AS-Level Psychology
AS-Level Psychology revision
What does AS-Level Psychology revision look like?
AS-Level Psychology covers social influence, memory, attachment, psychopathology, approaches in psychology, biopsychology and research methods. AQA 7181 is the most-sat AS board; Edexcel 8PS0 and OCR H167 follow similar structures. Revision rewards named-research recall, structured AO3 evaluation, balanced answers and clear research-methods understanding (variables, sampling, statistics).
What's on AS-Level Psychology
Roughly the first year of A-Level Psychology:
- Social influence: conformity (Asch), obedience (Milgram), minority influence, social change.
- Memory: multi-store model, working memory model, eyewitness testimony.
- Attachment: caregiver-infant interaction, Bowlby's theory, types of attachment, Ainsworth's Strange Situation.
- Psychopathology: definitions of abnormality, phobias, depression, OCD.
- Approaches in psychology: behaviourist, cognitive, biological.
- Research methods: experimental design, sampling, ethics, descriptive stats.
How to revise AS-Level Psychology
Build a named-research bank — researcher, year, method, result, conclusion for 30-40 studies. Memorise AO3 evaluation frameworks (validity, reliability, ethics, methodology) and practise applying them. Drill research-methods calculations (mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation).
Frequently asked
- How many named studies do I need to memorise for AS Psychology?
- Around 30-40 named studies is a working minimum. Quality of recall (method, result, conclusion, evaluation) matters more than count.
- Does AS Psychology need A-Level Maths?
- No. Research-methods statistics at AS level are basic (mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation). GCSE Maths Higher is sufficient.
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