Access support to understand each topic and resources to practice your exam skills to support you in achieving your potential in your AQA A-Level psychology exams.
Paper 1 - Introductory Topics in Psychology
Memory
Theories of how memories are created and forgotten.
Social influence
Understanding conformity and obedience.
Attachment
Exploring the development of bonds between parents and children.
Clinical and Mental Health
Focusing on depression, phobias and OCD.
Paper 2 - Psychology in Context
Approaches
Comparing different ways of explaining human behaviour.
Biopsychology
Understanding the role of different biological mechanisms on human behaviour.
Research methods
How human behaviour has been researched.
Paper 3 - Issues and Options
Issues and Debates (AQA)
Exploration of big questions in psychology.
Relationships
Looking at the formation, maintenance and breakdown of different types of relationships.
Schizophrenia
A consideration of explanations and treatments using biological and psychological approaches.
Gender
Looking at gender development.
Eating behaviour
Considering different explanations for eating and clinical eating conditions.
Stress
Explaining the role and management of stress.
Aggression
Critically engaging with different explanations for aggression.
Addiction
Explaining specific addictions using different psychological theories.