a-level psychology -year 12

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Decks in this class (26)

Conformity
Define social influence,
Define conformity,
What are the 3 types of conformity
36  cards
Obedience
What was the procedure of milgram...,
What were the findings for milgra...,
What are the evaluation points fo...
38  cards
Resistance to Social Influence
What is the locus of control,
How does an internal locus of con...,
How does an external locus of con...
8  cards
Minority Influence
Define minority influence,
Mooscovici 1969 found there were ...,
Why is consistency important when...
13  cards
Social influence & Social change
Define social change,
Define social influence,
What are the three areas of socia...
17  cards
Coding,Capacity & Duration
What is cognitive psychology,
Define memory,
Define coding
25  cards
The Multi-store Model of Memory
What is the multi store model,
Explain the multi store model,
How can you link sensory memory t...
15  cards
Types of long-term memory & WMM
What are the 3 types of long term...,
What is episodic memory,
What i
22  cards
Class test - Memory
Define forgetting,
What is the interference theory,
How valid is the interference the...
55  cards
Biopsychology
Define localisation of function,
What is brocas areas,
What is wernicke s area
22  cards
The Nervous System & the Endocrine System
What is the nervous system,
What is the nervous systems two m...,
What two subsystems is the nervou...
18  cards
Neurons and Synaptic Transmission
What are the 3 types of neurons,
What is the role of the axon,
What is the action potential
5  cards
Localisation of function in the brain
What is localisation of function,
Before broca s wernickes areas we...,
What are the areas of the brain t...
27  cards
Hemispheric Lateralisation & Split Brain Research
What is hemispheric lateralisation,
What hemisphere is language locat...,
What functions of the brain are n...
15  cards
Plasticity & Functional Recovery of the Brain After Trauma
Define plasticity,
What are some of the benefits of ...,
What research into plasticity was...
20  cards
Ways Of Studying The Brain
What ways are there of studying t...,
What does fmri measure,
What are the benefits and problem...
10  cards
Caregiver-Infant Interactions
What is attachment,
What are human babies like at birth,
How do caregivers and infants int...
15  cards
Schaffer's Stages of Attachment
What are schaffer emersons 4 stag...,
What were schaffer emersons findings,
What are schaffer emersons 4 stag...
11  cards
The Role of the Father
What avaliable evidence is there ...,
What study was carried out to see...,
What were klaus grossmans findings
12  cards
Animal Studies of Attachment
Why have people used animal study...,
What is ethology,
What was konrad lorenzo intereste...
13  cards
Explanations of attachment: Learning theory
What is the learning theory,
What are the two types of explana...,
What is classical conditioning
15  cards
Bowlby's Monotropic theory
What was bowlby s explanation of ...,
What was the concept of bowlby s ...,
What were the two principles bowl...
14  cards
Types of attachment
What was the strange situation,
How was the procedure of the stra...,
What was the purpose of the stran...
18  cards
Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation
Define maternal deprivation,
What is the difference between se...,
What is the critical period that ...
12  cards
Research Methods
Define sampling,
What are the various different me...,
What is meant by the population w...
18  cards
Biological Rhythms: Circadian Rhythms
What are biological rhythms,
What are sleep cycles how long do...,
3  cards

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