Here is the fifth in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Research Methods in Psychology: Theory and Hypothesis A psychologist may have a theory about an aspect of human behaviour.  A theory in general language […]

Here is the second in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. The Research Process in Sociology Many students find research methods difficult in sociology.  In our first series of blogs, we are going to consider research methods. Stage 1 – Developing Aims and Hypotheses A theory is a concept or idea […]

Here is the fourth in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Why do Psychologists do Experiments? As we said in our second blog, psychology is not an exact science.  Psychologists develop theories on why they think […]

Here is the first in our series of study blogs for those studying A level Sociology and GCSE Sociology. What is Sociology? Sociology is the study of how society is organised, and how we experience life in society.   It includes the study of how human society develops, its structure and functioning.  It also includes the study of […]

Here is the third in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. Why do we need Experiments in Psychology? Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour of humans and animals.  So why do we […]

Here is the second in our new series of Psychology blogs – useful for anyone revising for exams or thinking about taking up Psychology as a new subject at A level or GCSE. What is Psychology? We all think we know what psychology is. Psychology is often discussed in the media, on television and generally, but […]

Here is the first in our new series of blogs on aspects of studying Psychology GCSE and Psychology A level. Research Methods Many new students of psychology are surprised that they have to study research methods. Many also find research methods difficult to understand at first because often they need to learn new research skills and […]