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PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES - Wundt
What was wundt known as and when 1,
What was his method 2,
What was wundt s aim 3
7  cards
Behaviourist approach
Who was it founded by and when 1,
What were the key thoughts from j...,
What do behaviourists believe 3
16  cards
Social learning theory
What is slt 1,
Who was the main person in the sl...,
What did bandura believe 3
16  cards
Cognitive approach
What does the cognitive approach ...,
What are schemas 2,
Are babies born with a schema 3
9  cards
Biological approach
What is the biological approach 1,
What does the biological approach...,
What is neurochemistry 3
17  cards
Psychodynamic approach
What is the psychodynamic approach 1,
Who was the main person in this a...,
Freud suggested the mind is made ...
32  cards
Humanistic approach
What is the humanistic approach 1,
Who are the key humanistic psycho...,
Give an assumption of the humanis...
13  cards
SOCIAL INFLUENCE - Conformity
Give a definition of conformity 1,
What are the three types of confo...,
What does the type of conformity ...
16  cards
Asch - the comparison line experiment
When was asch s line experiment c...,
Explain asch s experiment on conf...,
What were asch s findings in his ...
16  cards
Zimbardo - the Stanford prison experiment
What was zimbardo testing 1,
When did his experiment take place 2,
What did zimbardo want to know wh...
16  cards
Milgram - the electric shock experiment
What was milgram testing in his e...,
Define the term obedience 2,
When did milgram carry out his ex...
30  cards
Nurse obedience experiment
Give the names of the people who ...,
What were hoflings and rank and j...,
How were the nurses given instruc...
11  cards
Social-psychological factors
What is the agentic state 1,
What did milgram propose about th...,
Give an example of someone in the...
28  cards
Resistance to social influence
Define resistance to social influ...,
What is the resistance to social ...,
What are the two reasons that peo...
14  cards
Minority influence
What is minority influence 1,
What does minority influence lead...,
Minority influence consists of wh...
17  cards
MEMORY - Coding
Give a definition of coding 1,
Who executed the coding experiment 2,
How many participants did baddele...
7  cards
Capacity
Who carried out an experiment on ...,
Describe jacobs experiment on dig...,
What were jacobs findings for dig...
7  cards
Duration
How do you find out how long your...,
Who did research on duration of s...,
How many students did peterson do...
13  cards
The multi-store memory model
Who came up with msm 1,
What is the msm 2,
What are the 3 stores in msm 3
19  cards
Types of long-term memory
What are the 3 types of long term...,
Describe episodic memory 2,
Give some examples of episodic me...
11  cards
The working memory model
Who came up with the wmm 1,
What did baddeley and hitch belie...,
What are the 4 parts of the worki...
17  cards
Interference
What is interference 1,
What are the two types of interfe...,
What is proactive interference 3
18  cards
Retrieval failure
What is retrieval failure 1,
What is a cue 2,
What does retrieval failure say i...
21  cards
Eye-witness testimony - misleading information
What is an eye witness 1,
Who researched ewt 2,
Describe loftus and palmers proce...
30  cards
Eye-witness testimony - anxiety
How does anxiety have a negative ...,
Who experimented on how anxiety n...,
What was johnson and scott s proc...
23  cards
Improving EWT - cognitive interviews
What did fisher and geilsman 1992...,
Give the definition of ci 2,
Ci uses four main techniques name...
7  cards
ATTACHMENT - Caregiver-infant interactions
Give the definition of an attachm...,
Give 3 ways behaviours in which w...,
What is meant by alert phases 3
16  cards
Schaffer's stages of attachment
Give schaffer s procedure 1,
How many babies were in schaffer ...,
What happened between 25 32 weeks...
20  cards
The role of the father
What research did grossman et al ...,
What did grossman et al find out 2,
Evidence shows that when others t...
7  cards
Lorenz's animal study
Describe lorenz s procedure 1,
Describe lorenz s findings 2,
What is meant by imprinting 3
7  cards
Harlows animal study
Describe harlow s procedure 1,
Describe the findings of harlows ...,
Describe the monkey s behaviour a...
7  cards
Learning theory
What did psychologists dollard an...,
What 2 concepts does learning the...,
What does the term cupboard love ...
8  cards
Bowlby's theory
Bowlby proposed an evolutionary e...,
Bowlbys theory is what 2,
What is meant by monotropic 3
12  cards
Types of attachment
Who developed the strange situati...,
Where did the strange situation t...,
Explain the procedure of the stra...
29  cards
Cultural variations
What did van ijzendoorn and kroon...,
Describe van ijzendoorn and kroon...,
What were the findings for secure...
11  cards
Maternal deprivation
What does bowlby s theory of mate...,
What is the difference between se...,
How does separation turn into dep...
