Approaches

Question 1

Wundt. A01

Answer 1

Leipzig psych lab - 1879
- empirical methods - Volkerpsychologie (experiment)
- distinguished Naturwissenschaft vs Giesteswissenschaft

Question 2

Wundt. A03

Answer 2

GOOD
first attempt at empirical methodology - effectively built upon - behavioural / internal processes = cognitive psych
BAD
internal = subjective - introspection suffers from ID / lack of validity

Question 3

Bio approach A01/ 2

Answer 3

• NT / G / P / H
• Kalat (PEOF)
• Dabbs / Karayiogou / Buss / Brunner / Hetherington + Ranson

Question 4

Bio Approach discussion / comp points

Answer 4

Nomothetic
Reductionism
Hard Determinism
Scientific validity
Use of animals
Effective production of treatments - March et al (86%)

Question 5

Behavioural Approach A01/2

Answer 5

• s-r paradigm / CC / OC / Tab rasa / evo/ animals
  Mowrer / Pavlov / Skinner / Watson

Question 6

Behavioural approach discussion / comp points

Answer 6

Nomothetic
Reductionist
Deterministic
adaptable / applicable
effective production of treatment

Question 7

SLT A01/2

Answer 7

MP = ARRM - internalise / vic rein / self e / out e / direct rein.
Bandura 61’ /3’/78’ - Phillips / Gee and Leith

Question 8

SLT discussion / comp. points

Answer 8

Deterministic
Relatively interactionalist - Bio consideration w OC / Cog
eco validity
nomothetic
flexible practical appl.

Question 9

Cognitive approach A01/2

Answer 9

• Piaget = assimilation / accommodation
• Eckhardt = PI - FI - AC - NA - TG
  AS (MSM) / BH (WMM) / (PP) STM D / (TT) ESP

Question 10

Cognitive approach Discussion / Comp.

Answer 10

nomothetic
soft determinism
machine reductionism
low eco-validity
effective treatments (REBT NICE / MARCH CBT)
Applicable / flexible - cog neuro. LTM EEG / ERP - assoc. with t lobe / hippocamp etc.

Question 11

Psychodynamic Approach A01/2

Answer 11

• C - P - U (para)
• personality = I(pp) - E(rp) - S(mp) - agendas / balance (E)
• Stages - OAPLG = conflicts to be resolved - retentive vs expulsive / complexes (P) e/o
• Solms = PET scan of structures
• Rorschach = inkblots
• Frued stages
  -Thigpen and Cheekly: DID 3 faces of Eve = pression = ego separation

Question 12

Psychodynamic Approach Discussion / Comp.

Answer 12

alpha bias
determinism
nomothetic
non-falsifiable unobservable structures
no real science
PA - psychoanalysis - abreactions (relive) - Noonan = increase OCD however

Question 13

Humanist Approach a01/2

Answer 13

Bugental = FW / Maslow - SA - subjective - Congruence - UPR - Conditions of worth - Counselling (Rogers)
- Hagerty - low econ - more needs no SA
- LOC
- Simonton - UPR for cancer patients 152 - 8m better

Question 14

Humanist Discussion / Comp.

Answer 14

PA - Elliott - therapies
subjective - positive consideration of abnormality
Idiographic
Free Will
no / little experimental validity
some eco - validity