The course curriculum is built around four main themes of psychology, which are biology, cognition, learning and society. It also deals with the psychology of anomaly, consumer behaviour , health and institutions.
Content Overview: The AS level program focuses on 12 core research topics illustrated through research methods used in psychology including experiments, observations, self-assessments and case studies. 12 main research topics of the subject:
Biological
Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions)
Dement and Kleitman (sleep and dreams)
Schachter and Singer (two factors in emotion)
Cognitive
Andrade (doodling)
Baron-Cohen et al. (eyes test)
Laney et al. (false memory)
Learning
ABandura et al. (aggression)
Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia)
Pepperberg (parrot learning)
Social
Milgram (obedience)
Piliavin et al. (subway Samaritans)
Yamamoto et al. (chimpanzee helping)
Candidates for Cambridge International A Level Psychology study the AS topics (above) and choose 2 out of the following additional topics:
