‘A’ Level Psychology

Psychology is one of the most rewarding fields of work to become involved in, both financially and personally. Curious about the way people think and act? Then studying an 'A' Level in Psychology with ICS will give you a better understanding of yourself and those around you, it will also improve your ability to relate well to others, helping you get ahead.

Key topics

Unit 1 – Introducing Psychology

A) Approaches

  • Key Approaches in Psychology
  • Biopsychology
    • Physiological Psychology
    • The genetic basis of behaviour

B) Gender Development

  • Gender Development
    • Concepts
    • Explaining gender development

C) Research Methods

  • Methods of Research
    • Planning Research
    • Experimental Methods
    • Non Experimental Methods
  • Representing Data and Descriptive Statistics
    • Representing Data
    • Descriptive Data
  • Ethics

Unit 2 - Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Individual Differences

A) Social Psychology

  • Social Influences
  • Social Cognition

B) Cognitive Psychology

  • Remembering and Forgetting
  • Perceptual Processes

C) Individual Differences

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Autism

Unit 3 – Child Development and Applied Options

A) Child Development

  • Social Development
    • Early Relationships
    • Later Relationships
  • Cognitive Development
    • Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
    • Alternative approaches to children’s cognition
  • Moral development
    • Piaget and Kohlberg
    • Alternatives to Piaget and Kohlberg

B) Applied Options

  • Cognition and Law
    • Recognising and remembering faces
    • Recalling events
  • Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders
    • Mood Disorders
  • Stress and Stress Management
    • Stress and Illness
    • Stress Management

Unit 4 - Approaches, Debates and Methods in Psychology

A) Approaches in Psychology

  • Biological, Behaviourist, Social Learning, Cognitive, Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches
    • Biological Approach
    • Behaviourist Approach
    • Social Learning Theory
    • Cognitive Approach
    • Psychodynamic Approach
    • Humanistic Approach
  • Comparison of Approaches

B) Debates in Psychology

  • Debates in Psychology

C) Methods in Psychology

  • Inferential Statistics
    • Statistical inference
    • Statistical tests
  • Issues in Research

Course Code

H12

Technical Requirements

None

ICS Support Period

18 months

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