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Approaches Flashcards

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Who is wundt and what did he do for psychology?

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he established the first lab dedictaed to psychology
separated psych from philosophy
came up with introspection and structuralism
‘father of psych’

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what is introspection?

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the process of a person looking into their own mental experiences and reporting their own conscious experience

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What is structuralism?

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breaking down mental processes into simple components like the senses

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What was wundt’s study for introspection?

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highly trained assistants given a stimulus - ticking metronome
they would reflect on experience - thoughts, feelings, senses
this was standardised

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What is the behaviourist approach?

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a way of explaining behaviour in terms of what is observable and in terms of learning

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who rejected introspection in the behaviourist approach?

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watson

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why did watson reject introspection?

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it involved too many vague and immeasurable concepts

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What do behaviourists assume about learning?

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learning takes place due to stimulus-response reactions
occurs due to classical conditioning or operant conditioning
it occurs the same way in all species - generalise from animal studies

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What do behaviourists assume about behaviour?

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only behaviour that is obsvered and measured should be studied - mental processes are not important
behaviour should be studied in a scientific way

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What does the behaviourist approach say we are born as?

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a blank state - all behaviour is learned

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Who researched classical conditioning?

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pavlov

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what was pavlov’s dog study?

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conditioned dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell if that sound was presented with food repeatedly

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What are the 2 parts of the learning approach?

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the behaviourist approach
socail learning theory

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What was the unconditioned stimulus in pavlovs study?

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the food

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what was the unconditioned response in pavlovs study?

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salivation

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What was rhe neurtal stimulus and conditioned stimulus in pavlovs study?

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the bell

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who researched operant conditioning?

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skinner

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in the behaviourist approach is the learning an active or passive process?

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passive

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What was skinner’s box study?

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placed a hungry rat in a box - skinner box
press a lever = food
or press a lever = stops electric shocks
rats learned to press the lever for these consequences and would repeat the action

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What is the scientific credibility of the behaviourist approach?

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it was able to bring the methods of natural sciences into psychology
focuses on the measurement of obsvervale behaviour in a highly controlled lab setting

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What is the real-life application of the behaviourist approach?

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the token economy in institutions = rewarding appropriate behaviour with tokens that can be exchanged for privilages
it is a way of maintaing phobias, addictions and OCD = developed therapies and research

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What does environmental determinism mean in the behaviourist approach?

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behaviour is determined by the environment
we do not have free will and no conscious insight of our behaviours

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How is the behaviourist approach oversimplified?

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it reduces the behaviour to simple components so it may have ignored on important influence on learning
it ignored thoughts and mind-processing
learning is more complex

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What does mechanistic view mean?

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behaviour is a passive process and ignores free will

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What are the strengths of Wundt’s research?

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used controlled methods - replicable
psychology wouldn’t be where it is = recognised it as a science
helped develop lab experiments

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What are the issues with Wundt’s reseach?

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introspection = subjective
qualatative data = self-report methods, bias, cannot verify results, can be distorded
structionalist = behaviour cannot be obsvered
findings are not replicable so not reliable
there is a delay with the concisous experience and the reporting = forgetting, interference

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Who proposed the social learning theory?

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Bandura

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What does the social learning theory assume about learning?

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it takes place in a social context
occurs via observation of a model and the rewatds/punishment they recieve
other people act as models - characteristics increase the likelihood of imitation
learning and performance are not the same - mediational factors produce behaviour

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What is imitation?

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copying the behaviour of others

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What is identification?

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when an observer associates themselves with a role model and wants to be like the model

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What is modelling?

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the precise demonstration of a specific behaviour that may be imitated by an observer

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What is vicarious reinforcement?

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reinforcemtn is not directly experinced but is obsvered being given to someone else

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What characteristics of a model increase the likelihood of imitation and identification?

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same sex
fame
status

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What are mediational factors?

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mental factors that mediate in the learning process to determine whether a new response is acquired

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What are the 4 mediating factors?

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Attention
Retention
reproduction (imitation)
motivation

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What two mediating factors are part of learning?

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attention and retention

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What two mediating factors are part of performance?

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reproduction and motivation

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What is attention mediating factor?

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someone can only reproduce behaviour accurately if they notice the model’s behaviour

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What is retention mediating factor?

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to imitate (model) the behaviour it be remembered and transferred into the LTM, this enables the behaviour to be retrieved

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What is reproduction in the mediating factors?

