Psychology A Level Transition Work

Task one

Please do a little research and write a response to the following:

“What is Psychology and why do you want to study it?”

I expect at least one side of typed A4 work which has been carefully checked for spelling, punctuation and grammar

Task two

Using the media - TV, radio, newspapers, internet, magazines etc. - look for research studies that have been recently published on one of the following subjects

• child development
• mental health
• eating behaviour
• intelligence
• relationships
• addiction
• gender development
• any other interesting psychological phenomena

Write a short review describing what has been found, how the research was conducted, what flaws you can spot in the method and then consider why you might agree or disagree with the findings. Think carefully about who the research is aimed at and who might benefit from this research. Bring the work to our first lesson in September. I do not expect cut and pasted work and am very good at spotting it! So make sure it is in your own words.