Subject content

1 Social influence (Year 12)

2 Memory (Year 12)
3 Attachment (Year 12)
4 Psychopathology (Year 12) + (Year 13)
5 Approaches in Psychology (Year 12)
6 Biopsychology (Year 12) + (Year 13)
7 Research methods 9 (Year 12)
8 Issues and debates in Psychology (Year 13)
9 Relationships (Year 13)
10 Gender (N/A)
11 Cognition and development (N/A)
12 Schizophrenia (Year 13)
13 Eating behaviour (N/A)
14 Stress (N/A)
15 Aggression (N/A)
16 Forensic Psychology (N/A)
17 Addiction (Year 13)
 A-Level Examination
Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology

Assessment:
o use black ink or black ball-point pen
o written exam: 2 hours
o 96 marks in total
o 33.3% of A-level

Content:
 Social influence
 Memory
 Attachment
 Psychopathology

Questions:
 Section A: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing [24 marks]
 Section B: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]
 Section C: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]
 Section D: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]

Paper 2: Psychology in Context

Assessment:
o use black ink or black ball-point pen
o written exam: 2 hours
o 96 marks in total
o 33.3% of A-level

Content:
 Approaches in Psychology
 Biopsychology
 Research methods

Questions:
 Section A: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]
 Section B: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]
 Section C: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [48 marks]

Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology

Assessment:
o use black ink or black ball-point pen
o written exam: 2 hours
o 96 marks in total
o 33.3% of A-level

Content:
 Issues and debates in Psychology
 Relationships
 Schizophrenia
 Addiction

Questions:
 Section A: Issues and debates in Psychology, multiple choice, short answer and extended writing,
24 marks
 Section B: Relationships, multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]
 Section C: Schizophrenia, multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]
 Section D: Addiction, multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, [24 marks]