British Psychological Society
Promoting excellence in the ethical practice of psychology across science, education and in real life practical situations.
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Psychology summer work
Overview
Welcome to Psychology!
The work
For most students Psychology is a new subject, to help give you some background to the subject we would like you to complete two tasks.
Please download the worksheet below and complete the questions.
Digital resources
Please refer to these digital resources as part of your Summer Work preparation.
British Psychological Society
Promoting excellence in the ethical practice of psychology across science, education and in real life practical situations.
History vs. Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud: what, if anything, is worth saving from psychoanalysis?
@PsychBoost on Youtube
Highly recommended A level resource created by a teacher
9 myths about psychology, debunked
9 myths about psychology, debunked Ted Ed
How reliable is your memory?
How reliable is your memory? Ted Ed
100 Humans
100 Humans Netflix
Psychology of the Mind
A selection of programmes and clips relating to the psychology of the mind
History of Psychology Centre
Keeping history alive is crucial to the ongoing development of Psychology.
All in the Mind
The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, Psychology and neuroscience.
Recommended course book
| Book title | It is not a requirement to buy a physical copy, but access to these either digitally or as a hard copy would be helpful in a number of lessons. AQA PSYCHOLOGY FOR A LEVEL YEAR 1 AND AS | FLANAGAN, BERRY, JARVIS, LIDDLE (Yr 1) 3RD EDITION |
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| ISBN | 9781036011970 or digital 9781036013066 |
| Digital version | Yes available on ipad and laptop (does not work on a phone) |
| Book title | AQA PSYCHOLOGY FOR A LEVEL YEAR 2 STUDENT BOOK: 3RD EDITION |
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| ISBN | 9781036011987 or digital 9781036014179 |
| Digital version | Yes, through departmental Sharepoint |