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the observer must process the physical capabilities required to reproduce the modelled behaviour
refered to as ‘motor reproduction’

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What is motivation mediating factor?

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the motivation to carry out the imitation is determined by whether the behaviour is rewarded or punished

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What study supports the social learning theory?

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Bandura’s bobo doll

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What was bandura’s bobo doll study?

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72 nursery school children, 3 conditions:
1. saw an adult hitting, punching and kicking a bobo doll
2. saw an adult playing non-aggressively with a bobo doll
3. control saw nothing

those in 1 was aggressive
imitation was more likely if adult was the same sex

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What was bandura’s second study for vicarious reinforcement?

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saw adult behaving aggressively towards bobo doll
1. saw adult model being rewarded
2. saw adult model being punished
3. control - no consequence

group 1 children showed a lot more aggression

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What is patterson et al study on role models?

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role models are important in the development of anti-social behaviour
parents are most important role models
through questionaires and surveys
found that very aggressive children were raised in homes of high aggression, little affection and little postitive feedback

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What is the scientific crediblity of the social learning approach?

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it used experimental and standardiesed methods in lab settings

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What are the practical applications of the social learning theory?

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patterson
parents are trained to model appropriate behaviour to their children and reward good behaviour = aggression drops
has wider academic credibility for the important role parents play in modelling

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How does the social learning theory account for cultural differences in behaviour?

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behaviours are learnt due to our social context
in some cultures, aggression is not valued and rarely displayed
different behaviours emerged over time from culture to culture

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How is the social learning theory less deterministic than the behaviourist approach?

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we are not merely influenced by our envrionment, we also exert an influence upon it

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What are the issues with the social learning theory?

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ignored bio factors
mediating cognitive factors are hard to measure
over-relaince on lab studies
ethical issues
supporting evidence is artifical

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What was found on a biological factor influencing aggression?

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boys were more aggressive due to higher levels of testosterone

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How is the social learning theory different from behaviourism?

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learner has an active role in learning
theres a difference between acquisition and performance
behaviours can become fixed
reinforcement is an indirect process
SLT only involves the measurement of natural behaviour - uses humans

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What does bandura call fixed behaviours?

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internalised

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How does a behaviour become fixed?

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if they have been imitated and reinforced enough

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What are all the assumptions of the cognitive approach?

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the mind actively processes information that comes in through different senses
cognitive processes mediate between stimulus and response
can understand why people behave the way they do
processing is similar to a computer
mental processes can be studied objectively and scientifically

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What are internal mental processes?

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private operations of the mind like attention and memory that mediate between stimulus and response

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What is inference?

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the process where cognitive psychologists draw conclusions about the way mental processes operate on the basis of observed behaviour

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how can cognitive psychologists study cognitive processes?

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experiments
cognitive neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
computer cognitive science

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What is computer cognitive science?

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developing computer models to model human processing

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What is a schema?

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packages of ideas and information developed through experience

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What schema are babies born with?

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simple motor schema - for innate behaviours like sucking or grasping

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What is the function of a shcema?

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enables us to process info quicky and facilitate a short-cut to processing

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What do schema’s prevent?

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from being overwhelmed by environmental stimuli

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What is an issue with schemas?

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they can distort our interpretation of snesory info and cause preceptual errors

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What is the information processing approach?

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information flows through the cognitive system in a sequence of stages that include input, storage and retrevial

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What application do models have in psych?

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useful in the development of ‘thinking machines’ or artificial intelligence

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What is cognitive neuroscience?

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the scientific study of brain structures that influence cognitive processes

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What did Broca find on the frontal lobe?

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damage to an area of the frontal lobe could permenently impair speech production - known as broca’s area

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What did Tulving find on different brain areas and memory?

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different types of LTM were likely located on opposite sides of the pre-frontal lobe

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What are some applications of cognitive neuroscience?

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court-cases
origins of mental disorders
brain imaging techs - fMRI and PET scans

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how has cognitive neuroscience been useful in courts?

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when people feel guilty, several brain regions are active and they can scan brains to see if people are lying

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What is the advantage of models in psych?

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can use scientific procedures and test theories
helps us understand mental processes
development of AI and robots

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What are the strengths of the cognitive approach?

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can understand mental processes that are not directly observable
brain imaging development
models
cognitive neuroscience discoveries
soft determinism

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What is soft determinism?

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a flexible approach - we have free will but not complete free will, there is still another factor in control

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What does the cognitive approach ignore?

