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Types of Experiments
Lab experiment definition 1,
Strengths of lab 2,
Weakness of a lab 3
6  cards
Experimental and Research Design
Repeated measured design definiti...,
Strengths of repeated measured de...,
Weaknesses of repeated measured d...
11  cards
Evaluating Research
Reliabillity 1,
Internal validity 2,
Rpredictive validity 3
7  cards
Cognitive Practical
Aim 1,
Procedure hypothesis 2,
Design used 3
13  cards
Individual Differences in Cognitive
Differences between people 1,
Daniela palombo et al what did th...,
What did palombo finnd results 3
4  cards
Developmental Psych - Alzheimer's
8 stages of alzheimers brain stru...,
8 stages of alzheimers what happe...
2  cards
Cognitive practical
Aim 1,
Hr 2,
Ho 3
10  cards
Questionnaire Design
Strengths of a questionnaire 1,
Weakness of a questionnaire 2,
Strengths of closed ended questio...
8  cards
WMM
Who made it 1,
What is it 2,
4 main components of working memo...
13  cards
Multi-store model of memory
Sensory register what it is 1,
Sensory register capacity encodin...,
Stm store what it is 3
16  cards
Reconstructive Memory
Reconstructive memory study name ...,
Aim 2,
What war of the ghosts was 3
11  cards
Explanation of LTM
Episodic memory is 1,
Key features of episodic memory 2,
Semantic memory 3
7  cards
Rugby social experiment - APFCE
Problems with questionnaires 1,
Closed questions 2,
Open questions 3
16  cards
Sherif et al (1954, 1961)
Aim 1,
Sample population 2,
Procedure 3
11  cards
Realistic Conflict Theory - Sherif (1966)
Intergroup competition 1,
Negative interdependence 2,
Negative and interdependent 3
11  cards
Minimal groups studies - Tajfel
Aim 1,
Sample population 2,
Procedure 3
8  cards
Social Identity Theory - Tajfel et al
Social identity theory 1,
What s social behaviour driven by 2,
Social categorisation 3
11  cards
Agency Theory
Autonomous state 1,
Making agentic shift 2,
Moral strain 3
6  cards
Social Impact Theory
Social impact 1,
Sources and targets 2,
Sin stands for 3
11  cards
The CNS and Human Behaviour
Function of the cns 1,
Spinal cord 2,
Brain 3
15  cards
Li et al (2013)
Aim 1,
Participants 2,
Procedure 3
10  cards
The Effect of Recreational Drugs on the CNS
Recreational drugs 1,
What does cocaine do to your neur...,
What happens to the synapse as a ...
7  cards
Baddeley (1966)
Aim 1,
Sample 2,
Procedure 3
13  cards
Sebastian and Hernandez-Gil (2012)
Aim 1,
Sample 2,
Setting of experiment 3
18  cards
Milgram’s Baseline Study
Aim 1,
Sample 2,
Procedure 3
9  cards
Milgram’s Variation Studies
New baseline 1,
Name all experiments 2,
Rundown office block experiment 1...
14  cards
Factors affecting obedience individual differences
Name the factors affecting obedie...,
The personality factors 2,
The authoritarian personality 3
21  cards
Factors affecting obedience: Situation and CUlture
Situational factors 1,
Culture factors 2,
Legitimacy 3
15  cards
Factors affecting prejudice: Individual differences
Factors affecting prejudice 1,
The authoritarian personality 2,
Allport s authoritarian personali...
10  cards
Factors affecting prejudice: situation and culture
Situational factors affecting pre...,
Social norms 2,
Competition and resource sress 3
11  cards
Burger (2009)
Aim 1,
Sample 2,
Ethical changes to milgram 3
11  cards
Raine et al (1997)
Aim 1,
Angular gyrus 2,
Hippocampus 3
14  cards
Brian areas associated with aggression
Key structure of aggression 1,
Study related to role of limbic s...,
Coccaro et al 2007 3
18  cards
Evolution, natural selection and aggression
Evolution by natural selection 1,
The process of natural selection 2,
Sexual selection 3
3  cards
Content Analysis
Why is content analysis an indire...,
What is content analysis and what...,
What is content analysis and what...
11  cards
Introduction to learning theories
0  cards
Observations
What is a participant observation 1,
Strengths of participant observat...,
Weaknesses of participant observa...
