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Psychology in Ffynone House School
Psychology A Level at Ffynone 
“Cogito, ergo sum.” (Translation – “I think therefore I am.”)
René Descartes, French Philosopher
What is psychology?
“Behavioural psychology is the science of pulling habits out of rats.”
Dr. Douglas Busch, Psychologist
Psychology is the science of mind and behaviour, and covers a range of interesting topics, with something to appeal to just about everyone. Some of the queries addressed by the A level psychology syllabus includes:
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Are our memories really as reliable as we think? |
If we split a brain in half, will it still work properly? |
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How do we create a criminal profile of a serial killer? |
What is schizophrenia? |
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Can a person be three different people living in the same body? |
Would you kill a man just because you were told to? |
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Why do we sleep and dream? |
Why do people turn to crime? |
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Can we teach an ape to talk? |
Students observe gorillas at Bristol zoo to investigate communication in apes
Why study psychology?
“The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.” Paul Valery. French Poet & Philosopher
Studying psychology at Ffynone will open your mind and your eyes to functions of your brain you never realized you had! Psychology has been one of the fastest growing choices of subjects to read at University in recent years, and as a result is now the third most popular undergraduate option for single-honours degrees. Ffynone psychology students often choose to continue their studies of psychology at University; past Ffynone pupils are currently reading psychology at Oxford and Cardiff Universities.
Psychology covers such phenomena as social behaviour, child development, cognition, emotion, personality, and interpersonal relationships and also refers to the application of such knowledge to “real life” scenarios, such as family, education, work and the treatment of mental health problems.
At AS level (year 12) students examine 15 classic and fascinating psychology studies in detail, and learn how to apply the principles of science to psychological research.
At A2 level (year 13) students two of the most controversial and fascinating areas of psychology – criminal psychology and clinical psychology (abnormality).
The people’s subject
Psychology is about people and our lives, so it is important to keep it real! As well as structured and efficient teaching of the syllabus, psychology also makes room for the application of psychological issues to real life, with conferences, excursions, student-designed research projects and even viewing and discussing important and relevant films.
Visiting the psychological spectacular of “Banksy versus Bristol Museum”