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who is the father of psychology ?

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Wilhelm wundt

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what institute did Wundt open ?

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the institute for experiment psychology
- at the uni of Leipzig in Germany in 1879

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what did Wilhelm Wundt do to philosophy ?

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he separated psychology from it

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how did Wilhelm Wundt separate psychology from philosophy ?

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he did it by analysing the workings of a mind in a more structured way
- emphasis being on objective measurement and control

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what did Wilhelm Wundt believe in ?

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reductionism

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what is reductionism ?

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that consciousness could be broken down or reduced to its basic element without sacrificing any of the properties as a whole

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what did Wilhelm Wundt study ?

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introspection

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what is introspection ?

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‘looking within’

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was introspection the 1st experimental attempt to study the mind ?

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yes it was
- include breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thought, images and sensations

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what was Wundt threefold aims for introspection ?

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  • analyse the content of conscious experiences
  • determine how elements of the conscious mind are connected
  • devise a law to explain such connections
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what did Wundt claim about introspection ?

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that with sufficient training some mental processes can be observed
- memory
- perception

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what are 2 strengths to Wundt’s idea of introspection ?

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  • further investigations can be carried out as controlled settings
  • replication is allowed in his research
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what are 2 weaknesses for Wundt’s idea of introspection ?

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  • conscious thoughts and mental processes can’t be measured and observed
  • introspection isn’t accurate
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what decade did psychoanalysis emerge ?

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1900s

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what year did behaviourism emerge ?

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1913

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what decade did humanism emerge ?

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1950s

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what decade did the learning approach emerge ?

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1960s

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what decade did the biological approach emerge ?

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1980s

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when did cognitive neuroscience emerge ?

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eve of the 21st century

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what are the 5 different scientific methods in psychology ?

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  • replicability
  • systematic
  • objectivity
  • theory construction
  • peer review
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what is replicability ?

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ability to repeat a study and achieve consistent findings

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what does systematic mean ?

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phenomenon which can be observed, use scientific testing like using experimental methods with standard procedures

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what is objectivity ?

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basing findings on facts rather than an opinion

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what is theory construction ?

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offering a testable hypothesis which can be rigorously tested

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what is peer review ?

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process used to check the work performance by one’s equal to ensure it meets the specific criteria
- being subject to independent scrutiny by other psychologist who are experts in the field which happens prior to publication

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what are the 3 learning assumptions ?

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  • all behaviour learned from the environment so…if all behaviour is learnt it can therefore be unlearnt
    -animals share the same principles in learning behaviour therefore…valid to study them
  • behaviourists approach says we are a ‘tabula rosa’…blank slate upon which experience is written on
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what is classical conditioning ?

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learning through association
- 2 stimulus are paired together to produce a learnt response

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who first demonstrated classical conditioning ?

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Ivan Pavlov

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what did Pavlov reveal about classical conditioning ?

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dogs can be conditioned to salivate to the sound of a bell
if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time dogs where given food

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what is a stimulus ?

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any feature of the environment that affects behaviour

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what is a response ?

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the behaviour elicited by the stimulus

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what are the 3 stages called that are involved in classical conditioning ?

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  • before
  • during
  • after
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what happens in stage 1 of classical conditioning ?

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UCS produces a UCR
- response isn’t learnt, it is reflex
- also involves the NS but it doesn’t cause a response

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what happens in stage 2 of classical conditioning ?

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NS is paired with UCS on a number of occasions
which creates the UCR

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what happens in stage 3 of classical conditioning ?

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NS becomes CS and the UCR becomes CR

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when can you tell when learning has taken place in classical conditioning ?

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learning has taken place when the NS elicits a response which used to occur when the UCS was presented

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what are the 2 strengths of classical conditioning ?

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  • supporting evidence from Watson and Rayner’s study on little albert
  • practical application in aversion therapy
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what is the 1 weaknesses of classical conditioning ?

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it is reductionist as reduces complex behaviours

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what is operant conditioning ?

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learning by consequence/ reinforcement

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what did Thorndike’s (1898) describe about OC ?

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  • a behaviour resulting in a pleasant outcome tends to be repeated
  • a behaviour followed by a bad consequence are not
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what is Skinners’ involvement in operant conditioning ?

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he believed that the best way to understand behaviour is to look at the cause of an action and its consequence
- argues ‘we shape the behaviour we require’

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what is positive reinforcement ?

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something pleasant which you receive for a behaviour which increases the likelihood of the behaviour happening again

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what is negative reinforcement ?

