Psychology A2 for AQA (A)

by Jean-Marc Lawton

Build students understanding of all new topics and concepts throughout the course with this text that's split into manageable sections, therefore accessible to students of all levels. Written by senior examiners and leading author Richard Gross, this colourful textbooks is fully mapped to the AQA (A) A2 Psychology specification. - Enable you to check students' progress with mini-assessments - Strengthens students revision and learning with assessment checks, essay tips and specification hints - Develops knowledge and understanding with up-to-date features on Psychology in real-life

Jean-Marc Lawton is a senior examiner at AS and A2 for a major awarding body, and has been teaching Psychology for over 20 years. He has written several revision and unit guides and makes regular contributions to 'Psychology Review'. Jean-Marc also delivers revision conferences and teacher support sessions on both AS and A2 Psychology units. Richard Gross is the leading author in Psychology publishing in the UK. His bestselling titles include Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour, Key Studies in Psychology and Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology. Geoff Rolls is Head of Psychology at Peter Symonds College, one of the biggest AQA centres for Psychology and rated 'outstanding' in its last two Ofsted inspections. A highly experienced teacher he is also author of Classic Cases in Psychology.

Introduction 1 Biological rhythms and sleep 2 Perception 3 Relationships 4 Aggression 5 Eating behaviour 6 Gender 7 Intelligence 8 Cognition and development 9 Psychopathology 10 Media psychology 11 The psychology of addictive behaviour 12 Anomalistic psychology 13 Psychological research and scientific method Index