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Decks in this class (62)

Conformity (Social Influence)
Conformity 1,
3 types of conformity 2,
Compliance 3
7  cards
Studies in Conformity (Social Influence)
Asch s study 1951 method 1,
Asch s study 1951 results 2,
Asch s study 1951 on conformity o...
7  cards
Social Roles (Social Influence)
Social roles 1,
Method zimbardo s 1973 stanford p...,
Results zimbardo s 1973 stanford ...
7  cards
Obedience (Social Influence)
Obedience 1,
Method milgram 1963 obedience to ...,
Results conclusion milgram 1963 o...
21  cards
Resistance to social influence + Minority influence (Social Influence)
Resistance to social influence 1,
Social support 2,
Locus of control rotter 3
16  cards
Social Change (Social Influence)
Social change 1,
How do a minority influence becom...,
Snowball effect 3
7  cards
Origins of Psychology (Approaches)
Wilhelm wundt 1,
Introspection 2,
Evaluation of wundt 3
5  cards
The Behavioural Approach and SLT (Approaches)
Watson and rayner 1920 little alb...,
Assumptions of the behavioural ap...,
Key concepts of the behavioural a...
23  cards
The Cognitive Approach (Approaches)
The cognitive approach and the st...,
Assumptions of the cognitive appr...,
Schema 3
10  cards
The Biological Approach (Approaches)
The biological approach 1,
Assumptions of the biological app...,
Influence of biological structure...
15  cards
The Psychodynamic Approach (Approaches)
Psychodynamic 1,
Unconscious 2,
Assumptions of the psychodynamic ...
24  cards
The Humanistic Approach (Approaches)
Humanistic approach 1,
Freewill 2,
Assumptions of the humanistic app...
13  cards
Defintions of Abnormality (Psychopathology)
Abnormality 4 1,
Statistical infrequency deviation...,
2 strengths of statistical infreq...
14  cards
Phobias (Psychopathology)
Phobia 1,
Emotional aspects of a phobia 2,
Behavioural aspects of a phobia 3
12  cards
Depression (Psychopathology)
Depression 1,
2 emotional characteristics of de...,
3 behavioural characteristics of ...
17  cards
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Psychopathology)
Obsession 1,
Compulsion 2,
4 categories of ocd and what they...
16  cards
Introduction to Memory (Memory)
Memory 1,
Sensory memory register 2,
Short term memory 3
23  cards
Long Term Memory (Memory)
Encoding 1,
Explicit ltm 2,
Implicit ltm 3
18  cards
Multistore Model of Memory (Memory)
Sperling s investigation of the s...,
Sperling s investigation of the s...,
Sperling s investigation of the s...
12  cards
Working Memory Model (Memory)
Central executive 1,
Phonological loop 2,
Visuo spatial sketch pad 3
12  cards
Explanations for Forgetting (Memory)
Memory decay 1,
Interference 2,
Proactive interference 3
27  cards
Eye Witness Testimony (Memory)
Eye witness tesitmony 1,
Misleading information 2,
Leading question 3
34  cards
RESEARCH METHODS YEAR 1
Aim 1,
One tailed directional hypothesis 2,
Two tailed non directional hypoth...
86  cards
Introduction to Attachment (Attachment)
Learning theory 1,
Evolutionary theory 2,
Attachment 3
15  cards
Stages of attachment (Attachment)
Schaffer and emerson 1,
Attachment stage 1 2,
Attachment stage 2 3
10  cards
Animal Studies (Attachment)
Lorenz 1,
Imprinting 2,
Sexual imprinting 3
11  cards
Cupboard Love (Attachment)
Dollard and miller 1950 1,
Attachment and classical conditio...,
Operant conditioning for infants 3
33  cards
The Strange Situation (Attachment)
Ainsworth 1,
Ainsworth concluded that 2,
Types of attachment observed by a...
18  cards
Romanian Orphanage Studies (Attachment)
Why study institutions such as or...,
The bucharest early intervention ...,
The bucharest early intervention ...
20  cards
RESEARCH METHODS YEAR 2
Process of peer review in science 1,
Aims of peer review 2,
Evaluation of peer review anonymi...
