Paper 3 Issues & Options in Psychology

What’s assessed: 

This paper has options to chose from. I have outlined all the options that will be in the paper, however, the topics highlighted in bold are what we are teaching you.

  • Issues and Debates in Psychology – Compulsory section
  • Relationships 
  • Gender
  • Cognition and Development
  • Schizophrenia 
  • Eating behaviour
  • Stress
  • Forensic Psychology 
  • Addiction

Assessment:

  • written exam: 2 hours
  • 96 marks in total
  • 33.3% of A-level

Questions:

  • Section A: multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks – Issues and Debates
  • Section B: one topic from options, we are doing Relationships, multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks
  • Section C: one topic from options 2, we are doing Schizophrenia, multiple choice, short answer and
    extended writing, 24 marks
  • Section D: one topic from options 3, we are doing Forensic Psychology, multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, 24 marks