Section A in exam - Section B in exam Psychology in action: Depression Anomalistic psychology Characterisation, classification and The study of anomalous experience: Diagnosis and the scientific status of • Pseudoscience Clinical characteristics parapsychology. Issues surrounding the classification Methodological issues related to the study of • and diagnosis, including reliability and paranormal cognition (ESP, including Ganzfeld) validity and paranormal action (psychokinesis). Explanations. Explanations for anomalous experience Biological explanations: genetics & The role of coincidence and probability • biochemistry judgements in anomalous experience Psychological explanations: cognitive Explanations for superstitious behaviour and • & psychodynamic magical thinking Personality factors underlying anomalous • Therapies. experience Biological therapies including their Research into exceptional experience evaluation in terms of appropriateness and effectiveness Psychological research into and explanations • Psychological therapies: for psychic healing, near death and out of body psychodynamic and experiences, and psychic medium including their evaluation in terms of appropriateness and effectiveness Section C in exam - Psychological research and scientific method This section builds on knowledge and understanding from AS so you need to make sure you revise AS methodology.
Section A in exam Depression Section B in exam - Psychology in action: Anomalistic psychology Characterisation, classification and Diagnosis Clinical characteristics Issues surrounding the classification and diagnosis, including reliability and validity Explanations. Biological explanations: genetics & biochemistry Psychological explanations: cognitive & psychodynamic Therapies. Biological therapies including their evaluation in terms of appropriateness and effectiveness Psychological therapies: psychodynamic and including their evaluation in terms of appropriateness and effectiveness The study of anomalous experience: • Pseudoscience and the scientific status of parapsychology. • Methodological issues related to the study of paranormal cognition (ESP, including Ganzfeld) and paranormal action (psychokinesis). Explanations for anomalous experience • The role of coincidence and probability judgements in anomalous experience • Explanations for superstitious behaviour and magical thinking • Personality factors underlying anomalous experience Research into exceptional experience • Psychological research into and explanations for psychic healing, near death and out of body experiences, and psychic medium Section C in exam - Psychological research and scientific method This section builds on knowledge and understanding from AS so you need to make sure you revise AS methodology.
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