15  cards
Romanian orphan studies
What are the 2 effects of institu...,
Explain disinhibited attachment 2,
Explain damage to intellectual de...
17  cards
Early attachment
Describe what is meant by the int...,
Name some consequences of a posit...,
Name some consequences of a negat...
17  cards
RESEARCH METHODS - Experimental methods
Define research aims 1,
Define experimental method 2,
In psychology what 4 things is a ...
21  cards
Features of science
What makes psychology a science 1,
What is meant by objectivity in r...,
What is meant by empirical method...
7  cards
Research issues
What is an extraneous variable 1,
Extraneous variables can be subdi...,
Describe participant variables an...
13  cards
Experimental designs
What does experimental designs re...,
What is a pilot study 2,
What is an independent group desi...
14  cards
Types of experiments
What is a laboratory experiment 1,
What are some strengths of labora...,
Give some limitations of laborato...
13  cards
Sampling
What does sampling refer to 1,
How many important sampling techn...,
Name the 5 different sampling tec...
20  cards
Observational techniques
What are observations 1,
What are some strengths of observ...,
Give a weakness of observations 3
22  cards
Observational design
What are the two types of observa...,
What is meant by structured obser...,
What is a strength of structured ...
12  cards
Ethical issues
What does bps code of conduct ref...,
What does the bps code of conduct...,
What is meant by informed consent 3
19  cards
Self-report techniques
What are the two types of self re...,
What are questionnaires 2,
What are open questions 3
17  cards
Self-report design
What are the names of the three t...,
Describe likert scales 2,
Describe rating scales 3
7  cards
Correlations
What is a correlation 1,
What is the difference between co...,
Give example of correlation coeff...
8  cards
Reporting psychological investigations
Why is it important to report psy...,
To get research published in a pe...,
Name the format of a psychologica...
11  cards
Statistical tests
What are the three distinct crite...,
What is a test of difference 2,
What is a test of correlation 3
21  cards
Type 1 and Type 2 errors
What is a type 1 error 1,
What happens to the null hypothes...,
Give an example of a type 1 error 3
8  cards
Ways of testing validity
What is face validity 1,
What is concurrent validity 2,
What are some ways to improve val...
20  cards
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY - Definitions of abnormality
What are the 4 definitions of abn...,
Give an overview of statistical i...,
Give an example of statistical in...
18  cards
Phobias
What does behavioural emotional a...,
What are the three dsm 5 phobia c...,
Describe specific phobia 3
8  cards
Depression
What is depression 1,
What are the behavioural characte...,
What are the emotional characteri...
11  cards
OCD
What is the definition of ocd 1,
What are the 2 behavioural charac...,
Give information about the behavi...
10  cards
The behavioural approach to explaining phobias
What was the two process model 1,
Explain the little albert experim...,
Explain maintenance by operant co...
6  cards
The behavioural approach to treating phobias
What is systematic desensitisation 1,
What is the anxiety heirarchy rel...,
Explain relaxation relating to sy...
12  cards
The cognitive approach to explain depression
What is beck s negative triad 1,
What are the three parts to cogni...,
Give information on part 1 faulty...
13  cards
The cognitive approach to treating depression
What does cbt stand for 1,
What is cognitive behaviour thera...,
What is the cognitive element of ...
10  cards
The biological approach to explaining OCD
What are the genetic explanations...,
How are candidate genes related t...,
What is meant by ocd is polygenic 3
11  cards
The biological approach to treating OCD
Explain drug therapy regarding oc...,
What do ssris do 2,
Are ssris often combined with oth...
6  cards
BIOPSYCHOLOGY - the nervous system
What is our nervous system 1,
What 2 functions does our nervous...,
What is our nervous system subdiv...
12  cards
The endocrine system
What does the endocrine system do 1,
Blank 2,
Does the the endocrine system wor...
15  cards
Neurons
Give information on reflex actions 1,
Give the sequence of a reflex act...,
Give information on the sensory n...
28  cards
Localisation of function in the brain
What is localisation of function 1,
What are the 5 sections of the br...,
The main part of the brain the ce...
27  cards
Brain plasticity and functional recovery
What is brain plasticity 1,
What is synaptic pruning 2,
Name study 1 in research into pla...
14  cards
Split-brain research into hemispheric lateralisation
Define hemispheric lateralisation 1,
Describe a split brain study 2,
What was the procedure of sperry ...
8  cards
Biological rhythms (circadian rhythms)
What is meant by biological rhyth...,
What 2 things are biological rhyt...,
Name an important exogenous zeitg...
16  cards
Biological rhythms (Infradian rhythms)
What is an example of infradian r...,
Describe the menstrual cycle 2,
Describe research done on menstru...
