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Memory interference
What is interference,
What is proactive interference,
What is retroactive interference
13
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research methods (year 1)
What is a laboratory experiment,
What is a field experiment,
What are 2 strengths of lab studies
111
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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
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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
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biopsychology - exogenous and endogenous zeitgebers
Outline the main endogenous pacem...,
Outline the research supporting t...,
What conclusions can be drawn fro...
13
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biopsychology - infradian and ultradian rhythms
What is an infradian rhythm,
What are 2 examples of an infradi...,
What is an ultradian rhythm
23
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biopsychology - localisation of function
What is localisation of function,
Where is the motor area found,
What is the motor area responsibl...
20
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biopsychology - plasticity and functional recovery of the brain
What is plasticity,
What is functional recovery,
What is synaptic pruning
19
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social influence - Asch research
What was asch s sample,
What was asch s aim,
Outline asch s method
16
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Research methods yr 2
What are the three factors used t...,
What statistical test should be u...,
What statistical test should be u...
78
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hemispheric lateralisation
What is hemispheric lateralisation,
Which two language centres are fo...,
What is the left hemisphere known...
13
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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
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cognitive development - theory of mind
What does theory of mind mean,
Development of theory of mind cor...,
Outline meltzoff intentional reas...
16
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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
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piaget's theory of cogntive development
Outline piagets assumption of chi...,
What is the link between schema s...,
Outline assimilation as a process...
10
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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
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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 ...
20
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biological explanations to crime: atavistic form
How did lombroso describe criminals,
Why did lombroso think that crimi...,
Lombroso took a nature approach t...
16
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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
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psychological explanation to crime: psychodynamic
What does a psychodynamic explana...,
Give a brief summary of the id eg...,
What did blackburn suggest result...
13
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Eysenck's personality theory of crime
According to eysenck why do some ...,
According to eysenck how could be...,
What is the criminal personality ...
17
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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
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psychological explanations to crime: differential association
Sutherland suggested that crime i...,
What does differential associatio...,
Where will the largest social inf...
17
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nature vs nurture
What is a key concept of nature,
What is a key concept of nurture,
What is the nature nurture debate...
14
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cultural bias
What is,
What is ethnocentrism,
Psychologists should be aware of ...
6
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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
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baillargeon's explanation of infant abilities
What was baillargeons criticism o...,
How did baillargeon believe we co...,
What was baillargeons procedure
11
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biopsychology - year 1 content
What are the 2 main branches call...,
What is the autonomic nervous sys...,
What is the somatic nervous syste...
21
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cognitive explanation: level of moral reasoning
Explain the aim of kohlberg s theory,
How can psychologists measure mor...,
What was kohlberg s contribution
13
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cognitive explanation to crime: cognitive distortions
What are cognitive distortions,
What are two examples of cognitiv...,
What is hostile attribution bias
10
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top down profiling
Who developed,
What information is analysed in t...,
Top down approach uses a crime cl...
17
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introduction to schizophrenia
What is schizophrenia,
Who is schizophrenia most common in,
What is prevelence of schizophren...
19
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bottom up profiling
Who uses bottom up profiling,
What is the aim of bottom up prof...,
What is investigative psychology
15
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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
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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
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dealing with offending behaviour: token economy
What is the main principle behind...,
What are some desirable behaviour...,
What are the secondary reinforcer...
12
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genetic explanation to schizophrenia
What is a genetic explanation,
Why do we do twin and family studies,
Outline gottesman s study and key...
10
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psychological explanations to schizophrenia: family dysfunction
What is family dysfunction,
Who proposed a psychodynamic expl...,
What is a schizophrenogenic mother
16
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psychological explanations to schizophrenia: dysfunctional thinking
What is dysfunctional thinking,
What is a neural correlate with r...,
What is metarepresentation
10
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biological therapy for schizophrenia
What kind of drugs are typical an...,
Give an example of a typical anti...,
Which was developed first typical...
17
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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
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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
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managment of schizophrenia: token economies
How do token economies help manag...,
When would token economies most l...,
What is the secondary reinforcer
14
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interactionist approach to schizophrenia
What is the diathesis in the diat...,
What are stressors in the diathes...,
What were some historical views a...
9
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