Ryton Students - Departments – Psychology
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Unit 1: Cognitive
psychology Child
psychology Unit 2: Physiological
psychology Abnormal
psychology Unit 3: Social
psychology Research
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Short and long term memory Forgetting Flashbulb memories Eyewitness testimony Reconstructive memory Development of attachments Separation, deprivation and
privation Childcare issues Stress as a bodily response Sources of stress Stress management Defining abnormality Biological and psychological
models Eating Disorders Conformity Obedience Ethics of experiments Different research methods Experimental methods Ethics in experiments Data analysis |
The course is assessed in May
with three one hour papers sat on the same afternoon. |
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Unit 4: Pro- and anti- social behaviour Biological rhythms, sleep and
dreaming Cognitive development Unit 5 Individual Differences Issues and Debates Approaches Unit 6 Coursework |
Nature of aggression Causes of aggression Altruism and bystander behaviour Media influences Biological rhythms The function of sleep Dreaming; psychological and
neurobiological theories Development of thinking; Piaget
and Vygotsky Development of measured
intelligence Development of moral
understanding Treating mental disorders: Biological therapies Behavioural therapies Alternative therapies Debates: Free will and determinism Reductionism Psychology as a science Nature-nurture Behaviourist approach Evolutionary approach Psychodynamic approach Students complete a piece of
coursework. This will usually take the form of a simple experiment designed
and analysed by the students |
1 and a half hour exam, sat in
May / June 1 and a half hour exam sat in May
/ June The coursework is externally
marked and is to be submitted in April |
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