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Psychology · Learn
8 lessons in 3 units, about 17 h of reading and core practice. Each lesson ends with a quick check.
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Unit 14
Core Cambridge content on the major psychological approaches and the key conceptual debates that run through the subject.
2 lessons · 4 h 30 min of study · ≈25% of the test
Unit 15
Cambridge research methods content on planning, carrying out, analysing and evaluating psychological research.
2 lessons · 4 h 30 min of study · ≈25% of the test
Unit 16
Cambridge A-level specialist option content, of which candidates study two, with theory in paper 3 and application in paper 4.
4 lessons · 8 h of study · ≈50% of the test
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Cambridge International paper 1: Approaches, issues and debates · Lesson 1 of 2
This topic covers the four named core approaches in Cambridge International Psychology 9990: biological, cognitive, learning and social. In Paper 1, candidates are tested on the assumptions, key concepts, explanations of behaviour, strengths and limitations, and the ability to use approach-based evidence to interpret psychological material.
2 h 30 min of study≈16% of the test
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