Curriculum Outline

Year 12
Autumn Half Term 1	Autumn Half Term 2
Social Influence Types of conformity Obedience Resistance to Social Influence Minority Influence Research Methods Validity Reliability Experiments/Experimental Design Hypotheses Variables	Memory Different Memory Models Explanations for forgetting Eyewitness Testimony Research Methods Sampling Observational techniques Correlations Self-Report techniques Data Handling Operationalising variables
Spring Half Term 1	Spring Half Term 2
Approaches in Psychology The Behaviourist Approach Social Learning Theory The Cognitive Approach The Biological Approach Biopsychology The Nervous System The Endocrine System The fight or flight response	Attachment Explanations of Attachment Animal studies of attachment Maternal Deprivation Effects of Institutionalisation Psychopathology Abnormality Phobias, Depression, OCD Approaches/treatment
Summer Half Term 1	Summer Half Term 2
Examination Practice Research Methods Correlations	Research Methods Levels of Measurement Approaches in Psychology The Psychodynamic approach Humanistic Psychology

Year 13
Autumn Half Term 1	Autumn Half Term 2
Approaches Psychodynamic Approach Humanistic Approach Comparison of Approaches Issues and Debates Biopsychology Localisation of brain function Plasticity and functional recovery after brain trauma Biological Rhythms Research Methods – Reliability and Validity	Cognition and Development Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Piaget’s stages of intellectual development. Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development. Baillargeon’s explanation of infant abilities Social cognition Research Methods – Revision
Spring Half Term 1	Spring Half Term 2
Schizophrenia Biological explanations for schizophrenia Psychological explanations for schizophrenia Biological therapies for schizophrenia Psychological therapies for schizophrenia	Forensic psychology Defining and Measuring Crime Offender Profiling Biological Explanations Psychological Explanations Dealing with offending behaviour Research Methods – Revision
Summer Half Term 1	Summer Half Term 2
Research Methods Recap of Research Methods Correlations Case Studies Statistical Tests Reporting Psychological investigations Examination Practice	Examination Practice Revision of AS content Revision of Research Methods Revision of A Level topics

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