The Piggott > Departments > Psychology
Know your mind

THE PSYCHOLGY DEPARTMENT MISSION


Learn to understand yourself and others through the scientific study of thought, feeling and behaviour.

Key Stages

Key Stage 5 (KS5)

Year 12 - AS Psychology


Cognitive Psychology:

Models of Memory
Eyewitness Testimony
Memory Improvement Techniques

Developmental Psychology:

Attachment: Explanations and the Effects of Disruption
The Impact of Day Care

Physiological Psychology:

Bodily Responses to Stress
Causes of Stress
Managing Stress

Social Psychology:

Conformity
Obedience
Resisting Social Pressure

Year 13 - A2 Psychology


Relationships:

The Formation, Maintenance and Breakdown of Relationships
Human Reproductive Behaviour
Effects of early Experience and Culture on Adult Relationships

Eating Behaviour:

Eating Attitudes and Dieting
Biological Explanations of Eating Behaviour
Eating Disorders

Aggression:
Social Psychological Explanations of Aggression
Biological Explanations of Aggression
Aggression as an Adaptive Response
Schizophrenia:

Clinical Characteristics
Biological and Psychological Explanations
Biological and Psychological Therapies

Media Psychology:

Media Influences on Social Behaviour
Persuasion, Attitude and Change
Psychology of the 'Celebrity'

Research methods:
Application of Scientific Research in Psychology
Designing Psychological Investigations
Data Analysis and Reporting on Investigations