AQA-A A2 Level Further Reading

For those wishing to study specific A2 topics in greater depth, we detail below our publications which are suitable for each module:

A2 Module 4: Social, Physiological, Cognitive, Developmental and Comparative Psychology

13.1 Social Psychology

Clarke: Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviour
Clarke: Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviour
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Dwyer: Interpersonal Relationships
Dwyer: Interpersonal Relationships
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Hayes: Principles of Social Psychology
Hayes: Principles of Social Psychology
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Pennington: Social Cognition
Pennington: Social Cognition
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13.2 Physiological Psychology

Bentley: Awareness: Biorhythms, Sleep and Dreaming
Bentley: Awareness: Biorhythms, Sleep and Dreaming
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Gorman: Motivation and Emotion
Gorman: Motivation and Emotion
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Green: Principles of Biopsychology
Green: Principles of Biopsychology
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Silber: The Physiological Basis of Behaviour
Silber: The Physiological Basis of Behaviour
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Stirling: Cortical Functions (for the Brain and Behaviour Module)
Stirling: Cortical Functions (for the Brain and Behaviour Module)
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Wagner: Psychobiology of Human Motivation
Wagner: Psychobiology of Human Motivation
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13.3 Cognitive Psychology

Eysenck: Principles of Cognitive Psychology
Eysenck: Principles of Cognitive Psychology
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Lund: Attention and Pattern Recognition
Lund: Attention and Pattern Recognition
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Lund: Language and Thought
Lund: Language and Thought
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Rookes/Willson: Perception
Rookes/Willson: Perception
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13.4 Developmental Psychology

Abbott: Social and Personality Development
Abbott: Social and Personality Development
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Butterworth/Harris: Principles of Developmental Psychology
Butterworth/Harris: Principles of Developmental Psychology
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Oakley: Cognitive Development
Oakley: Cognitive Development
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13.5 Comparative Psychology

Cartwright: The Determinants of Animal Behaviour
Cartwright: The Determinants of Animal Behaviour
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Cartwright: Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour
Cartwright: Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour
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Hayes: Principles of Comparative Psychology
Hayes: Principles of Comparative Psychology
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Pearce: Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd Edition
Pearce: Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd Edition
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Lund: Animal Cognition
Lund: Animal Cognition
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A2 Module 5: Individual Differences and Perspectives

14.1 Individual Differences

Cave: Classification and Diagnosis of Psychological Abnormality
Cave: Classification and Diagnosis of Psychological Abnormality
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Cave: Therapeutic Approaches in Psychology
Cave: Therapeutic Approaches in Psychology
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Eysenck: Individual Differences
Eysenck: Individual Differences
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Stirling/Hellewell: Psychopathology
Stirling/Hellewell: Psychopathology
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14.2 Perspectives

Bell: Debates in Psychology
Bell: Debates in Psychology
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Flanagan and Banyard: Ethical Issues and Guidelines in Psychology
Flanagan and Banyard: Ethical Issues and Guidelines in Psychology
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Eysenck: Perspectives on Psychology
Eysenck: Perspectives on Psychology
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Jarvis: Theoretical Approaches in Psychology
Jarvis: Theoretical Approaches in Psychology
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Research Methods

Searle: Introducing Research and Data in Psychology
Searle: Introducing Research and Data in Psychology
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General Student Reading

Banyard: Controversies in Psychology
Banyard: Controversies in Psychology
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Colman: What is Psychology?
Colman: What is Psychology?
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Richards: Putting Psychology in Its Place
Richards: Putting Psychology in Its Place
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Statt: A Student's Dictionary of Psychology
Statt: A Student's Dictionary of Psychology
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