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banduras 4 mediational processes

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attention- the extent to which we notice certain behaviours
retention- how well the behaviour is remembered
motor reproduction- the ability of the observer to perform the behaviour
motivation- the will.

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self actualisation

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Achievement of the full potential

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reductionist

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only looking at 1 factor when explaining behaviour, disregarding the influence of any others

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holistic

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looking at all variables

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schemas

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  • units of information that we use to understand the world around us
  • they develop from experience and form our beliefs and expectations of the world around us
  • allow us to process information quickly
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determinism

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humans have no control over the way they act or think. everything is caused by internal or external factors

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abraham maslow

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created hierarchy of needs

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carl rogers

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congruence
the selves
unconditional positive regards

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negative punishment

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something being taken away for doing something wrong

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positive punishment

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receiving something unpleasant for doing something wrong

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negative reinforcement

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removing something unpleasant and the outcome is positive

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positive reinforcement

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receiving a reward for doing a certain behaviour

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introspection

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refers to the process of observing and examining your own conscious thoughts or emotions in a systematic way

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standardisation

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the same standardised instructions that were issued to all participants, allowing procedures to be replicated every time

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who was wundt

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  • opened first lab in germany
  • “father of psychology”
  • believed all aspects of nature can be studied scientifically
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empirical methods

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phenomena that can be observed and measured scientifically

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systematic

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acting according to a fixed plan or design

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objective

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basing findings on fact, not opinion

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cartesian dualism

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the idea that the brain is not the same as the mind

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tripartite personality

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id- pleasure principle
ego- reality principle
superego- morality principle

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5 psycho sexual stages

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oral
anal
phallic
latency
genital

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oedipus complex

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young boys develop incestuous feelings towards their mothers and a murderous hatred to their rival in love - their father

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electra complex

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young girls develop penis envy- they desire their father and hate their mother. they are thought to give up these feelings by replacing it with their desire to have babies

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defence mechanisms

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allows us to block out painful feelings after experiencing a trauma

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3 ego defence mechanisms

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repression , denial , displacement

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defence mechanisms : displacement

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using a substitute person or object for the expression of feelings

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defence mechanisms : repression

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forcing a hurtful memory or feeling out of the consciousness

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defence mechanisms: denial

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refusing to acknowledge certain aspects of reality

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classical conditioning

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behaviour is learnt via association

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operant conditioning

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behaviour is explained by a associating a consequence with a certain action

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neutral stimulus

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something in the environment that doesn’t cause a response

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unconditioned stimulus

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something in the environment that already causes us to respond in a certain way

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tabula rosa

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we are born as blank slates

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serotonin

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mood regulator

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dopamine

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drive and motivation levels

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neuro chemistry

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actions of chemicals in the brain

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chemicals

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neurotransmitters

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monozygotic

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one zygote - identical twins

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dizygotic

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two zygotes - non identical twins

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vicarious reinforcement

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reinforcement which occurs through observing someone else

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nomothetic

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concerned with establishing general laws based on the study of large groups of people

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idiographic

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focus on the individual and emphasise the unique personality and experience of human nature

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assumption of behaviourist approach

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we are born as blank slates
all behaviour is learned and any changes are a result of environmental factors

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skinners rats

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rats in a box with a lever that released food
rats learned this
some rats were shocked when pulled lever and learned to only do so when hungry

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pavlovs dog

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bell was rang when food was given
dog salivated when bell was rang

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assumptions of biological approach

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everything psychological is first biological
the mind lives in the brain

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twin studies

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analyses whether psychological characteristics are genetic via concordance rate

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selective breeding

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artificially selecting males and females with a certain characteristic and make them reporoduce

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