18  cards
Chi squared test
What does chi squared need 1,
Steps in how to figure out chi sq...,
How to find critical value of chi...
5  cards
Learning Practical - Politeness in gender (A.P.F.C)
Aim 1,
Procedure 2,
What is the related theory for ou...
12  cards
Learning practical (evaluation)
Construct validity 1,
Ecological validity 2,
Population validity 3
5  cards
Animal Research
3 arguments for animal use in labs 1,
3 arguments against animal use in...,
Outline the 3 key ethical argumen...
9  cards
Neuron’s, synaptic transmissions and neurotransmitters
Cell body 1,
Dendrites 2,
Axon 3
12  cards
Scientific Status of Psychology
What is a hypothesis 1,
Hypothesis and falsification meth...,
What is falsifiability 3
13  cards
Classical Conditioning and Pavlov (1927)
What is classical conditioning 1,
What is the unconditioned stimulus 2,
What is the neutral stimulus 3
20  cards
Operant Conditioning
What is the link in operant condi...,
What is the skinner box 2,
What is reinforcement and the typ...
10  cards
Behaviour Modification and Behaviour Shaping
What is continuous reinforcement 1,
What is partial reinforcement 2,
What does continuous reinforcemen...
17  cards
Social Learning Theory
What is social learning theory 1,
What is modelling in slt 2,
What affects imitation in modelli...
13  cards
Bandura (1965) - Original Bobo Doll Experiments
Aim 1,
Sample 2,
Iv and dv 3
11  cards
Media Influence and the Effect of Vicarious Reinforcement - Bandura 1963
Strength of both experiments 1,
Weakness of the experiments 2,
Application of bandura et al 1963...
17  cards
Becker (2002)
Aim 1,
What kind of experiment was it 2,
Sample of experiment 3
11  cards
Learning theory explanations - phobias
Outline the two process model 1,
How are phobias acquired by class...,
How are phobias maintained by ope...
10  cards
Watson and Reyner (1920)
Aim 1,
Procedure labelled stimulus and r...,
Sample 3
16  cards
Treatments for Phobias
What conditioning is systematic d...,
How does classical conditioning a...,
Counter conditioning 3
24  cards
The Role of Learning in Child Development
How is social learning theory an ...,
Theory of gender identity in chil...,
What is vicarious reinforcement 2
10  cards
Media Influence on Anorexia
What percentage of anorexic suffe...,
What percentage of those hospital...,
What effect does anorexia have on...
27  cards
Introduction to Child Psychology
Define child psychology 1,
What does child psychology invest...,
How do children learn gender iden...
5  cards
Observations in Child Psychology
What are the two types of observa...,
What is different about an observ...,
What is a naturalistic observation 3
23  cards
Surveys in Child Psychology
What are some weaknesses of using...,
What is a strength of using a que...,
Strength of an interview 2
7  cards
Cross-culture research
What is cross culture research 1,
Why may results not be valid if c...,
Why may results be ethnocentric 3
11  cards
Ethical Issues when Researching Children
What is the code that british psy...,
What is the bps code there for 2,
What are the things that research...
11  cards
Bowlby’s Work on Attachment
Why do attachments form 1,
What is attachment 2,
Environment of evolutionary adapt...
27  cards
Child Practical
Aim 1,
Null hypothesis 2,
Research hypothesis 2
10  cards
Child Practical Evaluation
Strengths 1,
Weaknesses 2,
Reliability good 3
10  cards
Reducing the Negative Effects of Deprivation
How can the short term effects of...,
What did robertson 1971 research 2,
What did robertson research about...
13  cards
Privation (Research/Genie)
Who is genie and what happened to...,
Where did genie end up going and ...,
What did genie improve in the fir...
37  cards
The Reversibility of Privation
Simple answer can privation be re...,
What factors can make a child rev...,
Why might privation not be revers...
9  cards
Day Care
Ao1 1,
Ao2 2,
Andersson 1992 3
9  cards
Li et al (2013) - Daycare
Aim 1,
Procedure 2,
What details did they record 3
13  cards
Factors that Affect the Quality of Day Care
What is the debate of children to...,
Strengths and weaknesses of relax...,
Thomas coram research units 2002 3
5  cards
AO1 Autism
Describe features of autism 1
1  cards
Autism
Autism definition 1,
What are the two symptoms for dia...,
Examples of social emotional reci...
