Wed Jun 19 2013

Psychology

Welcome to the Psychology Department

 

Teaching Staff: Mr C Suddaby, Mr G Royles

 

What is Psychology?

"Psychology is the understanding of human behaviour”.

‘The science of mental life’. William James

 

‘The science of mind and behaviour’.

 

The principles of psychology enable us to understand behaviour- vital in the world’s current climate.

 

The OCR Psychology Course:

 

§  The course aims to stimulate and develop your enjoyment, enthusiasm for psychology

§  Develop and demonstrate practical and research skills

§  Develop knowledge and understanding of the different areas of psychology and how they relate to each other

§  Appreciate how the subject develops and how its applications interact with changes in human attitude and behaviour

§  Recognise the value, use and misuse of the subject in society

 

AS Units & Assessment

 

 

Unit 1: (G541)	Unit 2: (G542)
Psychological Investigation Candidates will need to be familiar with four techniques for collecting & analysing data. §  Self-report §  Experiment §  Observation §  Correlation	Core Studies Fifteen core studies from each of the five psychological approaches §  Social §  Cognitive §  Physiological §  Developmental §  Individual differences
Assessment
§  1 Hour written exam §  30% of the total AS marks §  60 marks in total	§  2 Hour written exam §  70% of the total AS marks  (Short answer questions/essay question) §  120 marks in total

 

 

A2 Units & Assessment

 

 

Unit 3: (G543)	Unit 2: (G544)
Options in Applied Psychology This unit will include four options, from which candidates choose two. §  Forensic psychology. §  Health and clinical psychology. §  Psychology of sport and exercise. §  Psychology of education.	Approaches and Research Methods in Psychology Research methodology, where candidates are required to design a practical project. §  Structured synoptic questions on approaches, perspectives, methods, issues and debates.
Assessment
§  1.5 hour written paper §  25% of the total Advanced GCE marks §  100 marks in total	§  1.5 hour written paper §  25% of the total Advanced GCE marks §  80 marks in total

 

 

Resources and useful websites

 

OCR Psychology AS (Heineman)

ISBN: 978-0-0435806-99-6

 

OCR Psychology (Banyard) ISBN: 978-1-84169-728-4

 

OCR Psychology for AS (Jigsaw)

ISBN: 978-0-340-96812-3

 

www.holah.co.uk

 

 

So where Next?

 

Students with AS or Advanced Psychology have access to a wide range of possible career and higher education opportunities. Possible careers can include:

Occupational Therapy, Nursing,

Social Work, Teaching, Counselling, Child Development, Speech Therapist, Management, Public Relations

 

Or students could continue to study in:

 

Applied Psychology, Health & Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Sports Psychology