Edexcel Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Psychology

For the Edexcel AS syllabus Psychology Press has produced a couple of excellent general textbooks, as well as a number of books that are useful for the two units that make up the AS course (Social and Cognitive Psychology and Understanding the Individual). Please see below for details.

General textbooks

We publish Simply Psychology by Michael Eysenck (link to book record) which covers the main areas of psychology, including social psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, personality, intelligence, and biological psychology:

"If you are a student of psychology, do read this book. You will not only be educated and informed by it, but fascinated and enthralled ... The book will provide an excellent grounding in all the basics ... I can thoroughly recommend it." - Diana Dwyer, Head of Psychology, West Bridgford School

We also publish Theoretical Approaches in Psychology by Matt Jarvis which introduces and outlines the key approaches (Behavioural/learning, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Cognitive, Cognitive-Developmental, Social and Biological and considers how each has helped psychologists understand human behaviour, thought and feeling.

Books for specific topics

Unit 1: Social and Cognitive Psychology

1.3 Social Psychology: Obedience and Prejudice
1.4 Cognitive Psychology: Memory and Forgetting

Unit 2: Understanding the Individual

2.3 Psychodynamic Approach
2.4: Biological Approach
2.5: Learning Approach