Psychology
AQA
You will study topics including Social Influence, Memory and Attachment. This includes factors influencing obedience and conformity, nature and structure of memory as well as memory in everyday life, plus the relationship between caregiver-infant bond and the importance of this bond to development.
You will also explore some core themes in Psychology including Approaches in Psychology, Psychopathology and Biopsychology. This will include Research Methods and will require students to think independently and apply their skills.
Possible Careers
Educational Psychology, Medical Psychology, Forensic Psychologist, Counsellor, Occupational Psychology, Sport Psychology, Clinical psychology.
Our students say:
"Psychology allows you to view people differently. Studying Psychology has helped me to move on to the next step in my career to study Criminology."
