Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. This book is intended for A Level Psychology students studying the AQA syllabus and provides further elaboration for the main Paper 3 topics. It deals with the compulsory topic of Paper 3, Issues and Debates. The book presents the assessment objectives, so students should find AO1: Knowledge and understanding material first, followed by AO2: Application material, and then AO3: Evaluation and Analysis material. It also uses the technique of interleaving by bringing back topics from earlier studies to reinforce and consolidate earlier learning. All too often topics that have been studied earlier can be forgotten, and it has been shown that by regularly revisiting these topics, it is possible to remember much more easily than by simply trying to cram them all in at the end.