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the removal of something unpleasant which will increase the likelihood of a behaviour happening again

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what does extinction mean ?

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the dying out of a conditioned response by breaking the association between the CS and the UCS

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what is spontaneous recovery ?

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the return of a conditioned response (in a weaker form) after a period of time

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what are the 5 things in skinners reinforcement schedule ?

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  • continuous reinforcement
  • fixed interval schedule
  • variable internal schedule
  • fixed ratio schedule
    -variable ratio schedule
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what is continuous reinforcement ?
-pattern/rate of response
- resistance to extinction

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-very low but steady
-very low- quickest way

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what is fixed interval schedule ?
-pattern/rate of response
- resistance to extinction

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  • speeds up as the next reinforcement becomes as a pause after each reinforcement
  • rate = fairly low
  • fairly low
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what is variable interval schedule ?
- pattern/rate of response
- resistance to extinction

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  • very stable over long periods of time can increase as time elapse
    -very high- very slow and gradual
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what is fixed ratio schedule ?
- pattern/rate of response
- resistance to extinction

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  • pronounced pause after each reinforcement but very high rate
  • fairly low
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what is variable ratio schedule ?
- pattern/rate of response
- resistance to extinction

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  • very high and very steady
  • very high- most resistant
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what is 2 strengths to operant conditioning ?

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  • research that supports it is skinner
  • practical application for people struggling with their mental wellbeing
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what are 2 weaknesses of operant conditioning ?

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  • some of the research like Skinner has ethical issues
  • research can be deemed to lack ecological validity
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what are the 2 strengths of the behaviourist approach ?

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  • influential in encouraging the use of animals as research subjects
  • made important contributions to our modern understanding of human mental illness
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what are the 2 weaknesses of the behaviourist approach ?

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  • many consider using animals in experiments as unethical
  • criticised for its limits view regarding the origins of behaviour
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how do we learn according too social learning theory ?

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observations and imitation of a model
- proposes any behaviour is learned through direct experiences or by vicarious indirect experiences

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what characteristics do the model of a SLT have ?

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  • reinforced for the behaviour
  • identify with the model like same sex
  • likely to be respected
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when is imitation more likely to occur ?

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if the model is positively reinforced
and if u identify with the model

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do we believe we are able to imitate the behaviour which has been observed ?

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yes

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what is vicarious reinforcement ?

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type of observational learns that occurs when someone imitates a model’s behaviour after observing the model receive positive reinforcement

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what is self- efficacy ?

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the belief you have about your ability to perform a behaviour

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what happens to the likelihood with a higher self-belief ?

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you are more likely to imamate the behaviour of the model

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what are the 4 mediational factors Bandura created ?

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  • attention
  • retention
  • reproduction
  • motivation
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what is mediational factors ?

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cognitive factors that influence learning and the likelihood of copying behaviour

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what is the attention in the mediational factors ?

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for a behaviour to be imitated it has to draw attention
- it influences if we imitate or not as some behaviours we observe aren’t worth observing

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what is the retention in the mediational factors ?

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the memory of the behaviour needs to be formed to be remembered and performed later on
- especially as SL isn’t always repeated immediately so it is vital to form a memory as needed to have a memory to refer too

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what is the reproduction in the mediational factors ?

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we are limited by our physical ability
- can’t always reproduce the behaviour as limited as we would like to be able to imitate a lot of behaviour but not always going to happen

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what is the motivation in the mediational factors ?

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rewards and punishments that follow the behaviour will be considered by the observer
- if the perceived rewards outweigh the perceived costs that more likely to be imitated by the observer.

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what happens if vicarious reinforcement isn’t seen as important ?

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the observer may not imitate the behaviour

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what is a strength of the Bandura bobo doll study ?

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it is was a highly controlled study

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what is a weakness of the Bandura bobo doll study ?

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it was carried out in an artificial environment

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what is the cognitive approach is concerned with ?

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how thinking shapes out behaviour

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what do cognitive psychologist suggest for behaviour to be fully understood ?

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the events within a person that must be studied

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what are the 3 assumptions of the cognitive approach ?

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  • study of the internal mental process
  • role of the schema
  • use of the theoretical and computer models to explain and make inferences about mental process
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what are 4 process that are within the internal process examination ?

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perception
memory
attention
consciousness
- must be inferred from observations

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what does cognitive psychologist believe about the internal mental process ?

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it can studied in an objective way and that insight into mental processes may be inferred from behaviour

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why do cognitive psychologists make use of theoretical and computer models ?

