This class was created by Brainscape user nancy ♡. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.
By:
nancy ♡
- decks
- flashcards
- learners
Decks in this class (49)
approaches: origins of psychology
What is the definition of science 1,
What does systematic refer to 2,
What does objectivity refer to 3
15
cards
approaches: behaviourism
What is behaviourism 1,
Who were the leading theorists of...,
Why do behaviourists believe in s...
26
cards
approaches: social learning theory
What is the social learning theory 1,
What are the defining features of...,
What is modelling 3
15
cards
approaches: the cognitive approach
What is the cognitive approach 1,
Key assumptions of the cognitive ...,
What is a schema 3
14
cards
approaches: humanistic approach
What is the humanistic approach 1,
What is humanistic psychology kno...,
What are the key assumptions of h...
21
cards
approaches: psychodynamic approach
What is the psychodynamic approach 1,
What are the key assumptions of t...,
The importance of relationships 3
26
cards
approaches: biological approach
What is the biological approach 1,
What are the focuses of the biolo...,
How is a biological perspective r...
41
cards
memory: coding, capacity and the duration of memory
What is memory 1,
What is short term memory 2,
What is long term memory 3
37
cards
memory: types of long-term memory
Who was endel tulving 1985 1,
What are the three different type...,
What is episodic memory 3
20
cards
memory: the multi-store model of memory
Who proposed the multi store mode...,
What is the multi store model of ...,
Describe the processes of the mul...
20
cards
memory: the working model of memory
What is the working model of memo...,
Who created the working model of ...,
What is the wmm concerned with 3
29
cards
memory: explanations for forgetting -> interference
What is interference 1,
Which type of memory has interfer...,
What are the two types of interfe...
13
cards
memory: explanations for forgetting -> retrieval failure
What is retrieval failure 1,
Who proposed the encoding specifi...,
What is the encoding specificity ...
15
cards
memory: factors effecting eyewitness testimony -> misleading information
What does eyewitness testimony me...,
How do leading questions effect e...,
What are the two ways leading que...
23
cards
memory: factors effecting eyewitness testimony -> anxiety
What is anxiety 1,
What are some symptoms of anxiety 2,
What is one approach to studying ...
17
cards
memory: improving accuracy of eyewitness testimony -> cognitive interview
What is the cognitive interview 1,
Who proposed the cognitive interv...,
What did fisher and geiselman arg...
19
cards
research methods: experimental method and control of variables
What is a hypothesis 1,
What is an aim 2,
What is an experiment 3
11
cards
research methods: research issues
What is an extraneous variable 1,
What are extraneous variables des...,
What are examples of extraneous v...
10
cards
research methods: experimental designs
What does experimental design mean 1,
What are the three types of exper...,
What is the repeated measures des...
19
cards
research methods: types of experiment
What are the four types of experi...,
What is a laboratory experiment 2,
Who manipulates the iv in lab exp...
20
cards
research methods: Sampling
What does population mean 1,
What is a target population 2,
Why do researchers use samples fr...
24
cards
research methods: ethical issues and ways to deal with them
What are ethical issues 1,
What document instructs british p...,
What are the 4 main issues of eth...
23
cards
research methods: pilot studies
What are pilot studies 1,
What is the aim of pilot studies 2,
What do pilot studies aim to eval...
7
cards
research methods: types of data
What is qualitative data 1,
What are examples of qualitative ...,
What are the strengths of qualita...
21
cards
research methods: presentation of quantitative data
What are bar charts used for 1,
What is discrete data 2,
What do bar charts show 3
13
cards
research methods: peer review and psychological research and the economy
What is peer review 1,
What are the main aims of peer re...,
Outline the process of peer review 3
11
cards
research methods: measures of central tendency and dispersion
What is the advantage of using a ...,
What is the disadvantage of using...,
What is the advantage of using th...
13
cards
research methods: reliability
What is reliability 1,
When can a measurement be conside...,
What measurement tools do psychol...
