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Memory interference
What is interference,
What is proactive interference,
What is retroactive interference
13  cards
research methods (year 1)
What is a laboratory experiment,
What is a field experiment,
What are 2 strengths of lab studies
111  cards
Biopsychology - ways of studying the brain
How does an fmri scan work,
What will an fmri scan produce,
What can an fmri scan tell us
24  cards
biopsychology - biological rhythms
What is a circadian rhythm 2 exam...,
What is an infradian rhythm 2 exa...,
What is an ultradian rhythm 2 exa...
17  cards
biopsychology - exogenous and endogenous zeitgebers
Outline the main endogenous pacem...,
Outline the research supporting t...,
What conclusions can be drawn fro...
13  cards
biopsychology - infradian and ultradian rhythms
What is an infradian rhythm,
What are 2 examples of an infradi...,
What is an ultradian rhythm
23  cards
biopsychology - localisation of function
What is localisation of function,
Where is the motor area found,
What is the motor area responsibl...
20  cards
biopsychology - plasticity and functional recovery of the brain
What is plasticity,
What is functional recovery,
What is synaptic pruning
19  cards
social influence - Asch research
What was asch s sample,
What was asch s aim,
Outline asch s method
16  cards
Research methods yr 2
What are the three factors used t...,
What statistical test should be u...,
What statistical test should be u...
80  cards
hemispheric lateralisation
What is hemispheric lateralisation,
Which two language centres are fo...,
What is the left hemisphere known...
13  cards
cognitive development - selmans levels of perspective taking
What was the key assumption of se...,
How did selmans theory contrast w...,
Outline the procedure that allowe...
14  cards
cognitive development - theory of mind
What does theory of mind mean,
Development of theory of mind cor...,
Outline meltzoff intentional reas...
16  cards
cognitive development - role of mirror neurons
What is a mirror neuron and where...,
How were mirror neurons discovered,
How can mirror neurons be applied...
11  cards
piaget's theory of cogntive development
Outline piagets assumption of chi...,
What is the link between schema s...,
Outline assimilation as a process...
10  cards
memory - features of STM and LTM
Outline baddeley s research into ...,
List 4 features of short term memory,
What did baddeley find in his inv...
16  cards
piaget stages of intellectual development
Outline some features of piaget s...,
At what age is the sensorimotor s...,
What is the ability of a baby in ...
19  cards
biological explanations to crime: atavistic form
How did lombroso describe criminals,
Why did lombroso think that crimi...,
Lombroso took a nature approach t...
16  cards
biological explanations to crime: genetic and neural
What is the main assumption of a ...,
What have twin studies shown abou...,
Outline a twin study that demonst...
18  cards
psychological explanation to crime: psychodynamic
What does a psychodynamic explana...,
Give a brief summary of the id eg...,
What did blackburn suggest result...
13  cards
Eysenck's personality theory of crime
According to eysenck why do some ...,
According to eysenck how could be...,
What is the criminal personality ...
17  cards
ways of dealing with offending behaviour: custodial sentancing
What does custodial sentancing in...,
What are the 4 main aims for cust...,
What is the role of deterrence in...
15  cards
psychological explanations to crime: differential association
Sutherland suggested that crime i...,
What does differential associatio...,
Where will the largest social inf...
17  cards
nature vs nurture
What is a key concept of nature,
What is a key concept of nurture,
What is the nature nurture debate...
14  cards
cultural bias
What is,
What is ethnocentrism,
Psychologists should be aware of ...
6  cards
vgotsky's theory of cognitive development
Is vgotsky s theory an age relate...,
What is the main difference betwe...,
What are the 2 stages of learning
14  cards
baillargeon's explanation of infant abilities
What was baillargeons criticism o...,
How did baillargeon believe we co...,
What was baillargeons procedure
11  cards
biopsychology - year 1 content
What are the 2 main branches call...,
What is the autonomic nervous sys...,
What is the somatic nervous syste...
21  cards
cognitive explanation: level of moral reasoning
Explain the aim of kohlberg s theory,
How can psychologists measure mor...,
What was kohlberg s contribution
13  cards
cognitive explanation to crime: cognitive distortions
What are cognitive distortions,
What are two examples of cognitiv...,
What is hostile attribution bias
10  cards
top down profiling
Who developed,
What information is analysed in t...,
Top down approach uses a crime cl...
17  cards
introduction to schizophrenia
What is schizophrenia,
Who is schizophrenia most common in,
What is prevelence of schizophren...
19  cards
bottom up profiling
Who uses bottom up profiling,
What is the aim of bottom up prof...,
What is investigative psychology
15  cards
dealing with offending behaviour: anger managment
What assumption is made when usin...,
What are some cognitive bias s an...,
What are the three stages of ange...
15  cards
dealing with offending behaviour: restorative justice
What is the aim of restorative ju...,
What are the two things resorativ...,
What are the key features of the ...
13  cards
dealing with offending behaviour: token economy
What is the main principle behind...,
What are some desirable behaviour...,
What are the secondary reinforcer...
12  cards
genetic explanation to schizophrenia
What is a genetic explanation,
Why do we do twin and family studies,
Outline gottesman s study and key...
10  cards
psychological explanations to schizophrenia: family dysfunction
What is family dysfunction,
Who proposed a psychodynamic expl...,
What is a schizophrenogenic mother
16  cards
psychological explanations to schizophrenia: dysfunctional thinking
What is dysfunctional thinking,
What is a neural correlate with r...,
What is metarepresentation
10  cards
biological therapy for schizophrenia
What kind of drugs are typical an...,
Give an example of a typical anti...,
Which was developed first typical...
17  cards
psychological therapy for schizophrenia: CBT
What are the aims of cbt how long...,
Outline ways in which cbt might h...,
How might cbt challenge irrationa...
11  cards
psychological therapy for schizophrenia: family therapy
What is the aim of family therapy,
What are they key features family...,
What does family therapy target s...
12  cards
managment of schizophrenia: token economies
How do token economies help manag...,
When would token economies most l...,
What is the secondary reinforcer
14  cards
interactionist approach to schizophrenia
What is the diathesis in the diat...,
What are stressors in the diathes...,
What were some historical views a...
15  cards

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