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to enable visual representation of complex conceptual models

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what does the study of the internal mental process assume ?

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it sees humans as information processers

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what is cognitve main concern with the internal model ?

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how information is received from our sense is processed by the brain and how this processing directs how we behave

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what do we infer behaviour from ?

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information we have which is usually from experience

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what is the internal mental processes ?

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the operations which occur during thinking

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what are the 5 operations that occur during thinking ?

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  • perception
  • attention
  • memory
  • language
  • problem-solving
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what is the perception operation in the internal mental process ?

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info from the eyes into a visual form

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what is the attention operation in the internal mental process ?

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how we choose what to think about

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what is the memory operation in the internal mental process ?

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how we store information to use in the future

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what is the language operation in the internal mental process ?

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how we construct sentences to communicate with others

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what is the problem-solving operation in the internal mental process ?

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how we construct new solutions

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what is the role of the internal working model ?

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perception also can be useful as we perceive a person in a specific way which can determine if you’re more likely to get in a romantic relationship with them or not

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what is a schema ?

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a mental framework/ structure which contains knowledge based on experience and culture
- it organises information and acts as a guide to behaviour

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when are schemas learnt ?

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from a young age

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how do schema’s save time ?

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they help make shortcuts when organising and interpretating new or large pieces of information rapidly
- therefore prevents us from being overwhelmed by environment stimuli

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what happens once a schema is learnt ?

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individuals tend to pay more attention that is relevant or agrees with their schema and ignore information that may challenge their pre-existing schemas

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what type of bias can schemas be ?

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attentional and selective bias
- as they effect what we notice

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what happens to are schema’s the more we get older ?

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they become more sophisticated

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how can your schema become refined ?

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later in life experiences due to new experiences and interactions

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why don’t schemas necessarily represent reality ?

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as they are often put together due to social exchanges rather than personal interactions

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what is the halo effect ?

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the tendency to allow one specific trait or overall impression of a person, company or product to positively influence our judgements of their other related traits

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what information does children remember more ?

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remember gender consistent information better than information that challenges their gender

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what are the 2 bad areas of a schema ?

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  • can lead to errors in information-processing such as prejudice and discrimination as if it doesn’t fit the schema it can be ignored or distorted
  • tend to only attend info that fits their schema
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what does the 3rd assumption say about computers and our minds ?

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that are minds act like a computer and our minds processes act as a computer software
- human eyes sees, encodes and transform if into a decision

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what is the theoretical model ?

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simplified, objective and descriptive representations of how our minds might work

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what are computer models ?

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the mind is compared to a computer suggesting there are similarities in the way the information is processed and solved

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what do computer models help explain in psychology ?

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the different mental processes

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what is the analogy of the mind which is compared to a computer ?

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LTM= hard disk
STM= computers RAM

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what is cognitive neuroscience ?

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the scientific study of the influence of brain structure, function and chemistry on cognitive mental process as they’re responsible for it

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what have the the new rapid advances in technology allowed neuroscientist to do ?

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study the living brain and localise areas of the brain associated with the specific cognition
- PET scans and FMRI scans

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what do sufferers with OCD have ?

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elevated levels of activity in the orbitofrontal cortex and caudate nucleus

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what are the 2 strengths to the cognitive approaches ?

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  • emphasis of employing scientific methodology
  • many real world applications
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what are the 3 weaknesses of the cognitive approach ?

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  • it uses inferences
  • it is accused of being machine reductionist
  • some suggest neuroimaging is correlational
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what is the biological approach ?

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the way of understanding human behaviour by studying the physical basis of the body, including the brain, NS, IS and genetics
- must look at biological structures and processes

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what are the 2 assumptions to the biological approach ?

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  • evolution on behaviour
  • genetic influence
112
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do all are thoughts, feelings and behaviour have a physical basis ?

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yes

113
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what was the principle the Charles Darwin natural selection ?

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any behaviour that benefits a species and helps it to reproduce will continue in future generations

114
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can some animals be bred to have certain desirable characteristics ?

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yes and in nature this process is natural
- it gives a species an advantage
- they survive and pass it onto their offspring

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what is a genotype ?

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the actual make-up of their genes

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what is a phenotype ?

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the way their genes are expressed through physical, behavioural and psychological characteristics

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how is the expression of genotype inevitably expressed ?

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through environmental factors

118
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why can identical twins look different ?

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have the same genes but have been expressed differently through their phenotype

119
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what do many biopsychologist believe about human behaviour ?

