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AQA A Level Psychology
Course Outline

Student

What do you study?

Paper 1

Memory (24 marks)

Social Influence (24 marks)

Attachment (24 marks)

Clinical Psychology (24 marks)

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Paper 2

Approaches (24 marks)

Biopsychology (24 marks)

Research Methods (48 marks)

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Paper 3

Issues and Debates (24 marks)

3 optional topics (one from each list)

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Option 1 (24 marks)

Relationships

Gender

Cognition and development

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Option 2 (24 marks)

Schizophrenia

Eating behaviour

Stress

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Option 3 (24 marks)

Aggression​

Forensic Psychology

Aggression

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How are you assessed?

  • 3 papers of 2 hours each ​

  • Each paper is worth 96 marks

  • Typically there will be 6 x 16 mark essays across all 3 papers

  • Essays do not require introductions or conclusions but are evaluative

  • 20-25% of marks are assessed on Research Methods which is assessed in all three papers

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