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Wundt+ Scientific Approach
Where does psychology have roots,
What was psychology once known as,
In 1873 what happened
26  cards
Behaviourist Approach
Intro when did the behaviourist a...,
Intro why did the behaviourist ap...,
Intro what did the behaviorist ap...
47  cards
Psychodynamic Approach
Descrive the psychodynamic approach,
Who put forward the approach,
Assumptions what is the psychodyn...
69  cards
Social Learning Theory
What did bandura propose the slt as,
Continued what did bandura argue ...,
What are the two assumptions of t...
35  cards
Biological Approach
What is the main assumption of th...,
Asmptn what does the biological a...,
Asmptn what does the biological a...
49  cards
Cognitive Approach
When was cognitive approach devel...,
Assumption what is the cognitive ...,
Assumption what does the cognitiv...
33  cards
Humanistic Approach
Context when did this originate,
Context why did it come out,
Context who were the three main p...
45  cards
Biopsychology - The Nervous System
What is the nervous system,
What is the ns based on how does ...,
State the two main functions of t...
21  cards
ATTACHMENT: Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony
From the start babies have,
What do psychologists think about...,
What are good quality early socia...
29  cards
ATTACHMENT :Bowlby's Theory
What did bowlby reject,
Why did bowlby reject the learnin...,
What did bowlby look to lorenz an...
33  cards
Romanian Orphan Studies Institutionalism
Why has research for maternal dep...,
Opportunity to look at effects of...,
The former romanian president req...
43  cards
ATTACHMENT : Learning theory DOLLARD X MILLER
Why is the learning theory aka cu...,
What is the learning theory put s...,
What is classical conditioning le...
27  cards
ATTACHMENT : LORENZ ANIMAL STUDIES
What was lorenz s procedure,
Of those that hatched in teh incu...,
Findings
21  cards
ATTACHMENT : Types Of Attachment
Strange situatio developped by,
Aim of teh strange situation,
What type of observation is teh s...
35  cards
ATTACHMENT : Stages Of Attachment
What did schaffer and emerson study,
Studying attachment behaviours le...,
How many stages of attachment are...
42  cards
ATTACHMENT : Role of the Father
Most attachment research focuses on,
The role of the father in the dev...,
However there is research on
29  cards
ATTACHMENT : Bowlby's monotropic theory
Theory of maternal deprivation,
Bowlby famously said,
Being seperated from early childh...
35  cards
ATTACHMENT: Influence of early attachment on later relationships
Internal working model suggests a...,
Iwm acts as a template for,
Quality of a babies first attchme...
51  cards
Research Methods :Experimental Method
Theories are based on,
Where may we get our understandin...,
Aims are developed from
37  cards
Research Methods : Research Issues : EXTRANEOUS VARIABLES!
What are the three types of resea...,
What is the key to any experiment,
What is the only thing that shoul...
33  cards
Research Methods : Experimental Designs
Experimetnal design,
Independent group design,
In independednt group if two leve...
35  cards
Research Methods : Types Of Experiments
State the 4 types,
What is a lab experiment,
What is key point about lab exper...
31  cards
Research Methods : Sampling
Population,
Why is population aka target popu...,
Why is it impossible to include a...
37  cards
Research Methods : Observational Techniques
What do obsv provide psychologist...,
Researchers can stuyd in a natura...,
Observation often used within an ...
31  cards
Research Methods : Observational Design
To produce structured mehtod of w...,
Behavioural category,
How can tb of affection be broken...
23  cards
Research Methods : Self Report Techniques
What are the self report techniques,
Questionnaire,
Questionnaires used to assess
49  cards
Rsearch Methods: Self Report Design
Closed q can be divided into diff...,
Likert scale,
In a likert scale what does the s...
17  cards
Research Methods : Correlations
Correlation,
Correlations plotted on,
What is a co variable
10  cards
Research Methods : Types of Data
How qualitative data expressed,
Qualitative data,
Qualitative data eg
16  cards
Research Methods :Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion
What are measures of central tend...,
Mean is the most,
Why is the mean most sensitive an...
