Unit Award Scheme

119485 PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE FOR YOUNG ACADEMICS (UNIT 3)

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
shown knowledge of
1	internal mental processes such as ‘perception’ and ‘problem-solving’ in relation to human decision-making	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2	the importance of the central nervous system in directing human behaviour and responses	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3	the capacity, duration and encoding of short-term and long-term memory	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
4	recall from memory the correct name, ie frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital, for the four lobes of the brain	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
5	recall from memory the correct definitions of ‘psychology’, ‘neuroscience’ and ‘cognitive neuroscience’	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
6	describe from memory at least two internal mental processes, eg memory, perception, language, problem-solving	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
experienced
7	documenting about brain-related information, eg different parts of the brain, in a journal or workbook.	Summary sheet

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 17 August 2023Level - Level One