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Key Features Of Science + Aims, Hypotheses And Operationalising Variables: RM
What is an empirical method,
What is objectivity,
What is subjectivity
16
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Extraneous Variables & Internal Validity: RM
What are extraneous variables,
What is a participant variable,
What is a situational variable
8
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Controlling EVs Through Experimental Design & Internal Validity: RM
What are experimental controls,
What are independent groups,
What are repeated measures
18
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Approaches 1 : Wundts
How did wundt start psychology,
What did wundts research lead to,
How did wundt make a contribution...
7
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External Validity And Sampling: RM
Define sampling,
How do you conduct random sampling,
How do you conduct systematic sam...
22
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Approaches 2: Behaviourism
What are the 4 assumptions of beh...,
Who was ivan pavlov,
Define classical conditioning
10
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Ethics: RM
What is the role of the bps code ...,
What are ethical guidelines,
What are ethical issues
22
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Types Of Experiments: RM
What is a lab experiment,
What is a field experiment,
What is a quasi experiment
15
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Meta Analysis:RM
What is meta analysis,
Why is a strength of meta analysi...,
Why is a strength of meta analysi...
4
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Peer Review: RM
What is peer review,
What is the role of peer review,
What does peer review always play...
5
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Pyschopathology: Treating Phobias
How to treat a phobia with flooding,
Define phobic stimulus,
How to treat a phobia with system...
11
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Approaches : Social Learning Theory
What do behaviourist believe abou...,
What are the assumptions of socia...,
What is imitation
14
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Psychopathology: Describing Phobias
How to treat a phobia with flooding,
What are emotional characteristic...,
What are the cognitive characteri...
3
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Psychopathology: Explaining Phobias
What research supports the behavi...,
What is a strength of the behavio...,
How does the success of social le...
7
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Social Influence: Types Of Explanation For Conformity
What is conformity majority influ...,
What is compliance,
How much power does compliance hold
15
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Social Influence : Asch’s Research Of Conformity
What is a limitation of asch s re...,
Why is temporal validity a limita...,
Explain why an advantage of asch ...
8
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Social Influence : Zimardos Research Into Social Roles
What are conformity to social roles,
What was zimbardo s aim,
What were the two roles in zimbar...
10
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Social Influence : Milgrams Procedure & Research Into Situational Variables
How has milgrams research into si...,
Why are do demand characteristics...,
Why has milgrams research into th...
10
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Social Influence : Milgrams Agentic State & Legitimacy Of Authority
What research is there to support...,
Why might milgrams concept of the...,
What is agentic shift
9
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Describing Depression
Outline emotional characteristics...,
Outline behavioural characteristi...,
Outline the cognitive characteris...
3
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Explaining Depression
What is ellis s abc model,
How has research challenged the c...,
Why is there an indirect research...
7
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Self Report Methods: Interviews
Why is a strength of open questio...,
Why is a limitation of open quest...,
Why is a limitation of interviews...
7
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Self Report Methods: Questionaires
Why is a strength of questionnair...,
Why is a limitation of questionna...,
What are self report techniques
13
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Social Influence : The Dispositional Explanations Of Obedience
What is the research to support t...,
What are the issues with the rese...,
Why for most social psychologists...
10
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Self Report Methods : Correlations
What is a correlation,
Outline the three types of correl...,
What is one way to analyse the co...
6
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Treating Depression
What is logical disputing example,
What is empirical disputing,
What is homework example
7
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The Cognitive Approach Part 2
How has the cognitive approach re...,
Why is a lack of external validit...,
What is a schema
10
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The Cognitive Approach Part 1
What is cognitive behavioural the...,
Why is a strength of the cognitiv...,
What are internal mental processes
5
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Social Influence: Resistance To Social Influence
What is locus of control,
What is an external locus of control,
What is internal locus of control
10
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Social Influence: Minority Influence
What is minority influence,
How powerful is minority influence,
How do minorities go about influe...
11
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Social Influence: Social Change
When does social change occur,
How does resisting social influen...,
What type of locus of control is ...
