AQA Psychology
Making Sense of Other
People 41801 Short Course
Understanding Other
People 41801 & 4182
Long Course
Subject Psychology KS4
SWDPLS LONG TERM PLAN
Cross Curricular links
Literacy
Learning through dialogue and discussion,
reading comprehension inference and
deduction skills, description of
psychological investigation findings and
key word definitions.
Numeracy
Research data analysis and presentation
Moral, Social and Cultural
Links
Ethical and ecological considerations
when designing and conducting practical
research
How students learn:
Students design and conduct practical research using a variety of methods. They analyse data collected in their own
investigations and draw conclusions based on their research findings. Students relate these to established theories and
research, evaluate suitability for purpose and practical applications of research findings.
Assessment:
How well do students recall, select and communicate their knowledge and understanding of psychology and how psychology
works?
How well do students apply skills, knowledge and understanding of psychology and how psychology works?
How well do students interpret, evaluate and analyse psychological data and practice?
Short course 41801 Written Paper Unit 1 – 1 hour 30 mins
80 marks – 100%
Candidates answer all questions
Full Course 4182
80 marks – 50%
80 marks – 50%
Candidates answer all questions
Written Paper Unit 1- 1 hour 30 mins
Written Paper Unit 2 – 1 hour 30 mins
Autumn
Spring
Making sense of other people (4181)
Making sense of other people (4181)
Learning content
Learning content
Unit 1 Memory
Study the memory processes of
encoding, storage and retrieval
Describe and evaluate studies to
investigate explanations of memory,
why we forget,
factors which affect eye witness
accounts and practical applications
derived from explanations of memory
and forgetting including their benefits
and drawbacks.
Unit 1 Non Verbal Communication
Learn about the difference between
verbal and non verbal communication
including vocal features that
accompany speech and the types of
non verbal communication.
Describe and evaluate verbal and non
verbal communication studies, also
Factors which affect personal space.
Discover Research methods in use
including formulation of techniques
which try to ensure objectivity, testable
hypotheses, experimental procedure,
advantages and disadvantages
Unit 1 Development of Personality
Find out what personality is,
Describe and evaluate studies of
temperament,
Explore Research methods in use
including control, experimental design,
Summer
Making sense of other people (4181)
Learning content
Unit 1 Development of Personality
Study Personality Type theory, Personality
scales and evaluate the drawbacks and
practical implications of personality type
theory.
Study Antisocial Personality Disorder and
its possible causal factors and implications.
Unit 1 Stereotyping Prejudice and
Discrimination
Find out about stereotyping, prejudice and
discrimination
Describe and evaluate studies into these
areas, and explanations of them
Consider and evaluate ways of reducing
prejudice and discrimination and also the
practical implications of the research
including validity.
target populations and sampling
methods, data analysis and
presentation. Consider ethical issues.
including benefits and drawbacks.
Unit 2 Understanding other People
Unit 2 Understanding other People
Unit 2 Understanding other People
Learning:
Find out about the principles of
classical and operant conditioning.
Discover how phobias are treated and
consider the ethics of different
treatment therapies
Study research methods within
learning investigations
Social Influence:
Study conformity, obedience, social
loafing, and deindividuation
Explain the factors affecting bystander
intervention and describe and evaluate
studies into bystander intervention.
Consider practical implications of
studies of social influence, their
benefits and drawbacks.
Study research methods within social
influence studies.
Sex and Gender:
Find out the difference between sex
identity and gender identity.
Explore the three theories of gender
development and describe and evaluate
them.
Study research methods related to sex and
gender.
Aggression:
Discover the reasons for aggression:
biological, psychodynamic and social
learning.
Describe and evaluate studies of how
aggressive behaviour develops.
Consider and evaluate ways of reducing
aggression.
Study research methods used to explore
aggression.
Research methods considered through
revision topics:
Methods and techniques that aim to be
objective,
Investigative procedures- survey methods,
questionnaires, observation and case study,
Advantages and disadvantages of each
method of investigation.
Methods of control data analysis and
Presentation:
Target population, samples and sampling
methods,
Correlation of variables and advantages
and limitations of using them.
Graphical representations of research
findings and their interpretation.
Ethical issues within psychological research
according to the British Psychological
Society Guidelines and ways of dealing with
issues.
Explore the use of standardisation
procedures in research methods, and the
difference between research in natural and
experimental setting and the advantages
and disadvantages of each.