Written by Cara Flanagan, the UK's most trusted author for A Level Psychology, this guide is a friend to keep with you from the start to the end of your course whether you are aiming for an A* or a C.

Regardless of your choice of student book, put the advice into practice and it will help you get the grade you deserve, with the following sections:

┒Chapter 1: The specification - Looking at what the words in the specification actually mean and how they translate into exam questions.

┒Chapter 2: The exam and skills required - All you need to know about how the different skills are examined and what you need to do to develop these skills.

┒Chapter 3: Research methods and mathematical content - If you attain full marks on these questions, you have almost achieved a pass mark on this content alone.

┒Chapter 4: Understanding how exam answers are marked - An insight into the examining process so you can provide the right kind of answers.

┒Chapter 5: Studying and revising - Little and often. Helping you make a plan that can be adapted and revisited until it works for you.

┒Chapter 6: Aiming for A* - Life is what you make it.

┒Chapter 7: Taking the exam - How to use your time wisely in the weeks leading up to the exam, and also in the exam itself.

┒Chapter 8: Mock exams - One for AS and one for A level. Mark schemes and suggested answers are provided online.