Main topics of study:

PART A

The Five Main Theoretical Approaches in Psychology:

• Physiological, Psychodynamic, Behaviourist, Cognitive & Humanistic Approaches

The Issue of Free-Will & Determinism:

• Reductionism

Controversial Applications of Psychological Research:

• Advertising, Propaganda & Warfare
• Uses & Abuses of Psychological Testing

Ethics in Psychology:

• Ethics with Human Participants
• Responsibilities of Psychologists
• Psychological Research with Animal Participants
• Applications of Learning Theory to Humans

PART B

The Endocrine System

Motivation & Emotion:

• Homeostatic Motivation
• Non-Homeostatic Motivation
• What is Emotion?
• Theories & Studies of Emotion

Consciousness & Its Altered States:

• Levels of Consciousness
• Body Rhythms
• The Rhythms of Sleep
• Why Do We Sleep?

Reading List

Main Text:
Introductory Psychology - T Malim & A Birch (Macmillan)

Further Reading:
Introducing GCSE Psychology - G Davenport (Collins Educational)
Beginning Psychology - M Hardy & S Heyes (Oxford University Press)
Psychology: Theory & Application - P Banyard & N Hayes (Chapman & Hall)
Psychology for A Level - M Cardwell, L Clark & C Meldrum - (Collins Educational)
Psychology: The Study of Mind & Behaviour - R Gross (Hodder & Stoughton)
Foundations in Psychology: An Introductory Text - N Hayes (Nelson)
The Complete A-Z Psychology Handbook - M Cardwell (Hodder & Stoughton)
Any A2 level GCE Psychology textbook