24  cards
Research Methods : Presentation of Quantitative Data
When tables appear in results sec...,
Data can be represented visually ...,
Bar charts used when
21  cards
ATTACHMENT: Cultural Variations In Attachment
Who are the key researchers,
What did izjendoorn and kroobergy...,
Why did i k conduct study to look...
32  cards
MEMORY: Research into Coding
How is info stored in memeory,
Info is stored in memeory in diff...,
Define coding
16  cards
MEMORY: Research into Capacity
State the 2 types of research int...,
Who founded digit span,
Explain didigt span test
16  cards
MEMORY: Research into Duration
Researchers of stm,
Who did p2 test,
Each trial was
25  cards
MEMORY: Multi Store Model of Memory
Multi store model describes how,
The multi store model suggests me...,
What passes into the sensory regi...
49  cards
MEMORY: Long Term Memory
What did tulving realise 1,
Why was tulving important,
What lt memory stores did tulving...
40  cards
MEMORY: The Working Model of Memory
Who made the wmm,
What is wmm,
Wmm concerned with
34  cards
MEMORY: Interference Theory
What is interference,
Interference is mainly proposed a...,
Why is interference mainly propos...
26  cards
MEMORY: Retrieval Failure due to Absence Cues
Why do people forget infor,
When info intially placed in memo...,
If cues not available at the time...
31  cards
MEMORY: Factors Affecting Accuracy Eyewitness Testimony: Misleading Information
When asked a question what may mi...,
Define ewt,
What factors affect ewt
44  cards
MEMORY: FATAOET : Anxiety
What effects does anxiety have,
Research supports the possibiliti...,
What does anxiety does anxiety cr...
47  cards
MEMORY: Improving the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony : Cognitive Interview
What did fisher and geiselman argue,
F g argued such better techniques...,
What is the cognitive interview
26  cards
Research Methods: Research Issues: Confounding Variables
What is a confounding variable,
Prince william arrived before the...,
When we have a confounding variab...
5  cards
Research Methods: Research Issues : Demand Characteristics
Partipants are described as not w...,
Participants are not passive in t...,
Participant reactivity is conside...
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Research Methods : Research Issues : Investigator Affect
True or false particpant reactivi...,
In our energy drink study whilst ...,
Given we re expecting the energy ...
7  cards
Conformity
How many types of conformity are ...,
What are the three types of confo...,
What is compliance
24  cards
Psychopathology - defintions of abnormality 1
Statsitics are about,
When does statistical infrequrenc...,
According to statistical definiti...
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Psychopathology - definitions of abnormality 2
When does failure to function ade...,
Personmay cross line betwen norma...,
When might we consider that someo...
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Psychopathology - phobias
Phobias are charcateised by,
In phobias describe the extent of...,
Bcop how do we reposd to things o...
38  cards
Psychopathology - depression
All forms of depression and depre...,
Behavioural characteristics of de...,
What are the three behavioural ch...
38  cards
Psychopathology - OCD
Dsm system recognises ocd and a r...,
How many categories of ocd are there,
State the 4 categories of ocd
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Psychopathology - Behavioural Approach to Explaining Phobias
The behavioural approach emphasis...,
The behavioural approach focuses on,
What are the 3 key behavioural as...
30  cards
Psychopathology - behavioural approach to treating behaviours
What are teh 2 behavioural approa...,
What is systemic desensitisation,
Sd if person can learn to relax i...
36  cards
Psychopathology - cognitive approach to explaining depression
What did beck do,
What did beck says creates vuenra...,
What are the three parts to cogni...
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Psychopathology - cognitive approach to treating depression
What is cbt,
Cbt is an example of a cog approa...,
Cognitive element what doescbt bg...
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Psychopathology - biological approach to EXPLAINING OCD
What are the 2 forms of explanaitons,
Genes are involved in indiviudal ...,
What are gentic explantion so foc...
35  cards
BIOPSYCHOLOGY - Divisions of the Nervous System
What is the nervous system,
What are the two main functions o...,
What is the nervous system divide...
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BIOPSYCHOLOGY - Endocrine System
What is the endocrine sytem,
How does es operate,
What does the es wwork with and t...
