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Psychology A Level Year 1 Group 12D Target Grade………………………………7 Lessons / Fortnight12D – CCAA – Mon 3 &4, Tue 5B – Mon 3 & 4, Tue 3&5

2 Lessons /Fortnight12 – PPHA –B - Fri 3&4

Date 7 Lessons / Fortnight12D – CCA

2 Lessons /Fortnight12D – PPH

Assessment Task Due by

A

5 Sep

Tue 5 Introduction to Course and Approaches to Psychology

Induction work due

B

12Sep

Mon 3 Introduction to Research Methods and Flipped Learning

Assumptions of the Biological Approach

Mon 4 Evolution

Tue 3 Localisation of Function

Tue 5 Neurotransmitters

Assumptions of the Biological Approach

Fri 3 Biological Explanations of Sibling Relationships

Research Methods

Fri 4 The Experimental Method Aims and Hypotheses(Induction feedback)

Test on key words:Approaches and Research Methods

Review “Cornell Notes” Video and be ready to use technique in class.



A

19Sep

Mon 3 Bio Explanations of Stress(Cp 3)

Mon 5 Bio Explanations of Stress (Cp 3)

Tue5 Bio Explanations of Schizophrenia (Cp 3)

Describe Evolutionary Influence and One other assumption of the Biological Approach (6)

Apply your knowledge of biological assumptions to explain Sibling relationships (8)

B

26Sep

Mon 3 Bio Explanations of Schizophrenia (Cp 3)

Mon 4 Bio Therapies Drug therapy

Tue 3 Bio Therapies Drug therapy

Tue 5 Hypotheses, pilot studies and confederates

Fri 3 & 4 Validity and Controlling Variables

Research Methods Test



A

3 Oct

Mon 3 Antipsychotic drug therapy (Cp 3)

Mon 4 Antipsychotic drug therapy (Cp 3)

Tue 5 Beta blockers and biological stress management (Cp 3)

Describe one Biological Explanation for Schizophrenia (12 )

B

10 Oct

Mon 3 Beta blockers and biological stress management (Cp 3)

Mon 4 Quasi-experiments

Tue 3 Research Methods Review

Tue 5 Research Methods Review

Fri 3 Experimental Design

Fri 4 Location of Research:Field, and laboratory experimentsOnline research

Notes on how the assumptions of the biological approach are applied in one therapy for 3 psychological conditions.

Notes on the components (principles) of drug therapy



A

17 Oct

Mon 3 & 4 Bio Explanations of Criminality (Cp 3)

Tue 5 Raine et al Brain Abnormalities in Murderers

Research Methods Review Test

24 Oct

HALF TERM

B

31Oct

Mon 3 Raine et al Brain Abnormalities in Murderers

Mon 4 Ethics of Neuroscience debate

Tue 3 Ethics of Neuroscience debate

Tue 5 Ethics of Neuroscience debate

Fri 3 Threats to Validity

Fri 4 Dealing with threats to validity

Notes on two Biological explanations of criminality



A 7Nov

Mon 3 Ethics of Neuroscience debate

Mon 4 Sampling

Tue 5 Evaluating Sampling

Notes on the Ethics of Neuroscience debate

B

14Nov

Mon 3 Biological Approach strengths and weaknesses

Mon 4 Biological Approach strengths and weaknesses

Tue 3 Observation Techniques

Tue 5 Evaluating Observation Techniques

Fri 3 Ethical Issues

Fri 4 Dealing with ethical issues

Notes on Ethical Issues and how to deal with them.



A

21 Nov

Mon 3 Self-report techniques

Mon 4 Evaluating Self-report techniques

Tue 5 Reliability

a) Evaluate two strengths of the Biological Approach (6)

b) Evaluate two weaknesses of the Biological Approach (6)

B

28Nov

Mon 3 Types of validity

Mon 4 Correlations

Tue 3 Content Analysis

Tue 5 Kohlberg

Fri 3 Case Study

Fri 4 Peer Review

Notes on Kohlberg’s study “The Child as a moral philosopher”



A

5 Dec

Mon 3&4 Research Methods Review

Tue 5 KohlbergFully updated Glossary and Research Methods Notes.

B

12Dec

Mon 3 Research Methods Review Test

Mon 4 Milgram

Tue 3 Milgram

Tue 5 Assumptions of the Psychodynamic Approach

Fri 3 Assumptions of the Psychodynamic Approach

Fri 4 Psychodynamic explanations of relationships

Research Methods Test

19Dec

Christmas Hollday



A

2 Jan

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 9 Jan Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

A 16 Jan

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 23 Jan

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

A 30 Jan

Mon 3

Mon 4

Outline the procedures of Rosenhan’s (1973) research ‘On Being Sane in Insane Places’(12)



Tue 5

B6 Feb

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

Compare and contrast the Biological and Behaviourist approaches (12)

13Feb

A 20 Feb

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

Outline the aims and context of Langer & Rodin’s (1976) research ‘The effects of choice and enhanced personal responsibility for the aged: a field experiment in an institutional setting’(12)

B27 Feb

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4 Review Test

A6 Mar

Mon 3

Mon 4

Describe how the Cognitive approach has been applied to either CBT or RET (12)



Tue 5

B13 Mar

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

Evaluate the methodology of Asch’s (1955) research‘Opinions and Social Pressure’ (12)

A 20Mar

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 27 Mar

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

3 Apr EASTER

A 17 Apr

Mon 3

Mon 4



Tue 5

B 24 Apr

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

A 1 May Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 8 May Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

A 15 May

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 22 Mon 3 Fri 3



May

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 4

29 May

Half Term

A 5 Jun Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 12 Jun

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

A 19 Jun

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 26 Mon 3 Fri 3



Jun Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 4

A 3 Jul Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

B 10Jul

Mon 3

Mon 4

Tue 3

Tue 5

Fri 3

Fri 4

17 Jul

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