Psychology (Key Stage 4)
Year 10
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| Criminal Psychology Key concepts Different types of crime including violent; drug related; acquisitive; sexual; and anti-social offences • Criminal behaviour as a social construct including deviation from norms and the role of culture in defining criminal/anti-social behaviour • How crime is measured: official statistics and self-report Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs The Social Learning Theory of Criminality Eysenck’s Criminal Personality Theory The changing nature of punishment The role of rehabilitation in reducing criminal/anti-social behaviour; and increasing pro-social behaviour; including restorative justice; and the use of positive role models • The effects of punishment and deterrents in reducing criminal/ anti-social behaviour; including the use of prisons; community; and fines. | Psychological Problems Key Concepts An introduction to mental health: • ways of defining mental health, including the mental health continuum • the current prevalence of mental health problems, including current statistics and differences between age; gender; and sexual orientation • the incidence of significant mental health problems over time, including changing classification; similarities and differences; and how attitudes have changed towards mental health in the UK since the 1959 Mental Health Act. • The effects of significant mental health problems on the individual and society. Theories/Explanations Biological Explanation of Schizophrenia Psychological Explanation of Schizophrenia Biological Explanation of Clinical Depression Psychological Explanation of Clinical Depression Application The development of treatments | Social Influence Key Concepts Conformity including majority influence. • Collective and crowd behaviour including pro-social and anti-social behaviour. • Obedience including obeying the orders of authority figures Theories/Explanations Situational Factors Dispositional Factors Application Changing attitudes |
Year 11
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| Memory Key Concepts The stages of information processing: input; encoding; storage; retrieval; and output • Types of forgetting: decay; displacement; retrieval failure (lack of cues). • The structure and functions of the brain and how the brain works in the formation of memories How neurological damage can affect memory Theories/Explanations The Multi-store Model of Memory The Theory of Reconstructive Memory Application Techniques used for recall- The use of cues, repetition and avoiding overload in advertisements and the use of autobiographical advertising The development of neuropsychology for measuring different memory functions, including the Wechsler Memory Scale | Sleep and Dreaming Key Concepts • The functions, features and benefits of sleep: healthy brain; physical repair; emotional stability; stages of the sleep cycle and when dreaming occurs; the role of the pineal gland and melatonin • The causes of sleep disorders: sleep onset and sleep maintenance insomnia • Endogenous pacemakers; and exogenous zeitgebers; and their role in sleep. Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming The Freudian Theory of Dreaming The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming Application Development of treatments for insomnia | Research Methods Learners should have knowledge and understanding of the following features of doing research and their associated strengths and weaknesses including reliability and validity and the type of research objectives for which they are most suitable. * Experiments- laboratory, field, natural. * Interviews- structured, unstructured. * Questionnaires (surveys)- open questions, closed questions, rating scales. * Observations- naturalistic, controlled, overt, covert, participant, non-participant. * Case studies- qualitative data, quantitative data. |
Exam Board
Written paper 1 hour 30 minutes- Studies and applications in psychology (01) 90 marks. 50% of total GCSE.
Written paper 1 hour 30 minutes- Studies and applications in psychology (02) 90 marks. 50% of total GCSE.
Revision Guides
- Online revision resources- OCR GCSE Psychology Revision (savemyexams.com)
- Revision textbooks- Revise Psychology for GCSE Level: OCR – 1st Edition – Diana Jackson-Dw (routledge.com)
Useful Links/Websites
GCSE – Psychology (9-1) – J203 – OCR
OCR GCSE Psychology Past Papers – 2024 Foundation & Higher Psychology GCSE (learnyay.co.uk)
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