24  cards
Bowlby’s Internal Working Model (Attachment)
Internal working model type a and...,
Relationships in later childhood 2,
Mccarthy 1999 3
13  cards
The Nervous System and the Endocrinne System (Biopsychology)
The human nervous system 1,
The central nervous system 2,
Peripheral nervous system 3
35  cards
Localisation of Functions in the Brain(Biopsychology)
Localisation 1,
Hemispheric lateralisation 2,
Language areas of the brain 3
19  cards
Plasticity and Functional Recovery (Biopsychology)
Plasticity 1,
Denervation denervation super hyp...,
Synaptic pruning 3
17  cards
Split-Brain Research (Biopsychology)
Gazzaniga 1970 1,
Sperry 1968 2,
Evaluations for split brain resea...
7  cards
Ways of Investigating the Brain (Biopsychology)
Fmri scans 1,
Strengths of fmri scans 2,
Weaknesses of fmri scans 3
14  cards
Biological Rhythms (Biopsychology)
Circadian rhythm 1,
Photosensitive retinal ganglion c...,
Core body temperatures 3
35  cards
Gender Bias (Issues and Debates)
Universality and bias 1,
Examples of gender bias biomedica...,
Examples of gender bias use of st...
23  cards
Culture Bias (Issues and Debates)
Cultural relativism 1,
Ethnocentrism 2,
Cultural bias 3
15  cards
Free Will and Determinism (Issues and Debates)
Determinism 1,
Hard determinism 2,
Hard determinism biological deter...
14  cards
The Nature-Nurture Debate (Issues and Debates)
The nature nurture debate 1,
Descartes 2,
Locke 3
16  cards
Holism and Reductionism (Issues and Debates)
Holism 1,
Reductionism 2,
Reductionist and holist hierarchy 3
8  cards
Idiographic and Nomothetic Approach (Issues and Debates)
Nomothetic 1,
Idiographic 2,
Nomothetic approach to personality 3
13  cards
Ethical Implications (Issues and Debates)
Ethics in psychology 1,
Ethical implications of research 2,
Socially sensitive research 3
11  cards
Introduction to Forensic Psychology (Forensic Psychology)
Crime 1,
Problems with defining crime 2,
Crime as age relative 3
4  cards
Offender Profiling (Forensic Psychology)
Offender profiling 1,
The top down approach 2,
Top down typologies modus operand...
21  cards
Explanations of Offending- Biological, Biopsychosocial (Forensic Psychology)
Atavistic form 1,
Atavistic characteristics 2,
Lombroso s characteristics of cri...
36  cards
Explanations of Offending- Cognitive, Psychodynamic (Forensic Psychology)
Lawrence kohlberg cognitive 1,
Kohlberg s levels 2,
Kohlberg 1973 findings 3
46  cards
Custodial Sentencing (Forensic Psychology)
Prison populations 1,
Aims of prison deterrence 2,
Aims of prison incapacitation 3
18  cards
Behaviour Modification in Custody (Forensic Psychology)
Behaviour modification in custody 1,
Token economy 2,
The conjugal visit 3
36  cards
Human Reproductive Behaviour and Sexual Selection (Relationships)
Natural selection 1,
Sexual selection 2,
Anisogamy 3
17  cards
Factors affecting attraction (Relationships)
Self disclosure 1,
Altman and taylor 1973 2,
Altman and taylor s onion metaphor 3
20  cards
Theories of Romantic Relationships (Relationships)
Social exchange theory 1,
Thibaut and kelley 1959 2,
Comparison level 3
27  cards
Virtual Relationships in Social Media (Relationships)
Reduced cues theory 1,
Anonymity 2,
Absence of gating mechanisms 3
6  cards
Parasocial Relationships
Parasocial relationships 1,
Parasocial relationships are more...,
Mccutcheon 2003 3
14  cards
Classification and Diagnosis (Schizophrenia)
Schizophrenia 1,
Schizophrenia statistics 2,
Psychosis 3
20  cards
Biological Explanations and Treatments for Schizophrenia
Genetic explanation for sz 1,
The dopamine hypothesis 2,
Hyperdopaminergia 3
14  cards
Psychological Explanations for Schizophrenia
Family dysfunction 1,
Schizophrenogenic mother 3 2,
Double bind theory 3
9  cards
Psychological Treatments for Schizophrenia
Cognitive behavioural therapy 1,
Abc de model by ellis 2,
Reality testing 3
9  cards
Interactionist Approach to Schizophrenia
The interactionist approach 1,
Importance of an interactionist a...,
Diathesis in sz 3
10  cards
Schizophrenia Evaluations
Blank 1,
Negative evaluations for biologic...
2  cards
Research Methods
What is an aim 1,
3 types of hypothesis 2,
Directional hypothesis 3
125  cards

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