Psychology - Year 13 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

A2 Psychology (AQA A) - Year 13

There are two units at A2 level (PSYA3 – Topics in Psychology and PSYA2 Psychopathology, Psychology in Action & Research Methods), each topic is likely to be taught by a different teacher and also depends upon which psychology class the student attends. There is no coursework. Each unit represents 50% of the total marks at A2 level (25% of the full A Level). Both units are examined in January and May/June of Year 13. There are also Re-sit examinations during this period.

TEACHER 1	TEACHER 2
Half Term 1 (September - October)
Relationships Formation, Maintenance and Breakdown of a relationship Sexual Selection Parental Investment Influence of childhood on adult relationships Cultural differences in relationships	Aggression Social learning theory Deindividuation Institutional aggression Neural and hormonal mechanisms in aggression
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes PSYA3 Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes PSYA3 Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (November - December)
Eating Behaviour Attitudes to food and Eating Behaviour Explanations for the success and failure of dieting Neural Mechanisms in eating a satiation Evolutionary explanations for food preference Psychological and Biological explanations of Anorexia Nervosa	Aggression Genetic Factors in Aggression Evolutionary explanation of human aggression Explanations of group display in humans
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (January - February)
Media Explanations of media influence on prosocial and antisocial Behaviour Effects of video games on young people	Schizophrenia Classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (March - April)
Media Persuasion and attitude change Influence of attitude on decision making Explanations for the effectiveness of television in persuasion	Schizophrenia Biological and Psychological explanations of Schizophrenia
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (May =- June)
Research Methods Science and validating new knowledge Methods, reliability, validity and sampling Ethical considerations Quantitative and Qualitative data	Schizophrenia Biological and Psychological therapies of Schizophrenia
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No