The golden question seems to be why human beings behave the way that they do – a simple question yet a question that millions have failed to answer. Before taking Psychology as an A level, naivety allowed me to believe that the answer to this question was seemingly transparent. Visiting places such as Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany and the site of the World Trade Centre in the United States really made me contemplate about what leads people to take such drastic measures, could it be that there was something mentally wrong with them or can the feeling of hatred really be that strong. This is why I aspire to have a career in Psychology. Whilst applying for college, I made the decision to take Psychology as an A level simply out of curiosity; shortly after beginning my course I knew that two years would not be enough to satisfy my desire to comprehend this subject and the constant feeling that I have so much more to learn excites me. …show more content…
Psychology has altered the way that I interpret people’s actions and made me understand that there is much more to a simple action than what appears on the surface. Reading case studies during lectures, through my own research and reading books such as ‘The man who thought his wife was a hat’ has intensified my desire for examining and understanding people’s behaviour. As part of my A level Psychology course I conducted an experiment on the matching hypothesis and thoroughly enjoyed it. I feel it provided valuable experience in to planning, conducting, and analysing experiments which I believe will be extremely beneficial to me throughout