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  1. GCSE
  2. Psychology OCR

Psychology

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Free OCR GCSE Psychology revision: 2,223 exam-style questions, 82 worksheets, and past papers from 2019–2025 with mark schemes.

1 Criminal Psychology

1.1 Key Concepts

1.2 Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs

1.3 Application: The changing nature of punishment

2 Development

2.1 Key Concepts

2.2 Theories/Explanations

2.3 Application: The changing role of education

3 Psychological Problems

3.1 Key Concepts

3.2 Theories/Explanations

3.3 Application: The development of treatments

4 Social Influence

4.1 Key Concepts

4.2 Theories/Explanations

4.3 Application: Changing attitudes

5 Memory

5.1 Key Concepts

5.2 Theories/Explanations

5.3 Application: Techniques used for recall

6 Sleep and Dreaming

6.1 Key Concepts

6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming

6.3 Application: Development of treatments for insomnia

7 Research Methods

7.1 Planning Research

7.2 Doing Research

7.3 Analysing Research

Assessment at a glance

AssessmentFormatDurationMarksWeighting
Studies and applications in psychology 1 (Component 01)Written exam1h 30m90 marks50%
Studies and applications in psychology 2 (Component 02)Written exam1h 30m90 marks50%

Course aims & skills

OCR GCSE Psychology builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • explain psychological theories and models
  • apply psychological concepts to real-life scenarios
  • evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of key studies
  • analyse different research methods and designs
  • interpret and calculate data using basic statistics
  • compare competing explanations of behaviour
  • construct evidence-based psychological arguments
  • evaluate ethical issues in psychological research
  • draw conclusions from qualitative and quantitative data

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