8  cards
Localisation of function in the brain
In the 19th century what did broc...,
Before broca and wernicke investi...,
What is the holistic theory of th...
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Hempispheric Lateralisation and Split Brain Research
Localisation of brain areas refer...,
For some fucntions localised area...,
In the case of vision teh visual ...
46  cards
Plasticity and Funcitonal Recovery of the Brain after Trauma
Why can brain be considered plastic,
During infancy what does the brai...,
What is the peak of synaptic conn...
38  cards
Ways of Studying the Brain
Techniques of investigating brian...,
What is the purpose of scanning i...,
Fmri stands for
39  cards
Bio Rhythms - Circadian Rhythm
All livng organisms are subject to,
Biological rhythms extert an impo...,
Biological rhythms are governed by
35  cards
Bio Rhythms Infradian and Ultradian Rhythms
Example of infradian rhythm,
Menstrual cycle governed by,
What does the cycle refer to
42  cards
Endogenous Pacemakers and Exogenous Zeitgebers
Whta is an endogenous pacemaker,
What is an exogenous zeitgeber,
Tell me 3 important thing about s...
36  cards
Conformity #
What did asch devise,
What is the procedure asch devise...,
Why is the baseline study called ...
31  cards
conformity Types and Explanaitons
Who suggested theres 3 ways peopl...,
What are the three types of confo...,
What is internalisation
42  cards
Conformity to Social Roles
What did zimbardo do in the 1970s,
There had bneen many prison riots...,
In the stanford prison experimetn...
36  cards
Obedience : Situational Variable s
What did milgram do after conduct...,
What were the situatinoal arbales,
In the baseline study the teacher...
20  cards
Obedience :Situational Explanations
What are teh two situational expl...,
What was milgram interst in obedi...,
Eichmann had been in charge of
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Obedience :Dispositioanl Explanation
Thoedor adorno and colleagues wan...,
Copmare adorno research to milgram,
Adorno beloieved high level of ob...
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Obedience :Resistance to social influence
Pressure to conform can be resist...,
Simply the fact someone not follo...,
Social support enables naive pt to
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Minority Influence
Minortiy infleunce refers to,
Minortiy infleunce is distinct from,
Why is minority infleunce differe...
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Social Infleunces and Social Change
What are the 6 steps in minortiy ...,
Xplan how drawing attention throu...,
How was consistency displayed
20  cards
Psychopathology - BIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO TREATING OCD
This is all about,
Drug therapy for mental disorders...,
Low levels of serotinin are asoso...
35  cards
Psychopathology
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Psychopathology
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RESEARCH METHODS : pilot studies x single /double blind x control groups and conditions
Pilot study,
What does pilot study involve and...,
Pilot studies not just restricted to
24  cards
SOCIAL INFLUENCE - OBEDIENCE
What did miligram design,
Obedience,
Discuss procedure of test
31  cards
RESEARCH METHODS : RESEARCH ISSUES : RANDOMISATION
In any investigation ther are sma...,
What is randomisation,
Randomisation inshort is an attem...
6  cards
RESEARCH METHODS : RESEARCH ISSUES : STANDARDISATION
As far as possible in n investiga...,
To amke sure pt experiece same en...,
All procedures should be standard...
5  cards
RESEARCH METHODS : ETHICS
When do they arise in psych,
Conflict has implications for,
Pt may not want to reval true pur...
48  cards
RESEARCH EMTHODS : SECTIONS OF A SCOENTIFIC REPORT
How many sections of a scientific...,
State the 6 sections of a scienti...,
What si abstarct
39  cards
RESEARCH METHODS : CHOOSING AND CONSTRUCTING A GRAPH
When do we use a bar chart,
Discrete data is data that is,
What 5 things to remember when co...
9  cards
biopsycvhology - structure and functions of a neuron
How msny neurons are there in the...,
There are a 100 billion neurons i...,
Neurons transmit signals
25  cards
biopsychology - synaptic transmission
What is syaptic trasnmission,
How do neurons communcicate with ...,
Eahc neurons seperated fromthe ne...
28  cards

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