Curriculum Outline
Year 12 |
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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 |
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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 |