Approaches Flashcards
Griffiths (1994)
Used introspection to measure irrationality of gamblers.
Nisbett and Wilson (1977)
We know very little about our own thoughts and behaviours and so introspection is useless.
Csikszentmihalyi and Hunter (2003)
Introspection can be used to measure happiness.
Seligman (1970)
Animals are prepared to learn associations quickly only if it is relevant to their survival.
Shutts et al. (2010)
Children are more likely to identify with models that look similar to them and are of the same gender.
Akers (1998)
People are more likely to become criminals if they see criminal models they identify with being rewarded for such behaviour.
Ulrich (2003)
Main cause of adolescent violence was association with delinquent peers.
Fox and Bailenson (2009)
People are more likely to imitate if the virtual-model looked similar to them.
Siegel and McCormick (2006)
People with deviant attitudes might just seek out delinquent peers.
Andsager et al. (2006)
Similar models in adverts made people drink less.
Burnett et al. (2009)
When people feel guilty, activity increases in the medial prefrontal cortex.
Crockett et al. (2008)
When serotonin is low, people behave aggressively.
Carré et al. (2006)
Hockey players have large testosterone increase when playing in their home stadium.
de Maat et al. (2009)
Psychoanalysis, overall, effectively reduces symptoms of many illnesses, long after treatment has stopped.
Fisher and Greenberg (1996)
Experimental studies of psychoanalysis “compare well with studies relevant to any other major area of psychology.”
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Found evidence for unconscious motivation and defence mechanisms.