11  cards
Biological rhythms (ultradian rhythms)
Sleep cycle occurs how every so o...,
Describe stages 1 and 2 of the sl...,
Describe stages 3 and 4 of the sl...
4  cards
Ways of studying the brain
What are the four ways of studyin...,
Give an overview of post mortem 2,
What are the 3 steps of post mort...
18  cards
RELATIONSHIPS - sexual selection
What is sexual selection 1,
What is anisogamy 2,
Describe the male gametes 3
18  cards
Factors affecting attraction: Self disclosure
What is meant by self disclosure 1,
How does self disclosure have a r...,
What is altman and taylor s socia...
10  cards
Factors affecting attraction: Filter theory
Who came up with the filter theory 1,
How did kerckoff and davis come u...,
Describe the 2 fields 3
9  cards
Factors affecting attraction: Physical attractiveness
Why is symmetry related to physic...,
Why is having a baby face related...,
Attractiveness is important befor...
11  cards
Social exchange theory (SET)
Thibault and kelley proposed that...,
What is the minimax principle 2,
How is satisfaction judged 3
19  cards
Theories of relationships - Equity theory
What is the equity theory and wha...,
What does equity mean in this con...,
How does equity relate to relatio...
9  cards
Theories of relationships - Rusbult's investment model
What did rusbult say 1,
Describe factor 1 satisfaction 2,
Describe factor 2 comparison with...
11  cards
Theories of relationships - Ducks phase model
What is ducks phase model to do w...,
What did duck 2007 state 2,
What is stage 1 in the ducks phas...
12  cards
Virtual relationships in social media
The increasing use of social medi...,
What is the reduced cues theory 2,
What does the hyperpersonal model...
10  cards
Parasocial relationships
What did mccutcheon develop 1,
What are the 3 levels of parasoci...,
Describe the level entertainment ...
15  cards
SCHIZOPHRENIA - diagnosis and symptoms
What is schizophrenia 1,
Schizophrenia is more commonly di...,
What are the 2 major systems for ...
15  cards
Reliability and validity in diagnosis and classification of SZ
What is meant by reliability spec...,
What are the two types of reliabi...,
What is inter rate reliability 3
27  cards
Biological explanations of SZ
What are the three main biologica...,
What are candidate genes 2,
Sz is aetiologically heterogenous...
25  cards
Biological treatments of SZ
What is the main biological treat...,
Are antipsychotic drugs used shor...,
There are 2 types of antipsychoti...
22  cards
Psychological explanations for SZ
What is the main psychological ex...,
What are the 3 categories for the...,
Give information on the psychodyn...
8  cards
Psychological therapies for SZ
Name the three psychological ther...,
What is the aim of cbt 2,
How many sessions are there usual...
30  cards
Cognitive explanations of SZ
What is the main cognitive explan...,
Describe metarepresentation dysfu...,
Describe metarepresentation 3
6  cards
Interactionist approach for expl. and treat.
What is the interactionist approa...,
What is the diathesis stress model 2,
Describe the original diathesis s...
12  cards
FORENSICS - The top-down approach
What is the top down approach use...,
Describe the top down approach 2,
When and how was the top down app...
14  cards
The bottom-up approach
How does the bottom up approach w...,
What are the three stages of the ...,
Describe investigative psychology 3
9  cards
Bio explanation - Atavistic form
Who is related to the atavistic f...,
What did lombroso suggest about c...,
How does lombroso s beliefs link ...
9  cards
Bio explanation - Genetic and neural
What are the genetic explanations...,
What is commonly used in research...,
Describe the twin study created b...
19  cards
Psych explanation - Eysenck's theory
In 1967 what did eysenck propose 1,
What are the three personality di...,
Describe the personality type tha...
14  cards
Psych explanation - Cognitive
What are cognitive distortions 1,
Put cognitive distortions into th...,
What are the two examples of cogn...
19  cards
Psych explanation - Differential association theory
What is the differential associat...,
What did sutherland believe 2,
Sutherland s theory was designed ...
9  cards
Psych explanation - Psychodynamic
What are psychodynamic explanatio...,
When is the superego formed 2,
The superego relates to what prin...
22  cards
Custodial sentencing
What is custodial sentencing 1,
What are the four aims of sentenc...,
What is recidivism 3
14  cards
Behaviour modification in custody
What are token economies and what...,
How do token economies work 2,
What is a conjugal visit 3
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Anger management
What is the theory behind anger m...,
Who proposed the theory of anger ...,
Anger management is a type of what 3
12  cards
Restorative justice
What is restorative justice 1,
Is restorative justice voluntary ...,
Restorative justice is regulated ...
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