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that it depends on interactions between inherited factors (nature) and the environment (nuture)

120
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what are monozygotic twins ?

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100% identical genes
- 1 egg fertilised

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what are dizygotic twins ?

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50% identical genes
- 2 eggs fertilised

122
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what is a concordance rate for twins ?

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refers to the extent to which a pair of twins share similar traits or characteristics

123
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what is a heterozygous gene ?

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the genotype consists of 2 different genes

124
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what is a homozygous gene ?

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the genotype consists of 2 genes that are the same

125
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what has selective breeding been used to demonstrate ?

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how a number of behavioural characteristics may have a genetic basis

126
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what is selective breeding ?

A

artificially selecting male and male reproduces for a particular trait
- then put together to breed and produce offspring

127
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what are females more particular about in a relationship ?

A

about who the farther of their children is due to the investment they have to make
- want mates that will have resources to provide for their offspring

128
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what are males more particular about in a relationship ?

A

attractive as an indication of fertility and reproductive value

129
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what are 2 strengths for the biological approach ?

A
  • adopts scientific methods and uses objective measures largely
  • real world application
130
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what are the 4 assumptions of the psychodynamic approach ?

A
  • unconscious mind
  • importance of early childhood experiences
  • personality is made up of 3 parts (tripartite)
  • personality shapes
131
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what does the psychodynamic approach explain ?

A

that behaviours is as a result of different forces

132
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what it is the importance in early childhood experiences assumption ?

A

that are behaviour and feelings as an adult is rooted from our childhood experiences
- can have life-long effects on the individual

133
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what was Freud metaphor to describe the mind ?

A

he used an iceberg metaphor
- the tip is the conscious mind
- just below the surface is the pre-conscious mind
- and the rest below the surface is the unconscious mind

134
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what is the 3 parts of the mind ?

A
  • conscious mind
  • pre-conscious mind
  • unconscious mind
135
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what is the conscious mind ?

A

the small amount of mental activity we know about

136
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what is the pre-conscious mind ?

A

things we could be aware of if we wanted or tried or triggered

137
Q

what is the unconscious mind ?

A

things we are unaware of and can not become aware

138
Q

what did Freud believe the 2 basic drives which motivate all our behaviours are ?

A
  • eros
  • thants
139
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what is physic determinism ?

A

unconscious forces and drives are inborn and control or determine behaviour
- all we say and do has a cause

140
Q

what is most of are behaviour and personality driven by ?

A

unconscious forces in our mind

141
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what 3 things does the unconscious mind contain ?

A
  • biological drives
  • instincts
  • threatening and disturbing memories that have been locked away
142
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what are 2 ways you can access the unconscious mind ?

A
  • dream analysis
  • free association
143
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what is dream analysis ?

A

a therapist will interpret the dreams to provide insight about what the dream actually represents

144
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what is latent content ?

A

the hidden meaning or unconscious desires that are present in dreams. fantasies, or other form of communication

145
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what is manifest content ?

A

concept in a dream analysis that refers to the element of a dream that a person remembers after waking up

146
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what is more likely to appear in are dreams then when awake ?

A

repressed ideas in the unconsious

147
Q

what is free association ?

A

the individual is encouraged to relax and say anything that comes into their minds
- the therapist will interpret and explain once the conflict is bought into consciousness once verbalised

148
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what is the idea behind free association ?

A

the idea is the ego will be unable of keeping check of the threatening unconscious mind

149
Q

what is a ‘slip of the tongue’ ?

A

it is slips of the tongue which may reveal what is really in our mind

150
Q

what is the importance of early childhood experiences ?

A

our behaviour and feelings as adults are rooted in our childhood experiences
- can have a life-long effect on the individual

151
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what is motivated forgetting ?

A

childhood memories may not be able to be recalled
- so this happens to help prevent us from remembering traumatic memoires

152
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what are the 3 structures to personality ?

A
  • id
  • ego
  • superego
153
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when is the id present ?

A

from birth

154
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what is the principle that the id acts from ?

A

pleasure principle

155
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what is the id for ?

A

it represents a persons ‘s instinctual, basic drives related to sex and aggression
- it is our instinct
- we want instant gratification

156
Q

what does the id spring from ?

A

eros and thantos

157
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what is eros ?

A

the life instinct
- which is fuelled by psychic energy called libido

158
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when does the ego develop ?

A

around 2

159
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what is the egos role ?

A

has to decide between the demands of the id and the superego

160
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what principle does the ego operate under ?

