A2 Psychology shared group
Date
Target Grade………………………………
Topic CCA
Multistore model of
memory
Topic LRA/PPH
Emotion and memory
Assessment Task
LOP and WMM
Emotion and memory
Describe and evaluate the
multistore model of
memory. (25 marks)
LOP and WMM
Memory Disorders
Describe and evaluate
alternatives to the Multistore model of memory (25
marks)
Forgetting in STM
Memory disorders
Discuss Explanations for
Disorders of Memory, eg
Amnesia, Alzheimer’s
disease (25 marks)
Forgetting in LTM
Is Psychology a
science ?
Discuss explanations of
forgetting (25 )
Aims &
Hypotheses &
Operationalisation
Is Psychology a
science ?
Discuss the view that
psychology should be
regarded as a science. (25
marks)
Design issues
(matched pairs etc)
Advantages and
disadvantages of
scientific method
Discuss the advantages of
the use of the scientific
method in psychology (15)
4
Sep
9
Sep
16
Sep
23
Sep
30
Sep
7
Oct
14
Oct
Sampling,
procedures
Grade
Target for improvement
A2 Psychology shared group
Issues including
reliability & validity
21
Oct
Advantages and
disadvantages of
scientific method
Target Grade………………………………
Timed Review Test
Research Methods
HALF TERM
4
Nov
11
Nov
18
Nov
25
Nov
2
Dec
Issues including
reliability & validity
Ethics with Human
pps
Discuss Ethical Issues
when using human
participants in research in
Psychology (15)
Levels of
measurement and
Levels of
significance
Dealing with ethics
with Human pps
Discuss ways of dealing
with Ethical issues when
using human participants in
research in psychology (15)
Inferential
Statistics
Ethics with nonhuman pps
Discuss ethical issues
arising from two
applications of psychology
in the real world (15)
Theories of sleep
Hypnosis
Theories of sleep
Hypnosis
Describe and evaluate
theories of hypnosis (25)
A2 Psychology shared group
Target Grade………………………………
Disorders of sleep
Dreams
Critically discuss theories of
sleep (25)
Disorders of sleep
Dreams
Critically discuss the nature
of dreams (25)
9
Dec
16
Dec
CHRISTMAS
6
Jan
Genes and
Environment
Biological Rhythms
Critically evaluate
explanations for disorders
of sleep (25)
13
Jan
Genes and
Environment
Biological Rhythms
Discuss the role of
endogenous and
exogenous factors in bodily
rhythms (25)
20
Jan
Aetiologies of
Schizophrenia
Revision of research
methods
Discuss the balance of
genetic and environmental
influences on human
behaviour (25)
27
Jan
Study Leave
A2 Psychology shared group
Target Grade………………………………
Mock exam week
3
Feb
10
Feb
Aetiologies of
Schizophrenia
Revision of topics
Discuss aetiologies of
schizophrenia (25)
HALF TERM
24
Feb
3
Mar
Treatments of
Schizophrenia
Science Versus
Ethics
Describe and evaluate
treatments for
schizophrenia (25)
Aetiologies of
Depression
Science Versus
Ethics
What is meant by scientific
benefits?(3)
Critically consider the
balance of scientific benefits
measured against ethical
costs in Psychology (22)
10
Mar
17
Mar
Aetiologies of
Depression
Cultural Bias
Discuss aetiologies of
depression (25
Treatments of
Depression
Cultural Bias
(a) What is meant by the
term ‘Cultural bias? [3]
(b) Using psychological
knowledge and research
findings, discuss the nature
and extent of cultural bias in
psychology. [22]
A2 Psychology shared group
Target Grade………………………………
24
Mar
Treatments of
Depression
Gender Bias
Describe and evaluate
treatments for depression
(25)
31
Mar
Bias in Diagnosis
Gender Bias
Discuss issues of bias in
diagnostic systems (eg
culture and gender) (25
marks)
EASTER
Bias in Diagnosis
Revision
29
Apr
Revision
Revision
6
May
Study Leave
12
May
19
May
Study Leave
22
Apr
Study Leave
A2 Psychology shared group
Target Grade………………………………