Specification at a glance
These qualifications are linear. Linear means that students will sit all the AS exams at the end of their AS course and all the A-level exams at the end of their A-level course.
AS
Subject content
Assessments
| Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 1–3 above |
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Questions Section A: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks Section B: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks Section C: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks |
| Paper 2: Psychology in Context |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 4–6 above |
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Questions Section A: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks Section B: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks Section C: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks |
A-level
Subject content
Optional
- 12 Schizophrenia
- 13 Eating behaviour
- 14 Stress
- 15 Aggression
- 16 Forensic Psychology
- 17 Addiction
Assessments
| Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 1–4 above |
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| Paper 2: Psychology in Context |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 5–7 above |
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| Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 8 above Optional content, one from option 1, 9–11, one from option 2, 12–14, one from option 3, 15–17 above |
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