4 markers Flashcards
Using examples from psychology, describe the following assumptions of the biological approach:
‘Evolutionary influences’.
- Theory of natural selection.
- Environment of Evolutionary Adaptiveness (EEA).
- Any other appropriate content.
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* Description and level of accuracy is thorough.
* Examples are well chosen to support the point made.
* Effective use of appropriate terminology.
Using examples from psychology, describe the following assumptions of the biological approach:
‘Neurotransmitters’.
- Relationship of neurons and neurotransmitters.
- Role of neurotransmitters and mental health.
- Any other appropriate content.
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* Description and level of accuracy is thorough.
* Examples are well chosen to support the point made.
* Effective use of appropriate terminology.
Using examples from psychology, describe the psychodynamic assumptions of ‘influence of childhood experiences’.
- The influence of childhood experiences; psychosexual stages, Oedipus Complex, Electra Complex, fixation, frustration, overindulgence. Examples from these stages of childhood development.
- Any other appropriate content.
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* Description and level of accuracy is thorough and clearly
linked to psychology.
* Effective use of appropriate terminology.
Using examples from psychology, describe the psychodynamic assumptions of ‘tripartite personality’.
- The tripartite personality; id, ego, superego, ego defence mechanisms, Eros and Thanatos. Examples of these processes.
- Any other appropriate content.
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* Description and level of accuracy is thorough and clearly
linked to psychology.
* Effective use of appropriate terminology.
Using an example from psychology, describe the biological assumption of ‘localisation of brain function’.
Credit could be given for:
* Description of what localisation of brain function is.
* Naming of the four lobes.
* Description of the function of each lobe.
* Example of function localisation e.g. language.
* Any other appropriate description.
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* Description and level of accuracy is thorough and clearly linked to psychology.
* Effective use of appropriate terminology
Using an example from psychology, describe the cognitive assumption of ‘schemas’.
Credit could be given for:
* Description of a schema.
* Role of stereotyping.
* Role of past experiences.
* Role of the environmental factors e.g. influence of family and peers.
* Example of schemas e.g. Bartlett
* Any other appropriate description.
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* Description and level of accuracy is thorough and clearly
linked to psychology.
* Effective use of appropriate terminology.
Using an example from psychology, describe the positive assumption of the ‘acknowledgement of free will’.
Credit could be given for:
* Description of what free will is.
* Ability to take charge of our own thoughts/behaviour.
* Ed Diener’s research on happiness and wellbeing.
* Example of free will e.g. elements of therapy that are self-led.
* Any other appropriate description.
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* Description and level of accuracy is thorough and clearly linked to psychology.
* Effective use of appropriate terminology.