11  cards
Explanations of Autism (amygdala dysfunction)
Describe the amygdala 1,
What hemispheres do you need to b...,
Amygdala development study 3
13  cards
Explanations of Autism (theory of mind)
Theory of mind 1,
Examples of theory of mind 2,
What does baron cohen 1995 believ...
12  cards
Therapies for Autism
What is applied behaviour analysi...,
What conditioning is aba 2,
What does aba improve 3
18  cards
Individual Differences in Child Psychology
Child and adult attachments 1,
Strange situation procedure 2,
Disadvantages of daycare 3
7  cards
The Effects of Day Care (Court Case)
Why is day care good for children...,
Why is day care bad for children ...,
Main ones to talk about and struc...
6  cards
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
What are the 4 d s 1,
What do psychiatrists look at most 2,
What are clinical psychologists c...
24  cards
HCPC Guidelines for Clinical Practitioners
Name the 10 hcpc guidelines 1,
Promote and protect interests of ...,
Communicate appropriately and eff...
12  cards
Longitudinal vs Cross Sectional
Cross sectional studies what are ...,
Cross sectional evaluation 2,
What are longitudinal studies 3
5  cards
Cross Cultural, Metal Analysis, Primary vs secondary data
Cross cultural methods evaluation 1,
Meta analysis what it is 2,
Meta analysis evaluation 3
5  cards
Use of Case Studies in Clinical Psychology
Study name 1,
Aims 2,
Blank 3
7  cards
Use of Interviews in Clinical Psychology
Study name 1,
Aim 2,
Procedure 3
13  cards
Analysis of Qualitative Data in Clinical Psychology
Six steps according to brown and ...,
Strengths 2,
Weaknesses 3
3  cards
Classification Systems (ICD-10)
What is the icd 1,
What is schizophrenias code number 2,
Whats hebephrenic schizophrenia 3
12  cards
Classification Systems (DSM-IV TR)
Axis 1 1,
Axis 2 2,
Axis 3 3
10  cards
Rosenhan (1973)
Aim 1,
Participants 2,
Researchers 3
31  cards
Symptoms and features of schizophrenia
What do you use to make a diagnos...,
What does dsm required to make di...,
What are positive symptoms 3
14  cards
Clinical Issues and Debates
Ethical 1,
Unethical 2,
Ethics classic study 3
36  cards
Child Issues and Debates
Ethical 1,
Unethical 2,
Classical study of ethics 3
36  cards
Van Ijzendoorn and Kroonenberg (1988)
Aim 1,
Procedure 2,
Results 3
8  cards
Cross-cultural Research Into Attachment Types
Who conducted germany case study 1,
Germany participants 2,
German results 3
19  cards
Issues And Debates Schizo
Reductionistic 1,
Nature 2,
Social control 3
10  cards
Neurotransmitter Explanation of Schizophrenia
What do you use to prevent dopami...,
Enzyme and how it works with dopa...,
What does beta hydroxylase do 3
11  cards
Genetic Explanation of Schizophrenia
What did hilker 2018 find 1,
What did wright 2014 find 2,
What syndrome was linked with sch...
22  cards
Social Causation Hypothesis
What does social causation hypoth...,
Four types of social impacts that...,
What does social adversity state 3
15  cards
Treatments for Schizophrenia (Family Therapy)
Purpose of family therapy 1,
Why use family therapy 2,
What does family do 3
13  cards
Biological Treatment of Schizo - Drug Therapy
Name the typical or first generat...,
Name the atypical or second gener...,
What does fga do 3
26  cards
Treatments for Dyslexia
Describe the issue 1,
Classroom strategies 1 2,
Classroom strategies phonix 3
5  cards
Carlsson et al (2000)
Aim 1,
Literature review 2,
Type of study they used 3
17  cards
Biological Practical
Aim 1,
How we measure dv operationalisat...,
One problem with our practical 3
14  cards
Clinical Practical (APFC)
Research question 1,
Aim 1,
Dependent variable 2
13  cards
Biological Explanation of AN
An statistic of likeliness 1,
What does the ephx2 gene do 2,
What do most ppl with acute an ha...
