Psychology Department
We run AQA Psychology at Hampton College, it is a fascinating and challenging course.
The topics we cover for AS are below:
Social influence
Attachment
Memory
Research methods
Psychopathology
Approaches
At A2 we cover:
Relationships
Schizophrenia
Eating behavior
Addictive behaviour
Aggression
Forensic psychology
Work is assessed at AS in short structured questions, multiple choice questions and short essays. At A2 short structured questions remain plus
longer extended essays.
Here are some examples of the types of behaviours we look at in psychology:
Zimbardo’s Prison Simulation study
What can we conclude from behaviour from a fake prison?
Sociology AQA A’ level
AS SOCIOLOGY - Structured questions and essays
Education with research methods
Families and households
A2 SOCIOLOGY - Longer essay questions mostly
Crime and Deviance
Mass Media
Broken Window Theory – Wilson and Kelling (82) argue if there is a single broken window in an abandoned house is left un-mended others will
get broken and the area goes down.
What do sociologists aim to find out from studying newspapers?
Is the news socially constructed?
Why was this reported on more than other events where there were more casualties?
Do teachers label students?
Examples of exam questions
AS Psychology exam questions
1.
Explain how social influence leads to social change with reference to attitudes towards homosexuality. (6 marks)
2.
Describe and evaluate research into minority influence (12 marks).
AS Sociology – Education exam questions
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Assess functionalist explanations for the role of education today (20)
Evaluate Marxist explanations for the role of education today (10)
Discuss sociological accounts of the role of external factors in the underachievement of working-class children (20)