Psychology

Psychology is the study of mind and behaviour. It looks at the biological influences, social pressures, and environmental factors that affect how people think, act, and feel both and helps us to explain why people behave the way they do.

At STMLC, we study a range of areas within the psychological field. In year 10, we focus on Cognition and behaviour by studying the following topics: Memory, Perception, Child Development and Research Methods. In year 11, we focus on Social context and behaviour by studying the following topics: Social Influence, Language, thought and communication, The brain and neuropsychology and Psychological problems.

A psychology course can help you prepare for college and university. It can prepare you for studying A-level psychology and psychology at degree level . A psychology student will become skilled in designing investigations, being a critical thinker, strong evaluation skills, understanding how the brain works and why we do certain things, dealing with data, communicating and working as part of a team. It will give students an understanding of us as thinking, emotional human beings which is an essential skill in all aspects of life.