AQA A Level Psychology - What's in it?

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These revision notes are designed to support the full AQA A Level Psychology specification (7182), covering all compulsory and optional content across the three examination papers. Use the links below to access detailed notes for each topic. 

📋 Specification Overview

The course is divided into three main examination papers:

• Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology
• Paper 2: Psychology in Context
• Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology

📝 Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology

This paper covers the core foundations of psychology, introducing key theories, studies, and concepts that underpin the rest of the course:

• Social Influence
• Memory
• Attachment
• Clinical Psychology and Mental Health (previously Psychopathology)

🔬 Paper 2: Psychology in Context

This paper focuses on the theoretical approaches and scientific methods that shape how psychological knowledge is generated and evaluated:

• Approaches in Psychology
• Biopsychology
• Research Methods

💡 Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology

This paper includes one compulsory topic and a selection of optional topics - choose one from each group:

Compulsory

• Issues and Debates in Psychology

Option 1 - choose one:

• Relationships
• Gender
• Cognition and Development

Option 2 - choose one:

• Schizophrenia
• Eating Behaviour
• Stress

Option 3 - choose one:

• Aggression
• Forensic Psychology
• Addiction

🎯 How to Use These Notes

Each topic above links to a dedicated revision page containing full AO1 knowledge and AO3 evaluation in line with AQA exam requirements. The notes are structured to support essay writing, exam practice, and long-term revision, so you can feel confident going into every paper.