Psychology Approaches

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Decks in this class (15)

Wundt and the Origins Of Psychology
When did psychology begin as an e...,
What is wundt often identified as 2,
What did wundt wish to study 3
14  cards
Behaviourism
What is behaviourism 1,
What does unconditioned mean 2,
What does conditioned mean 3
22  cards
Classical Conditioning
Who discovered classical conditio...,
What is a neutral stimulus 2,
What is an unconditioned stimulus 3
13  cards
Operant Conditioning
Background 1,
Described thorndike s research 2,
Describes operant conditioning 3
14  cards
Behaviourism Evaluation
Hard determinism 1,
Reductionist 2,
Real life application 3
4  cards
Social Learning Theory
Who proposed the social learning ...,
Key assumptions of slt 2,
Mediational processes 3
21  cards
Social Learning Theory Evaluation
Real life application strength 1,
Less reductionist strength 2,
Evidence based approach strength 3
5  cards
Cognitive Approach
What is the cognitive approach aq...,
What are the 5 key assumptions of...,
Assumption one the cognitive appr...
18  cards
Cognitive Approach Evaluation
Scientific methodology 1,
Practical application 2,
Reductionist 3
4  cards
Biological Approach
Main assumption of the biological...,
What is the role of genes 2,
What is the influence of genes on...
16  cards
Biological Approach Evaluation
Correlations not causations 1,
Hard determinism 2,
Highly scientific methods 3
4  cards
Psychodynamic Approach
What is the conscious mind 1,
What are our behaviour and feelin...,
What does the unconscious consist...
15  cards
Psychodynamic Approach Evaluation
0  cards
Humanistic Approach
0  cards
Humanistic Approach Evaluation
0  cards

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