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biology and the influence of genes
induvidual and personality differences
the influence of human characteristics - emotion and motivation

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What are the issues with the cognitive approach?

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mechanistic reductionism = ignores a lot of factors
inference is not objecttive - low internal validity
ignores:
bio factors and genes
human characteristics like motivation and emotion (loftus and memory)
emotions influence on cognitie processes

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What is the biological approach?

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it emphasises the influence of genes, biological structures and neurochemistry on behaviour

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what are the practical applications of the bio approach?

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helped in the development of brain scanning
psychoactive drugs to treat mental disorders

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What are genes?

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they make up chromosomes and consist of DNA codes for the physical and psychological features of an organism

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what is neurochemistry?

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relates to the chemicals in the brain that regulate psychological functioning

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what is a genotype?

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the particular set of genes a person possesses

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What is a phenotype?

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the way genes are expressed through physical, behavioural and psychological characteristics

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What is evolution?

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the changes in inherited characteristics in a biological population over successive generations

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What does the bio approach assume about genetics?

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our genetic make-up and genetic inheritance strongly influence human behaviour

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What two assumptions does the bio approach make about neurochemistry?

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understanding of brain structures and functions explain both behaviour and thought
chemical processes in the brain are responsible for psychological functioning - inbalances can cause disorders

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What does the bio approach assume about evolution?

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humans have evolved biologically and have more in common than other animals

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Why are twin studies used in the bio approach?

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used to determine the likelihood that certain traits have a genetic basis by comparing concordance rates

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What are concordance rates?

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the likelihood to which if one twin has a condition, the other also has it

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How much DNA do each type of twin share?

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Mono = 100%
Di = 50% - same as regular siblings

90
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What other type of factor can influence characteristics of an organism?

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environmental

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What is Phenylketonuria (PKU)?

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a rare genetic disorder where you are unable to digest proteins properly, detected by the heel prick test on babies
untreated = severe learning difficulties

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What does PKU show about genetype and phenotype?

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a genotype predisposes people to disorders but can be over-ridden by environmental intervention

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who developed natural selection?

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charles darwin

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What is natural selection?

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any genetically determined behaviour that enhances an induvidual’s survival will continue in future generations

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What behaviours do we have due to evolution and their use?

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memory - advantages for hunting
attachment - Bowlby, safety
relationships - sexual jealousy = prevents infidelity
phobias - avoid dangers

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What are neurotransmitters?

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brain chemicals that communitcate info throughout our body and brain

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What are neurons?

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nerve cells that transmit signals electrically and chemically, allows communication in the nervous system

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What is an excitatory NT?

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makes the adjacent nerve cell more likely to fire

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What is an Inhibatory NT?

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makes the adjacent nerve cell less likely to fire

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What is summation?

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an electrical impulse in a neuron will trigger the release of both inhib and excit NT

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How do you calculate the net potential?

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sum of excit NT - sum of inhib NT = net potential

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What are the strengths of the bio approach?

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uses scientific methods - effective, scanning techs are highly accurate and reliable
real-life applications
lots of supporting evidence

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What are the issues with the bio approach?

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deterministic view - no free will
cannot separate nature from nurture
conclusions cannot be made = assumptions are made

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What is the issue of the bio approach in terms of the legal system?

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offenders are legally and morally responsible for their behaviour = the appoarch diminishes the extent that we can be held responsible

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Why cant nature and nurture be separted in twin and family studies?

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Co-V = they experience similar environments
DZ twins share the same amount of DNA to normal siblings = however, DZ twins have higher concordance rates

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What happened to Phineas Gage?

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a metal rod damaged his left frontal lobe which caused a change in personality - more aggressive and anti-social

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What does Phineas Gage show about the brain structure?

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the left frontal lobe is repsonsible for emotions and decision-making

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What was Nesdat’s study on OCD in twins?

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found concordance rates for OCD in twins
MZ = 68%
DZ = 31%

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Who came up with the psychodynamic approach?

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sigmund freud

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What is the psychodynamic approach?

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it describes the different forces which are unconscious that operate on the mind and direct human behaviour and experience

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What are the assumptions of the psychodynamic approach?

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our behaviour, thoughts and feelings are determined by unconscious forces - not aware
emphasises the role of nature and nurture
doesnt align with the scientific method

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What are the 3 structures of the mind?

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unconscious, preconscious and conscious

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What is your unconscious?

