Unit 2: Biological Psychology, Social Psychology and Individual Differences
Topic list
- Biological psychology, including stress, factors affecting stress, coping with stress and managing stress
- Social psychology, including conformity, obedience and independent behaviour
- Individual differences, including definitions of abnormality, approaches and therapies.
Assessment is via a written paper of 1 hour 30 minutes duration.
The paper is weighted as being 50% of the total AS and 25% of total A Level marks.
Three compulsory structured questions; one based on Biological Psychology content, one based on Social Psychology content and one based on the Individual Differences content.
Questions include short answer, stimulus material and one 12 or more mark question requiring extended writing in which the Quality of Written Communication (QWC) will be assessed.
