UK · Subject guide
Psychology
A-Level Psychology (AQA 7182), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
01 · Overview
Psychology
A-Level Psychology (AQA 7182), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
Social influence
Studies how conformity, obedience, social roles, minority influence and resistance shape behaviour, alongside the role of social change.
- 02
Memory
Covers models of memory such as the multi-store and working memory models, explanations for forgetting, and the reliability of eyewitness testimony.
- 03
Attachment
Examines caregiver-infant interactions, animal studies, explanations and types of attachment, deprivation, and the influence of early attachment on later life.
- 04
Psychopathology
Explores definitions of abnormality together with the characteristics, explanations and treatments of phobias, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- 05
Approaches in Psychology
Compares the behaviourist, social learning, cognitive, biological, psychodynamic and humanistic approaches and their origins in the discipline.
- 06
Biopsychology
Studies the nervous and endocrine systems, neurons and synaptic transmission, localisation and plasticity of brain function, biological rhythms and ways of investigating the brain.
- 07
Research methods
Develops understanding of experimental and non-experimental methods, scientific processes, data handling, and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.
- 08
Issues and debates in Psychology
Considers gender and culture bias, free will versus determinism, the nature-nurture debate, holism, reductionism, idiographic and nomothetic approaches, and ethical implications.
- 09
Relationships
Optional topic examining the evolution and theories of romantic relationships, factors affecting attraction, and virtual and parasocial relationships.
- 10
Gender
Optional topic exploring sex and gender, androgyny, biological, cognitive and psychodynamic explanations of gender development, and atypical gender identity.
- 11
Cognition and development
Optional topic covering Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitive development, the development of social cognition, and the role of the brain.
- 12
Schizophrenia
Optional topic addressing classification and diagnosis, biological and psychological explanations, drug and psychological therapies, and the interactionist approach.
- 13
Eating behaviour
Optional topic investigating explanations for food preference, the neural and hormonal control of eating, and explanations of anorexia nervosa and obesity.
- 14
Stress
Optional topic covering the physiology of stress, its links to illness, sources of stress, individual differences, and methods of managing and coping with stress.
- 15
Aggression
Optional topic exploring neural, hormonal, genetic, evolutionary and social explanations of aggression, plus institutional aggression and media influences.
- 16
Forensic Psychology
Optional topic examining definitions of crime, offender profiling, biological and psychological explanations of offending, and approaches to dealing with offenders.
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Addiction
Optional topic addressing the description of addiction, risk factors, explanations of nicotine and gambling addiction, and approaches to reducing addiction.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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