A2 Psychology Scheme of Work
| Week | Topic | Reading |
| 1-4 | Psychopathology Depression, anxiety disorders |
CC+M |
| 5-8 | Cognitive development Development of thinking, development of measured intelligence, development of moral understanding |
CC+M E+F 10 Su |
| 9-12 | Pro- and anti-social behaviour Nature and causes of aggression, altruism and bystander behaviour, media influences on pro- and anti-social behaviour |
CC+M E+F 3 M |
| 13-16 | Attention and pattern recognition Focused attention, divided attention, pattern recognition |
CC+M E+F 7 St |
| 17-20 | Issues Gender bias, cultural bias, ethical issues, the use of non-human animals |
CC+M E+F 19 G+I 82, 84, 85 |
| 21-23 | Mock exams | |
| 24-26 | Approaches Biological, behavioural, psychodynamic |
CC+M E+F 21 |
| 27-29 | Revision Individual pattern of revision determined by Needs Analysis |
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| 30-32 | External exams |
CC+M = Cardwell, Clark and Meldrum, Psychology for A Level
E+F = Eysenck and Flanagan, Psychology for A2 Level
R+S = Rosenhan and Seligman, Abnormal Psychology
G+I = Gross and McIlveen, Psychology: A New Introduction
S = Stoppard, Understanding Depression
Su = Sutherland, Cognitive Development Today
M = Myers, Social Psychology
St = Styles, The Psychology of Attention