15  cards
Symptoms and Features of Anorexia Nervosa
Diagnosis of an 1,
What is an 2,
Symptom 1 3
23  cards
Guardia et al (2012)
Aim 1,
Sample 2,
Procedure 3
15  cards
Diagnosis of Mental Disorders
Deviance 1,
Dysfunction 2,
Distress 3
8  cards
Case studies of brain damaged patients
Advantage of case studies of brai...,
Disadvantages of case studies of ...,
Who is hm 3
14  cards
Cognitive Key Question - dyslexia
Dyslexia statistics 1,
What is dyslexia 1,
Indications of dyslexia 2
11  cards
Wilcoxon Signed Ranks
When is it used 1,
How is it done 2
2  cards
Mann-Whitney U-test
When is it used 1,
How do you use it 2
2  cards
Evaluation of Bowlby’s work on attachment
Strength 1,
Weakness 2,
Other explanation 3
6  cards
Ainsworth’s Work on Attachment
Strange situation procedure 1,
What is the first episode 2,
What is the second episode 3
15  cards
Evaluation of Ainsworth’s Work on Attachment
Strength of procedure 1,
Ethics 2,
Ecological validity 2
6  cards
Long Term Effects of Deprivation
Rudolph schaffer 1958 1,
What did bowlbu claim to happen a...,
Goldforb 1943 3
9  cards
Short term effects of deprivation
What did robertson and bowlby 195...,
What are the three stages of dist...,
Protest 3
12  cards
Introduction to clinical psychology
What are the four ds help determi...,
Deviance 2,
Dysfunction 3
10  cards
Analysis of qualitative data in clinical
What method do you use 1,
How to carry out thematic analysis 2,
Another method you can use 3
9  cards
Clinical Practical - Evaluation
Construct validity 1,
Ecological validity 2,
Population validity 3
5  cards
Correlation
What is correlation 1,
Types of correlation 2,
Positive correlation 3
6  cards
Spearman's rho
When do you use spearmans rho 1,
Step 1 2,
Step 2 3
7  cards
Brain Scanning Techniques
What is a cat scan 1,
Cat scan image 2,
Strength of cat scan 3
12  cards
Adoption Studies
Best method to measure what with 1,
How to measure nature vs nurture 2,
Why do we use adoptees 3
15  cards
Sampling
What is a random sample 1,
Strengths of random sample 2,
Weakness of random sample 3
12  cards
Accountability for Atrocities
Describe the issue 1,
American solders were not to blam...,
Americans were to blame authorita...
9  cards
Issues and Debates - Learning
Ethical 1,
Unethical 2,
Ethics classic study 3
36  cards
Developmental Psych - evolution
What two ways did animals evolve ...,
Outline the process of natural se...,
Why does variation arise 3
13  cards
Twin Studies
What two ways can you carry out a...,
What is concordance rate 2,
What does it suggest if concordan...
10  cards
Role of Hormones in Human Behaviour
Why is hormones and aggression de...,
What is the application of testos...,
Study about testosterone lowering...
21  cards
Psychodynamic aggression - Individual differences
What is the tripartite theory 1,
What is a key influence on the un...,
What indirect ways can catharsis ...
13  cards
Are Murderers Born or Made? - Biological Court Case
What are the arguments for nature...,
Arguments for nature bonus point ...,
How does natural selection evolut...
10  cards
Treatments for AN - Drug Therapy
How are drug treatments effective 1,
Two types of drug treatments 2,
What do antidepressants do 3
20  cards
Sociocultural Theory - Non-biological explanation of AN
Where is an more present 1,
Rackoff and honig 2006 2,
Schwartz thompson and johnson 1982 3
11  cards
Treatments for AN - CBT
Non biological way of treating an...,
Study on enhanced cbt 2,
Two types of enhanced cbt 3
18  cards
Developmental Psychology - Clinical (Ind diff)
What are some individual differen...,
Race and culture when making diag...,
Culture bound syndromes 3
7  cards
Issues and debates cognitive
Ethical cognitive psych as a whol...,
Unethical cog brain damaged patie...,
Ethics classic study 3
36  cards
Clinical Key Question - Issues surrounding mental health in the home
When does an develop 1,
What is anorexia 2,
Death rate of disorder and relaps...
13  cards
Issues And Debates
Ethical cognitive 1,
Ethical social 2,
Ethical issues biological 3
42  cards
Van Ijzendoorn Issues And Debates
Ethical 1,
Reductionism 2,
Nature vs nurture 3
12  cards

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