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AS Psychology
> 6.2 Neurons and synaptic transmission > Flashcards
6.2 Neurons and synaptic transmission Flashcards
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AS Psychology
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1.1 Types of conformity and explanations for conformity
1.2 Variables affecting conformity
1.3 Conformity to social rules
1.4 Situational variables affecting obedience
1.5 Agentic state and legitimacy of authority
1.6 The authoritarian Personality
1.7 Resistance to social influence
1.8 Minority influence
1.9 Social influence processes in social change
2.1 Short and long term memory
2.2 The multi-store model of memory
2.3 The working memory model
2.4 Types of long-term memory
2.5 Explanations for forgetting: Interference
2.6 Explanations for forgetting: Retrieval failure
2.7 Accuracy of eyewitness testimony: Misleading information
2.8 Accuracy of eyewitness testimony: Anxiety
2.9 Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony: The cognitive interview
3.1 Caregiver-infant interactions
3.2 The development of attachment
3.3 Animal studies of attachment
3.4 Explanations of attachment: Learning theory
3.5 Explanations of attachment: Bowlby's theory
3.6 Ainsworth's Strange Situation: Types of attachment
3.7 Cultural variations in attachment
3.8 Bowlby's theory maternal deprivation
3.9 Romanian orphan studies: Effects of institutionalisation
3.10 The influence of early attachment
4.1 Definitions of abnormality
4.2 Mental disorders
4.3 The behavioural approach to explaining phobias
4.4 The behavioural approach to treating phobias
4.5 The cognitive approach to explaining depression
4.6 The cognitive approach to treating depression
4.7 The biological approach to explaining OCD
4.8 The biological approach to treating OCD
5.1 The origins of Psychology
5.2 The behaviourist approach
5.3 Social learning theory
5.4 The cognitive approach
5.5 The biological approach
5.6 The psychodynamic approach
5.7 Humanistic psychology
6.1 The nervous system
6.2 Neurons and synaptic transmission
6.3 Endocrine system
6.4 The fight-or-flight response
6.5 Localisation of function
6.6 Lateralisation and split-brain research
6.7 Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain
6.8 Ways of studying the brain
6.9 Circadian rhythms
6.10 Ultradian and infradian rhythms
6.11 Endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers
