Pearson BTEC National Applied Psychology: Book 2

Contents Extended certificate in Applied Psychology BTEC Level 3 Structure of the qualification Unit Unit title Type How assessed GLH Guided learning hours TQT Total qualification time 1 Psychological approaches and applications Mandatory External exam 1.5 hours 72 marks 90 475 hours total 235 hours should be spent in total across Units 1 and 2: Unit 1: 90 GLH + about 25 hours revising and taking the exam. Unit 2: 90 GLH + about 30 hours writing three reports and conducting the pilot study. 240 hours should be spent across Unit 3 and the optional unit: Unit 3: 120 GLH + about 35 hours revising and taking the exam. Optional unit: 60 GLH + about 25 hours writing the required reports. 2 Conducting psychological research Mandatory and synoptic Internal 90 3 Health psychology Mandatory External exam 2 hours 70 marks 120 4 5 6 ₇ Optional units Criminal and forensic psychology Promoting children’s psychological development Introduction to psychopathology Applied sport psychology Internal 60 Compulsory externally-assessed unit Unit 3 Health psychology 8 Content area A 10 Revision summary 30 Multiple-choice questions 32 Assessment and revision guidance 34 Practice questions, answers and feedback 36 Content area B 38 Revision summary 66 Multiple-choice questions 68 Assessment and revision guidance 70 Practice questions, answers and feedback 72 Content area C 74 Revision summary 104 Multiple-choice questions 106 Assessment and revision guidance 108 Practice questions, answers and feedback 110 Optional internally-assessed units Unit 4 Criminal and forensic psychology 112 Assessment guidance Learning aim A 130 Learning aim B 146 Learning aim C 160 Unit 5 Promoting children’s psychological development 162 Assessment guidance Learning aim A 190 Learning aims B and C 210 Unit 6 Introduction to psychopathology 212 Assessment guidance Learning aim A 228 Learning aims B and C 258 Unit 7 Applied sport psychology 260 Assessment guidance Learning aims A and B 298 Learning aim C 308 Index with glossary 310 References A full set of references are available for download from the Illuminate Publishing website. Please visit www.illuminatepublishing.com/btecpsychreferences2 Introduction How to use this book 4 What is psychology? 6 3