15
cards
research methods: validity
What is validity 1,
How can data be reliable but not ...,
What is internal validity 3
17
cards
research methods: features of science
What features is science meant to...,
What is falsifiability 2,
Who argued that the key criterion...
26
cards
research methods: reporting psychological investigations
What is the format for psychologi...,
What is the abstract 2,
What does an abstract include 3
15
cards
research methods: observational techniques
What are the 6 types of observati...,
Why do psychologists use observat...,
What is a naturalistic observation 3
22
cards
research methods: observational design
What is observation design 1,
What are behavioural categories 2,
What are the components of behavi...
15
cards
research methods: self-report techniques
What is a questionnaire 1,
What is an open question 2,
What kind of data do open questio...
22
cards
research methods: self-report design
What are likert scales 1,
What are rating scales 2,
What is a fixed choice option 3
14
cards
research methods: correlations
What do correlations illustrate 1,
What is positive correlation 2,
What is negative correlation 3
16
cards
research methods: Probability and significance
What are the abbreviations for nu...,
What are inferential statistics 2,
What do inferential tests allow 3
16
cards
research methods: statistical testing-> the sign test
What is the sign test 1,
What are the three criteria for t...,
What word describes a p value tha...
12
cards
research methods: self-report methods -> case studies
What is a case study 1,
What are examples of case studies 2,
What do case studies often involve 3
16
cards
research methods: content analysis
What is content analysis 1,
What type of data can analysis be...,
What examples of data can analysi...
14
cards
research methods: Choosing a statistical test
What should we consider when choo...,
What does a difference vs correla...,
What experimental designs are the...
10
cards
psychopathology: defining abnormality
What are the four definitions of ...,
What is statistical deviation 2,
How are human characteristics dis...
22
cards
psychopathology: phobias
What is a phobia 1,
What are the categories of phobia...,
What is dsm 5 an abbreviation for 3
17
cards
psychopathology: depression
What is depression 1,
What is major depressive disorder 2,
What are the behavioural characte...
12
cards
psychopathology: OCD
What is ocd 1,
What is the definition of ocd 2,
What are the two components of ocd 3
15
cards
psychopathology: behavioural approach to explain phobias
What is the behavioural approach 1,
Who proposed the two process model 2,
What is the two process model 3
13
cards
psychopathology: behavioural approach to treating phobias
What are the two types of exposur...,
What is systematic desensitisation 2,
Who introduced systematic desensi...
17
cards
psychopathology: the cognitive approach to explaining depression
What are two ways of explaining d...,
What is beck s cognitive theory o...,
What is the first component of be...
18
cards
psychopathology: cognitive approach to treating depression
How do cognitive treatments follo...,
What are the two main types of co...,
What is the predominant therapy u...
23
cards
More about
A-level Psychology
- Class purpose General learning
Learn faster with Brainscape on your web, iPhone, or Android device. Study nancy ♡'s A-level Psychology flashcards now!
How studying works.
Brainscape's adaptive web mobile flashcards system will drill you on your weaknesses, using a pattern guaranteed to help you learn more in less time.
Add your own flashcards.
Either request "Edit" access from the author, or make a copy of the class to edit as your own. And you can always create a totally new class of your own too!
What's Brainscape anyway?
Brainscape is a digital flashcards platform where you can find, create, share, and study any subject on the planet.
We use an adaptive study algorithm that is proven to help you learn faster and remember longer....
Looking for something else?
AP® Psychology
- 14 decks
- 1,070 flashcards
- 81,424 learners
Decks:
History And Approaches, Research Methods, Biological Bases Of Behavior, And more!
Psychology 101
- 14 decks
- 1,070 flashcards
- 17,183 learners
Decks:
Research Methods, Biological Bases Of Behavior, History And Approaches, And more!
Psychology A-level
- 87 decks
- 2725 flashcards
- 244 learners
Decks:
Wundt Scientific Approach, Behaviourist Approach, Psychodynamic Approach, And more!
