AS AND A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY AS (7181) A-level (7182

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Specifications
ForN teachingN fromN SeptemberN 2015N onwardsNF
orN ASN examsN inN May/JuneN 2016N onwards
ForN A-levelN examsN inN May/JuneN 2017N onwards

VersionN 1.2N 14N OctoberN 2021

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, AQAN ASN andN A-levelN PsychologyN 7181,N 7182.N ASN andN A-
levelN examsN JuneN 2016N onwards.N VersionN 1.2N 14N OctoberN 2021




Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1 WhyNchooseNAQANforNASNandNA-levelNPsychology 5
1.2 SupportNandNresourcesNtoNhelpNyouNteach 6


2 Specification at a glance
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2.1 AS 8
2.2 A-level 9


3 Subject content – AS
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3.1 IntroductoryNtopicsNinNPsychology 13
3.2 PsychologyNinNcontext 14


4 Subject content – A-level
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4.1 IntroductoryNtopicsNinNPsychology 17
4.2 PsychologyNinNcontext 18
4.3 IssuesNandNoptionsNinNPsychology 21


5 Scheme of assessment
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5.1 Aims 25
5.2 AssessmentNobjectives 26
5.3 AssessmentNweightings 27


6 General administration
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6.1 EntriesNandNcodes 29
6.2 OverlapsNwithNotherNqualifications 29
6.3 AwardingNgradesNandNreportingNresults 29
6.4 Re-sitsNandNshelfNlife 30
6.5 PreviousNlearningNandNprerequisites 30
6.6 AccessNtoNassessment:NdiversityNandNinclusion 30
6.7 Safeguarding 31
6.8 WorkingNwithNAQANforNtheNfirstNtime 31
6.9 PrivateNcandidates 31


7 Mathematical requirements and exemplific
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7.1NAS 33
7.2NA-level 35




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