A

the reality principle

161
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why does the ego control the id ?

A

it controls the ids drive for immediate satisfaction until an appropriate outlet can be found

162
Q

when may abnormal behaviour occur ?

A

if the balance between id and superego isn’t achieved

163
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why does the ego have to manage the id and superego ?

A

as in constant conflict

164
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when does the superego develop ?

A

at 5+

165
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what principle does the superego act under ?

A

the morality principle

166
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what r the 2 divisions of the superego ?

A
  • ego ideal
  • conscience
167
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what is the ego-ideal ?

A

the standards of good behaviour that we aspire to

168
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what is the conscience ?

A

it is seen as the inner voice that tells us when we have done something wrong

169
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what is the superego perceived as ?

A

it is seen as the source of rewards

170
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what is a strength of the personality theory ?

A

evidence of defence mechanism is Williams as it makes cognitive sense that all babes are born with a drive to survive

171
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what is a weakness for the personality theory ?

A

it is unfalsifiable as cant measure the concept

172
Q

why are defence mechanism developed ?

A

to manage the demand of the id and superego

173
Q

why can the ego get stressful ?

A

if constant conflict which constantly needs to do work

174
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what is the role of the defence mechanism ?

A

to help protect the ego from getting too overwhelmed

175
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why in the long term is defence mechanism bad ?

A

as they work unconsciously and distort reality

176
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what are the 3 defence mechanisms ?

A
  • repression
  • displacement
  • denial
177
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what is repression ?

A

unconsciously forcing a distressing memory out of the conscious mind

178
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what is denial ?

A

refusing to acknowledge some aspect of reality

179
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what is displacement ?

A

transferring feelings from the true source of the distressing emotion to a substitute

180
Q

what are the 5 psychosexual stages ?

A
  • oral
  • anal
  • phallic
  • latent
  • genital
181
Q

what age is the oral stage ?

A

0-1

182
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what source of pleasure for the oral phase ?

A

the mouth

183
Q

what is the main influence for the oral phase ?

A
  • deprivation of love or food
  • early weaning
184
Q

what is the consequence of fixation ?

A
  • sarcasm
  • smoking
  • biting nails
185
Q

what age is the anal stage ?

A

1-3

186
Q

what is the source of pleasure for the anal stage ?

A

the anus

187
Q

what is the main influence of the anal stage ?

A
  • lax toilet training
  • harsh toilet training
188
Q

what is the consequences of fixation of the anal phase ?

A
  • obsessiveness
  • tidiness
  • meanness
189
Q

what age does the phallic stage occur ?

A

3-5

190
Q

what is the source of pleasure in the phallic stage ?

A

the genital area

191
Q

what is the main influence of the phallic stage ?

A
  • very dominant mother
  • no father figure
192
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what is the consequences of fixation in the phallic stage ?

A
  • self obsession- m
  • sexual anxiety- m
  • envies– w
193
Q

what age does the latent stage happen ?

A

5-puberty

194
Q

what is the source of pleasure for the latent stage ?

A

sexual drives are repressed

195
Q

what happens as the main influence in the latent stage ?

A

the child will repress all what has happened previously
- focus on adjusting to the environment

196
Q

does fixation happen in the latent stage ?

A

no

197
Q

what age does the genital stage happen ?

A

12+

198
Q

what is the main influence in the genital stage ?

A

the sexual drives from the id are re-awoken
- remainder of adult life is dedicated to the pursuit of sex

199
Q

should fixation happen at the genital stage ?

A

yes it should as indicates a well-adjusted adult

200
Q

what happens if a psychosexual stage isn’t resolved ?

A

fixation occurs
- where a child becomes stuck and carries certain behaviours and characteristics with them into adult personality

201
Q

what is the psychosexual stages ?

A

the sexual energy builds up and is expressed in different ways and through different parts of the body

202
Q

what is the Oedipus conflict ?

A

the boy wants to sexually posses and desire his mother
- and he thinks if his father finds out what he most loved will be taken away
- which in phallic phases is his penis so fears castration

203
Q

how does the boy overcome the Oedipus complex ?

A

by imitating, copying and joining in masculine behaviour

204
Q

what is the Electra complex ?

A

where girls briefly desire their father but realises she doesn’t have a penis so wishes to be a boy and have one

205
Q

how do girls overcome the Electra complex ?

A

by repressing her desire for her father and substituting the wish for a penis with the wish for a baby
- blames mother for castrated state so tension

206
Q

what is a strength to the psychosexual stages ?