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the storehouse of biological drives and instincts that influence behaviour and personality, contains disturbing memories that have been repressed or forgotten

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What is the preconscious?

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its under the surface of the conscious mind, contains thoughts and ideas which we may become aware of through our dreams or slips of the tongue

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What are slips of the tongue?

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parapraxes - calling your teacher mum/dad

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What are the 3 structures of personality?

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ID, Ego and superego

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What is the ID?

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the primitive part of personality, operates on the pleasure principle, it is a mass of unconscious drives and instincts since birth
responsible for selfish/bad behaviour

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What is the ego?

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works on the reality principle, it mediates between the ID and superego using defence mechanisms, develops at 2yrs old

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What is the superego?

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internalised sense of right and wrong, works on the morality principle, represents moral standards of child’s same sex parent and punishes ego for wrong doing

120
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What are the 5 psychosexual stages?

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oral stage
anal stage
phallic stage
latency stage
genital stage

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When does the superego develop?

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the phallic stage

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What is the oral stage?

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0-1yrs = pleasure derived in the mouth

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What are the possible causes of fixation for the oral stage?

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early weaning
deprivation of love or food

124
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What are the results of fixation in the oral stage?

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biting nails
smoking
sarcasm

125
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What does fixation mean?

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where the child becomes ‘stuck’ and carries behaviours and conflicts associated with the stage they are in into adult life

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What is anal stage?

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1-3yrs = pleasure derived in the anus

127
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What are the possible causes of fixation of the anal stage?

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harsh toilet training
lax toilet training

128
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What are the results of fixation for the anal stage?

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obsessiveness
tidiness/ messy
perfectionist

129
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What is the phallic stage?

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3-6yrs = pleasure derived in the genital area

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What are the possible causes of fixation in the phallic stage?

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no father figure
very dominant mother

131
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What are the resultss of fixation in the phallic stage?

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meaness
self-obssession
envy
sexual anxiety

132
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What is the latency stage?

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6-11yrs = early conflicts become repressed, girls and boys dont spend much time together

133
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When do children experince the oedipus/electra complex?

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phallic stage

134
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What is the genital stage?

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11yrs+ = sexual desires become conscious

135
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What is the fixation for the genital stage?

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diffuculty forming heterosexual relationships

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What are conflicts?

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each stage is marked by a conflict which must be resolved to progress to the next stage and avoid fixation

137
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What is the oedipus complex?

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boys lust for their mums and and want to harm their fathers, they have a fear that their dad will castrate them

138
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What is the electra complex?

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girls have incestuous desires for their father and experience penis envy, they see their mother as a threat
over time, this desire becomes a desire for a baby

139
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What are defence mechanisms?

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unconscious methods that prevent us from being overwhelmed by temporary threats or traumas

140
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What is an issue with defence mechanisms?

A

they distort reality so are not psychologically healthy in the long-term

141
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What is repression?

A

forcing a distressing memory out of the mind

142
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What is denial?

A

refusal to acknowlegde some aspect of reality despite proof

143
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What is displacement?

A

transferring feelings from a true source of distressing emotion onto a substitute target

144
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What is the case study of little hans?

A

4yrs old - little hans witnessed a harse collapsing = developed a phobia of horses and their large genitalia
Freud said that the horse was a symbol for his father - little hans had oediupus complex

145
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How does the psychodynamic approach have explanatory power?

A

it was influential and dominated psych for 1st half of 20th century
it brought attention to the connection between experiences and childhood
explains personality development, moral development and gender

146
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What is the practical application of the psychodynamic approach?

A

psychotherapies and psychoanalysis = accesses the unconscious by hypnosis and dream analysis
can be inappropriate for serious mental disorders

147
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what is the issue of the psychodynamic approach using case studies?

A

it is not generalisable and freud got the evidence from little hans’s father who was aware of the oedipus complex - not reliable,bias

148
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What is the issue Karl popper addressed on the psycodynamic approach?

A

that the approach is untestable as it does not meet scientific citerion of falsification
it is a pseudoscience - fake science

149
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How does the psychodynamic approach have intuitive appeal?

A

most people can relate to similar experiences in their lives that the approach assumes

150
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What does it mean that the psychodynamic approach is psychic deterministic?

A

claims everything is determined by unconscious forces which are out of our control and denys us free will

151
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What is a strength of defence mechanisms explaining human behaviour?

A

Intuitive appeal
Use examples - forgetting traumatic events

152
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What is the weakness with defence mechanisms explaining human behaviour?

