If you want to stand out from the crowd and STRETCH YOURSELF to go above and beyond what you learn in lessons.. then on this website you can find lots of different ways to extend and enrich your learning- both subject specific and BEYOND!
SWAT CHALLENGE WEBSITE
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How to stretch yourself in
PSYCHOLOGY
Extended Reading Suggestions
There are many topic specific textbooks available for Psychology looking at areas such as:
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Obedience
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Dissociative Identify Disorder
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Schizophrenia
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Criminal behaviour
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OCD
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Schizophrenia
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Stress
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Prosopagnosia
Many of them can be found in the school library. The best way to find out more is to look at the lists displayed in PSY1 and PSY2 or to speak to the staff in the library.
Enrichment on Twitter
Discover Magazine
@DiscoverMag
Science that matters, for readers that matter.
PGS Psychology
@PgsPsychology
Fun stuff! Useful stuff! Relevant stuff! Links to a variety of resources for the AQA A level Psychology course and beyond.
Enrichment
They digest at least one new psychology study for you every weekday. Published by the British Psychological Society since 2003, their aim at the Research Digest is to showcase psychological science while also casting a critical eye over its methods.
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Your source for the latest research news.
These research articles involve many aspects of psychology such as cognitive psychology, depression studies, mental health, stress, happiness and neuropsychology.
The Psychologist is the only publication of its kind in the UK. If you are interested in human behaviour and what makes us tick, The Psychologist is the magazine for you. Packed with articles, letters, interviews, news, reviews, careers and jobs, it is the best way to keep up to date with all corners of the discipline.
In School Opportunities
- Psychology prefect
- Psychology mentor (yr13 only)
- Contributing to the psychology newspaper publication
'Mockbridge' Zone
Here are some typical interview questions to get you thinking:
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- A large study appears to show that
older siblings consistently score higher than younger siblings on IQ tests. Why would this be?
- What is 'normal' for humans?
- Should interviews be used for selection?