WJEC AS Psychology, memorised in year one.

Everything the AS examines and nothing from the second year. Drill the 4 topics you are actually sitting in Wales this summer.

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WJEC AS-Level Psychology 601-5719-7

Psychology Past to Present — The Five Approaches

Topic overview The Biological Approach: assumptions of the approach and applying the assumptions to the formation of relationships The Biological Approach: love chemicals, strengths and weaknesses Biological Therapy: Drug Therapy or Psychosurgery — how the approach is used in therapy Biological Therapy: Drug Therapy or Psychosurgery — effectiveness of the therapy Classic Evidence (Biological): Raine, Buchsbaum and LaCasse (1997) — methodology and findings Classic Evidence (Biological): Raine, Buchsbaum and LaCasse (1997) — conclusions The Psychodynamic Approach: assumptions of the approach The Psychodynamic Approach: personality, defence mechanisms and the formation of relationships The Psychodynamic Approach: strengths and weaknesses of the approach Psychodynamic Therapy: Dream Analysis or Group Analysis Psychotherapy — how the approach is used Psychodynamic Therapy: Dream Analysis or Group Analysis Psychotherapy — effectiveness of the therapy Classic Evidence (Psychodynamic): Bowlby (1944) — methodology, procedures and findings Classic Evidence (Psychodynamic): Bowlby (1944) — conclusions, ethical issues and social implications The Behaviourist Approach: assumptions of the approach The Behaviourist Approach: applying the assumptions to relationships, strengths and weaknesses Behaviourist Therapy: Aversion Therapy or Systematic Desensitisation — how the approach is used Behaviourist Therapy: Aversion Therapy or Systematic Desensitisation — effectiveness of the therapy Classic Evidence (Behaviourist): Watson and Rayner (1920) — methodology, procedures and findings Classic Evidence (Behaviourist): Watson and Rayner (1920) — conclusions The Cognitive Approach: assumptions of the approach and applying the assumptions to the formation of relationships The Cognitive Approach: strengths and weaknesses of the approach Cognitive Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Cognitive Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (2)Classic Evidence (Cognitive): Loftus and Palmer (1974) — methodology, procedures and findings Classic Evidence (Cognitive): Loftus and Palmer (1974) — conclusions The Positive Approach: assumptions of the approach The Positive Approach: applying the assumptions to the formation of relationships The Positive Approach: strengths and weaknesses of the approach Positive Therapy: Mindfulness or Quality of Life Therapy — how the approach is used in therapy Positive Therapy: Mindfulness or Quality of Life Therapy — assumptions in practice, effectiveness and ethics Classic Evidence (Positive): Myers and Diener (1995) — methodology, procedures and findings Classic Evidence (Positive): Myers and Diener (1995) — conclusions Comparison of the Five Approaches: biological approach and psychodynamic approach Comparison of the Five Approaches: behaviourist approach, cognitive approach and positive approach

Contemporary Debates

Topic overview How to Explore a Contemporary Debate Debate: The Ethics of Neuroscience — what is at the core of the debate Debate: The Ethics of Neuroscience — arguments on each side of it Debate: The Mother as Primary Care-Giver of an Infant — what is at the core of the debate Debate: The Mother as Primary Care-Giver of an Infant — arguments on each side of it Debate: Using Conditioning Techniques to Control the Behaviour of Children Debate: Using Conditioning Techniques to Control the Behaviour of Children — arguments on each side Debate: Reliability of Eye-Witness Testimony (Including Children) — what is at the core of the debate Debate: Reliability of Eye-Witness Testimony (Including Children) — arguments on each side of it Debate: Relevance of Positive Psychology in Today's Society — what is at the core of the debate Debate: Relevance of Positive Psychology in Today's Society — arguments on each side of it

Principles of Research and Application of Research Methods

Topic overview Social Psychology Context Study: Milgram (1963) — methodology and procedures Social Psychology Context Study: Milgram (1963) — findings, ethical issues and social implications Developmental Psychology Context Study: Kohlberg (1968) — methodology, procedures and findings Developmental Psychology Context Study: Kohlberg (1968) — conclusions Deciding on a Research Question: aim of the research and null hypotheses Deciding on a Research Question: variables, operationalisation and extraneous variables Methodologies: experiments, quasi-experiments and participant observations Methodologies: non-participant observation, content analysis and interviews Methodologies: correlational studies, case studies and self-reports Location of Research: conducting research in a laboratory and in the field Location of Research: conducting research on-line Participants and Sampling: target populations, sampling frames and opportunity sampling Participants and Sampling: systematic sampling, stratified sampling and quota sampling Participants and Sampling: self-selected sampling and observational sampling techniques Experimental Design: independent groups and repeated measures Experimental Design: matched pairs Levels of Measurement: nominal data and ordinal data Levels of Measurement: interval data and ratio data Graphical Representation: bar charts and histograms Graphical Representation: scatter diagrams and choosing a display for the level of measurement Descriptive Statistics: the mean, the median and the mode Descriptive Statistics: the range, the standard deviation and choosing a measure Reliability Validity: internal validity and external validity Validity: specific validity issues and ways of dealing with issues of validity Ethics in Psychological Research: confidentiality, deception, protection from harm and risk to values Ethics in Psychological Research: valid consent, working with vulnerable individuals and ways of dealing with ethical issues Application of Research Methods to a Novel Scenario (AS): identifying the method and the variables Application of Research Methods to a Novel Scenario (AS): judging the reliability, validity and ethics