12
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Memory: Multi-Store Model
What is a multi store model,
What is coding eg,
What is capacity
16
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Approaches: The Biological Approach
What are the three main biologica...,
What does genotype refer to,
What does a phenotype refer to
9
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Memory: Types Of Long-Term Memory
What is tulvings theory of types ...,
What is episodic memory,
What is a semantic memory
7
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Biopsychology: Divisions Of The Nervous System
What is the nervous system made of,
What is the function of the nervo...,
What is the function of the centr...
18
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Memory: The Working Memory
Why is a limitation of the workin...,
What case study provides evidence...,
Explain how a strength of the wmm...
12
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Memory : Interference Theory
Why don t we forget,
Why does interference cause forge...,
What makes interference more or l...
10
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Biopsychology : The Structure And Functions Of Neurons
What are neuron s,
Describe the main structural feat...,
Describe the main structural feat...
13
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Biopsychology : Fight Or Flight
Outline the function of a fight o...,
Outline some of the physiological...,
How does the body coordinate a re...
5
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Biopsychology : The Endocrine System
Outline the function of the endoc...,
Outline glands and their function,
Outline hormones and their function
5
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Psychopathology : Describing OCD
What are the cognitive characteri...,
What are the emotional characteri...,
What are the behavioural characte...
4
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Psychopathology : Explaining OCD
What does the genetic explanation...,
What are the specific types of ca...,
Explain the diathesis stress mode...
7
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Psychopathology : Treating OCD
What is the main drug therapy for...,
How do ssris work,
How do ssris treat ocd
9
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Biopsychology : Synaptic Transmission
What is synaptic transmission,
Why does the functioning of a ner...,
Outline the process of synaptic t...
3
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Memory : Retrieval Failure
What is retrieval failure,
What are retrieval cues,
Explain how the encoding specific...
9
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Memory : Misleading Information Eyewitness Testimony
What is misleading information,
Define the two types of misleadin...,
How does misleading information a...
9
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Memory : Factors Effecting Eyewitness Testimony: Anxiety
Define anxiety,
Why do eyewitness testimony resea...,
Explain what the yerkes dodson la...
7
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Debates & Issues : Free Will & Determinism
Outline free will,
Outline determinism,
Outline hard determinism
10
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Memory : Cognitive Interview
What is cognitive interview,
What are the four techniques carr...,
What research support is there fo...
5
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Attatchment: Infant-caregiver Interactions
Define attachment,
Outline reciprocity,
Outline interactional synchrony
8
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Attachment : Stages Of Attachment
What is a strength of schaffers r...,
What is an issue with schaffers r...,
What is a challenge for schaffers...
13
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Approaches : Psychodynamic Approach
What is a strength of the psychod...,
What is a limitation of the psych...,
What has the psychodynamic approa...
8
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Attachment : Animal Studies
Outline lorenzes research,
Outline harlows research,
What is a strength of animal studies
5
cards
Social Influence : Milgram
What is obedience,
What is destructive obedience,
Outline the milgram procedure
4
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Debates & Issues: Nomoethic-Idiographic
Explain the aim of the nomothetic...,
State the three types of general ...,
What else does nomothetic researc...
10
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Approaches: Humanistic Approach
Explain free will,
Explain the hierarchy of needs,
Explain self actualisation
11
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Attachment: Learning Theory
What are the assumptions of learn...,
Explain classical conditioning,
Explain operant conditioning
6
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Attachment: Monotropic Theory
Explain what the monotropic relat...,
Explain bowlby s evolutionary exp...,
Explain the critical period
7
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Debates & Issues : Ethical Implications
What does it mean to consider the...,
Give some examples of socially se...,
Give examples of socially sensiti...
9
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Attachment : Strange Situation
What is a strength of the strange...,
Why has ainsworth s claim that th...,
What is a weakness of strange sit...
11
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Debates & Issues : Gender Bias
What is universality,
Explain gender bias alpha bias an...,
Give an example of alpha bias
8
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Debates & Issues : Cultural Bias
What is universality,
What is cultural bias,
When is cultural bias most likely...
