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psychology unit 1/2

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Unit 1 Exam Revision
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73  cards
Ch1 - Key Science skills
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46  cards
Ch 2 - Complexity of psychological development
- Nature vs Nurture - Biopsychosocial model - Psych development across the lifespan - Critical and sensitive periods
20  cards
CH 3 - Defining and supporting psych development
- Categorising typical and atypical behaviour - Understanding normality and neurotypicality - Neurodiversity - Role of mental health workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and organisations
23  cards
Ch 4 - The role of the brain in behaviour and mental processes
- Approaches to understanding the brain - Regions of the brain - The cerebral cortex
26  cards
Chapter 5 - Brain plasticity and brain injury
- Neuroplasticity - Acquired brain injuries - Research on neurological disorders - Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
20  cards
Chapter 6 - Social cognition
- Judging and perceiving others - Cognitive dissonance and cognitive biases - Heuristics - Prejudice, discrimination, and stigma
31  cards
Chapter 7 - Factors that influence behaviour
- Social groups and culture - The influence of obedience and conformity on behaviour - Media and behaviour - Empowering individual decision-making
30  cards
Chapter 8 - Attention and perception
- Attention - Perception - Visual perception - Gustatory perception
55  cards
Chapter 9 - Perceptual distortions
- Errors of sight - Errors of taste - Perceptual distortions
9  cards

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