A

supporting evidence by the case study ‘little Hans’
- as around ages 3-5 the boy developed a fear of castration

207
Q

what is a weakness for the psychosexual stages ?

A

lack of reliability as all the studies like little Hans has ethical issues and investigator/gender bias and lacks validity

208
Q

what is 2 strengths to the psychodynamic approach ?

A
  • ground breaking that our childhood experiences can affect our lives
  • Freud was first to stress the importance of psychological factors causing abnormal behaviour
209
Q

what is a limitation of the psychodynamic approach ?

A

that is is largely unfalsifiable

210
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what are the 4 approaches to the humanistic approach ?

A
  • every individual in unique
  • free will
  • holism
  • the scientific method is not a good way to measure behaviour
211
Q

what is the every individual is unique assumption about ?

A

we are all different so no point in trying to generalise to groups as there are so many different within each groups
- we are individuals and should be treated as such

212
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what does the free will assumption mean ?

A

that we have ultimate ability to choose what we do and we are in control of our behaviour
- acknowledges we have constraints on our free will but maintains that ultimately if we want to do something we have the ability to choose to do it

213
Q

what does the holism assumption mean ?

A

no point in looking at just one aspect of an individual

214
Q

what is the scientific method is not a good way to measure behaviour assumption ?

A

don’t consider the humanistic approach to be scientific
- humans are subjective in the way they think and behaviour so need to be less objective so scientific method is inappropriate

215
Q

what does Maslow’s approach focus on ?

A

focused on finding out what could go right with them

216
Q

what does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs focus on ?

A

personal growth and fulfilment

217
Q

what are the 5 needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs ?

A
  • physiological
  • safety
  • love/ belonging
  • esteem
  • self-actualization
218
Q

what has to happen before an induvial has to meet self-actualisation ?

A

all lower levels of the hierarchy needs to be met beforehand before an individual can work towards self-actualization and fulfil their potential

219
Q

what characteristics do individuals share if they’ve reached self-actualisation ?

A
  • creativity
  • accurate perception of the world
  • free of all inhibition
  • fear and acceptance of all others
220
Q

what is personal growth concerned with ?

A

developing and changing as a person to become fulfilled, satisfied and goal-orientated

221
Q

what do humanistic psychologists regard personal growth as ?

A

an essential part of what it is to be human

222
Q

what is free will ?

A

ability to act at one’s own discretion

223
Q

what is self-actualisation ?

A

desire to grow psychologically and fulfils ones full potential

224
Q

what is congruence ?

A

the match/ consistency between the perceived self and the ideal self

225
Q

what is unconditional positive regard ?

A

love and acceptance given by others is unconditional
- they are accepted regardless of what they say and what they do

226
Q

what is conditions of worth ?

A

conditions that significant others put upon the individual and they must achieve these if they are to be accepted or loved

227
Q

what is the self ?

A

our personal identity

228
Q

what are the 3 selves rogers suggested ?

A
  • the self concept
  • the ideal self
  • the real self
229
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what is the self concept ?

A

the self you feel you are

230
Q

what is the ideal self ?

A

the self you wish to be

231
Q

what is the real self ?

A

the person you actually are

232
Q

what did rogers believe that needs to happen to reach self-actualisation ?

A
  • important for the person to be fully functioning
  • that we have three selves that need to integrate to achieve self-actualisation
233
Q

how does how we feel about ourselves depend on ?

A

being valued and respected by other people

234
Q

if unconditional positive regard is given what does it develop ?

A
  • a healthy sense of self-worth
  • recognising their abilities and difficulties
235
Q

what does having closer self concept and ideal self mean ?

A

greater the congruence

236
Q

what does incongruence reflect ?

A

an inconsistency between self-concept and experiences relating to self

237
Q

how do you improve gap between the ideal self and self concept ?

A

revising their self-concept towards congruence
- CCT

238
Q

what are the 3 core conditions of CCT ?

A
  • congruence
  • empathy
  • unconditional positive regard
239
Q

what does CCT operate under ?

A

3 basic principles that reflects the attitude of the therapist to the client

240
Q

how is their congruence in CCT ?

A
  • most important part
  • therapist doesn’t have a façade and is authentic
241
Q

how is there UPR in CCT ?

A

therapists should always maintain a positive attitude to the client even if disgusted by their actions

242
Q

how is their empathy in CCT ?

A
  • need to communicate with client they understand how they feel
  • be sensitive towards them

psychology (13 decks)

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