11
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Research Methods : Observational Methods (Types Of Observation)
What are observations,
What are controlled observations,
What is a strength of controlled ...
19
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Attachment : Maternal Deprivation
Outline bowlbys theory of materna...,
What is a strength of bowlbys the...,
What research support is there to...
4
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Attachment : Cultural Variations
What was the aim of van ijzendoor...,
What was the procedure of van ijz...,
What were the findings from ijzen...
6
cards
Debates & Issues : Nature-Nurture Debate
What is the nature nature debate,
What is an example of both sides ...,
What is heredity
7
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Attachment : Effect Of Early Attachment On Later Relationships
Outline the influence of early at...,
How has harlow s research has pro...,
What research support is there fo...
4
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Attachement : Role Of The Father
Explain the role of the father,
What are the arguments for whethe...,
What is a challenge to the claim ...
5
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Research Methods : Observational Methods (Designing An Observation)
Explain behavioural categories,
What is a behavioural checklist,
Advantages of creating operationa...
12
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Attachment: Romanian Orphan Studies
What is institutionalisation,
Why did romanian orphan research ...,
Describe the procedure of rutgers...
6
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Research Methods : Statistics
What are statistics and why are t...,
What is the difference between co...,
What is the alternative and null ...
26
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Biopsychology: Localisation Of Function
Define localisation of function,
Describe the motor cortex,
Describe the visual cortex
10
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Biopsychology: Plasticity And Functional Recovery
What is plasticity,
What is functional recovery,
What is synaptic plasticity
8
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Debates & Issues : Reductionalism & Holism
What is reductionism,
What are levels of explanation,
What is biological reductionism
9
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Biopsychology: Split Brain And Hemispheric Lateralisation
What is hemispheric lateralisation,
What is split brain research,
What case study that supports spl...
5
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Biopsychology: Circadian Rhythms
What are biological rhythms,
What are disruptions to the body ...,
Explain what determines the sleep...
6
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Biopsychology: Exogenous Zeitgeibers And Endogeneous Pacemakers
How are biological rhythms mainta...,
Outline the suprachiasmatic nucleus,
What is the purpose of the pineal...
7
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Research Methods: Key Features Of Science Part 2
Outline paradigms,
Outline paradigm shifts,
Explain the cyclical pattern of s...
6
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Research Methods : Sections Of Scientific Report
Explain the abstract,
Explain the introduction,
Explain the method
6
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Research Methods: Validity
Define temporal validity,
Define ecological validity,
Define face validity
7
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Biopsychology: Ways Of Studing The Brain
Outline functional resonance imaging,
Outline post morton examination,
Outline electroencephalogram
10
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Biopsychology: Infradian And Ultradian Rhythms
Outline infradian rhythms,
Outline the ultradian rhythm,
Some research has suggested the m...
5
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Research Methods: Content Analysis And Thematic
Outline what is meant by content ...,
Outline how to conduct content an...,
Outline what is meant by thematic...
11
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Addicition: Describing Addiction
Define addiction,
Outline psychological dependance,
Outline physical dependance
6
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Relationships : Physical Attractiveness As A Factor Affecting Attraction
What is universally attractive,
Why do men care more about physic...,
What features do men find physica...
8
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Addiction : Risk Factors
Outline genetic vulnerability,
Outline peers,
Outline personality
5
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Addiction : The Neurochemical Explanation Of Nicotine Addiction
Why is smoking rewarding,
Why do smokers develop a tolerance,
Why do smokers experience withdra...
7
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Relationships: Sexual Selection And Human Reproductive Behaviour
What is sexual selection,
Emale choosiness has implications...,
What is a type of sexual selection
7
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Addiction : Learning Theories Explanation Of Nicotine Addiction
Explain learning theories explana...,
Explain learning theories explana...,
How does learning theories explan...
5
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Addiction: Learning Theories Explanation Of Gambling Addiction
How can learning theory explain w...,
How can learning theory explain w...
2
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Relationships : Filter Theory
Outline filter theory,
What is the first filter,
What is the second filter
7
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