Mathematical Requirements for Psychology (Appendix A: AS Unit 2 and A2 Unit 4)

Topic overview Arithmetic and Numerical Computation: standard form and significant figures Arithmetic and Numerical Computation: estimating and checking a result Handling Data: means, medians, modes and ranges, percentages and percentage change Handling Data: reading a table of data and orders of magnitude Algebra Graphs: plotting and labelling a graph, gradients and intercepts Graphs: reading a value off a curve and choosing the right form of graph

What WJEC AS Psychology covers, and what it leaves out

WJEC AS Psychology is the first year of the 601-5719-7 course and a qualification in its own right, examined in 2 units, AS Unit 1 and AS Unit 2. This page holds only what the AS examines: 4 topics across 81 subtopics, 991 active recall questions, starting with Psychology Past to Present — The Five Approaches, Contemporary Debates and Principles of Research and Application of Research Methods. The 8 topics kept back for the second year are not shown, so nothing here is content you have not been taught yet.

Starting the second year? The full WJEC A-Level Psychology page adds the A2 topics on top of everything here.

WJEC GCE AS and A Level Psychology, qualification code 601/5719/7. Read the WJEC specification ↗

How it is assessed

AS Unit 1

Psychology: Past to Present

The biological, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and positive approaches
A classic piece of research for each of the five approaches
Compulsory questions across the whole unit

1 hour 30 minutes100 uniform marks20% of A level

AS Unit 2

Psychology: Using Psychological Concepts

Section A: one question on a contemporary debate
Section B: the principles of psychological research
Section B: applying research methods to a scenario not seen before

1 hour 30 minutes100 uniform marks20% of A level

The full specification

4 topics, 81 subtopics. Open any topic to see what is inside it.

01Psychology Past to Present — The Five Approaches34 subtopicsOpen topic

02Contemporary Debates11 subtopicsOpen topic

03Principles of Research and Application of Research Methods29 subtopicsOpen topic

04Mathematical Requirements for Psychology (Appendix A: AS Unit 2 and A2 Unit 4)7 subtopicsOpen topic

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Which researcher's cross-cultural survey supports the evolutionary explanation of partner preferences, and what did it find?

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Why is the study described as a quasi-experiment rather than a true experiment?

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What are the three assumptions of the psychodynamic approach, and why does it stress early childhood?

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Psychology Past to Present — The Five Approaches

Contemporary Debates

Principles of Research and Application of Research Methods

Mathematical Requirements for Psychology (Appendix A: AS Unit 2 and A2 Unit 4)

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Psychology revision questions

Common questions about revising WJEC AS-Level Psychology. Tap any to open it.

What is on WJEC AS Psychology?

4 topics across 81 subtopics, examined in AS Unit 1 and AS Unit 2. They are all listed on this page, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it. The full topic list is Psychology Past to Present — The Five Approaches, Contemporary Debates, Principles of Research and Application of Research Methods, Mathematical Requirements for Psychology (Appendix A: AS Unit 2 and A2 Unit 4).

Does AS Psychology count towards the full A level?

Yes. In Wales the AS units are marked as a standalone AS qualification and also carry forward into the full WJEC A level, which is why the first year matters more here than it does in England. Check the current weighting on the 601-5719-7 specification, as it is set by the board rather than by us.

What is the difference between AS and A level Psychology?

AS is the first-year units only. The A level adds 8 further topics, among them Addictive Behaviours, Autistic Spectrum Behaviours, Bullying Behaviours, and expects you to connect them back to the AS material. Work the AS content here, then move up to the full A level page when you start the second year.

When do you sit WJEC AS Psychology?

Normally at the end of Year 12, in the summer series. That gives you one year to memorise 991 questions' worth of material, which is roughly 5 questions a day across an academic year if you start in September.

How should you revise for AS Psychology?

By retrieval, not rereading. Cover the answer, pull it from memory, then check. Levo runs that loop across all 4 AS topics and brings each question back on a spaced schedule, so what you learn in September is still there in June.

Is it worth revising AS content again for the A level?

Yes, and it is the mistake most students make. The second-year papers assume the first year, and in Wales the AS marks usually count towards the final grade as well. Keeping the AS material on a spaced schedule through Year 13 costs far less time than relearning it.

How many questions are there for WJEC AS Psychology?

991, written from the 601-5719-7 subject content and grouped into 81 subtopics so you can work one small area at a time rather than a whole topic at once.

Can you use Levo for just the AS year?

Yes. Pick your subject, choose the AS topics on the topic screen, and every mode — the 3-step method, Cram, Blank Blitz, Build It and Test It — works only that material. Add the second-year topics when you get to them.

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