A

Other factors may influence
Lack of testability
Subjective

153
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What is the humanistic approach?

A

an approach to understanding behaviour that emphasises the importance of subjective experience and each person’s capacity for self-determination

154
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What is free will?

A

the notion that humans can make choices and are not determined by bio factors or external forces

155
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What does it mean that humans are active agents?

A

we have the ability to determine our own development

156
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What needs to be in place for free will to work?

A

free will should be constrained by morals, laws, family values and others needs

157
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Why did rogers and maslow reject scientific models?

A

humans are active agents and we are all unique and psych should be concerned with the study of subjective experience

158
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What is the humanistic approach also reffered to as?

A

the person-centred approach

159
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What does client-centred therapy refer to their patients as?

A

clients

160
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What is self-actualisation?

A

the innate desired to grow psychologically and fufill one’s potential

161
Q

What is maslows hierachy of needs?

A

a model for understanding the motivations for human behaviour

162
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What is the order of maslows hierachy of needs? (bottom to top)

A

self-actualisation
self esteem
love/belonging
safety
physiological

163
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What are the 4 lower needs of self actualisation called?

A

deficiency needs

164
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How to induviduals acheive self-actualisation according to maslows hierachy of needs?

A

they must have their needs met in all the defiency needs, lower levels of the hierachy before they can move up a level and acheieve self-acc

165
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What did Rogers say an induvidual needs for self growth?

A

an induvidual’s concept of self must be incongruence with their ideal self

166
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What are the 3 parts to self-concept?

A

self-image
ideal self
self-esteem

167
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What is congruence?

A

maintaining a reasonable consistency between self-image and ideal self, these concepts will overlap

168
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What is incongruence?

A

a greater gap between actual self and ideal self can lead to low self worth and maladjustment

169
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What therapy did rogers develop?

A

client-centred therapy

170
Q

What did rogers suggest is a reason for incongruence?

A

a lack of unconditional positive regard as a child can have an affect in adulthood like low self-esteem

171
Q

What is positive self-regard?

A

when a person is accepted for who they are or what they do by significant others, the love from others is unconditional

172
Q

What is conditions of worth?

A

conditions that a person has from significant others that need to be met to be loved and accepted

173
Q

What is an example of conditions of worth?

A

a parent setting a boundary on their love for their child
this is storing up psychological problems for the child in the future

174
Q

What is client-centred therapy?

A

clients solved their own problems in constructive ways and work towards self acc

175
Q

What characteristics should a good therapist have?

A

empathy
genuiueness
unconditional positive regard
acceptance and understanding

176
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What are the aims of client-centred therapy?

A

increase feelings of self-worth
decrease iincongruence
aids in client becoming fully functioning

177
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What application does the humanistic app have for depression?

A

depression - low self-esteem can be a result of a lack of positive self regard

178
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What application does the humanistic app have for agression?

A

the induvidual is not fully functioning at a psychological level which blocks personal growth

179
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What are the good things about the humanistic app?

A

non-reductionist
positive app supporting free will
holistic approach

180
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How is the humanistic approach non-reductionist?

A

it rejects any attempt to break up behaviour into smaller components
may have more validity

181
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How does the humanistic app support free will?

A

humans are self-determining and active agents
promotes a positive condition of human experiences
people are free to work towards their own development

182
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How is the humanistic app a holistic approach?

A

it must consider the whole person’s subjective experience
considers meaningful human behaviour within its real life context

183
Q

What are the issues with the humanistic approach?

A

limited application
untestable concepts
cultural bias

184
Q

why does the humanistic approach have limited application?

A

it has had limited impact within the discipline of psychology
it lacks sound-base evidence because its subjective

185
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Why is the humanistic approach untestable?

A

contains vague ideas that are abstract and difficult to test
it is an anti-scientific app
problematic under exprt. conditions

186
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How is the humanistic approach culturally biased?

A

induvidual freedom, autonomy and personal growth = associated with induvidualist cultures
collectivists emphasisies the needs of the group

187
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What other role other than a short-cut to processing do schemas provide?

A

Enable us to make predictions based on our past experiences

188
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Why do schemas distort perceptions?

A

Interpretation is influenced by expectations

189
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What are real-life issues of schemas?

A

EWT - not accurate recall of events but what we expected to happen
Depression - develop negative schemas about ourselves, becks theory of depression

Psychology A level (7 decks)

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