Psychology Issues in mental health
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Criminal Psychology

18. A-level Psychology The examination
3 exams each 2 hours.
Research Methods - multiple choice questions, a research design and response and data analysis and interpretation.
Core Studies - questions on the core studies, areas, perspectives and debates and also practical applications
Applied Psychology - short answer and extended response questions.

19. Student support Experienced teaching staff
Regular monitoring and assessment
Textbooks
Moodle VLE
Talks given by visiting speakers
Student conferences
Psychology society

20. Brain Day

21. A level result averages for last 3 years
A*-B = 82%
A*A = 34%

22. Subject entry requirements
B grades in GCSE English Language, GCSE Dual or Separate Science, GCSE Mathematics.
Although general subject matter is accessible, the core study texts often involve a high level of complexity.