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what is the assumption of the behaviourist approach

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all behaviour is learnt from the environment

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what do behaviourist psychologists study ( and reject )

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observable behaviour
reject cognition

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what is classical conditioning

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learning through association

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what are the examples of classical conditioning

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Pavlovs dogs
Little Albert

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how does classical conditioning work
diagram

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UCS —> UCR
UCS + NS —-> UCR
CS ——> CR

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what is operant conditioning

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learning through rewards and consequences

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how do rewards help behaviour

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reinforces good behaviour increases likelihood of repetition

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what are the two types of reinforcement

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positive and negative

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what is positive reinforcement

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the addition of something that strengthens behaviour

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what is negative reinforcement

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the removal of the unpleasant stimulus which strengthens behaviour

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what is punishment

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the unpleasant consequence to extinguish bad behaviour

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what is an example of operant conditioning

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Skinners box

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what are the strengths of the behaviourist approach

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  • real world application and token economies eg schools and prisons
  • scientific
  • can help people with phobias
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what are the limitations of the behaviourist approach

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  • lacks ecological validity
  • unethical
  • ignores cognition
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what is the assumption of the biological approach

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all behaviour is influenced by our genetic makeup and inheritance

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what biological factors will affect our behaviour

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  • genes
  • brain
  • hormones
  • nervous system
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how does evolution affect our behaviour

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natural selection
weaker genes die out and adaptive genes survive
human behaviours are all similar eg facial expression

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what are genetics

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genetic makeup of an organism and how genes influence behaviours and characteristics

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what is hereditry

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traits characteristics and behaviours inhereted by the parents

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what is a genotype

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actual genetic makeup of a person

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what is a phenotype

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the physical expression of the gene through environmental interaction q

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what studies does the biological approach use

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family studies, identical twins, adoption studies

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how do psychologists measure if a trait is genetic or learnt from environment

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concordance - higher percentage = more likely to be genetic

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what are the issues with MZ adoption studies

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  • very rare
  • never get 100% concordance rate
  • cannot isolate the role of learning
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strengths of the biological approach

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scientific
lab based high control

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limitations of the biological approach

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limited data
lacks ecological validity
Deterministic - crime

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what is the assumption of the cognitive approach

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that behaviour is driven by internal processes

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what is a schema

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packages of ideas that hold information

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what are the advantages of schemas

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allows you to interpret the world
stops you feeling overwhelmed

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what are the issues with schemas

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could make a perceptual error

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what is the human computer analogy

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human minds are compared to computer processing

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what is a limitation of comparing humans to computers

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ignores human emotion and motivation and free will

33
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what are theoretical models

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theories of behaviour that are represented in picture format

34
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what does inference mean

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educated guess based on the available information

35
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what is cognitive neuroscience

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map thinking procresses to areas of the brain

36
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what are two examples of advanced tech involved in cognitive neuroscience

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PET scans
FMRIs

37
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what are the strengths of the cognitive approach

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scientific

38
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what are the limitations of the cognitive approach

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theoretical
machine reductionism
real world application

39
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what is the assumption of the social learning theory

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learning occurs through the observation of role models

40
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where does SLT fall with behaviourism and cognitive

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combines the idea of learning from the environment and the fact that we have internal processes

41
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Name a key SLT psychologist

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Albert Bandura

42
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what is vicarious reinforcement

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children and adults observe other peoples behaviour and take note of the consequences

43
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what are the two types of models that supports observational learning

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live models
symbolic models

44
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what is a live model

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people who are present in our environment eg parents teachers

45
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what is a symbolic model

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people who are present in the media eg celebs

46
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what are the 4 steps of learning by observation

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  • behaviour must be modelled by somebody/ role model
  • observer must identify with the role model eg gender age interests
  • behaviour must be observed
  • behaviour is imitated
47
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what are the 4 mediational processes associated with SLT

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  • attention - must notice the behaviour
  • retention - you must remember it
  • reproduction - able to repeat behaviour
  • motivation - must have a reason to do it
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what is the Bobo doll experiment

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recorded the behaviour of young children who watched an adult behave violently towards a doll
the children then play w the doll and see if they copy the violent tendencies

49
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what does the bobo doll experiment teach

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teaches that mediating cognitive factors must be intervening between observation and behaviour

50
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how can SLT be applied to the real world

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used in token economies and systematic desensitisation

51
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what are the strengths of SLT

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  • considers cognitive factors
  • provides a more complex explanation of the mind
52
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what are the limitations of SLT

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  • lab settings high control
  • only looked at short term effects
53
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what is the assumption of the psychodynamic approach

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all behaviour is driven by the unconscious mind

54
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what are the three parts of the mind

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  • conscious mind
  • pre conscious mind
  • unconscious mind
55
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what is the conscious mind

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mind where you are aware of things and how you are feeling

56
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what is the pre conscious mind

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deeper thoughts and feelings thought to emerge in dreams

57
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what is the unconscious mind

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mass of desires and traumatic memories that you repress

58
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what are the 3 types of personality

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ID
superego
ego

59
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what is ID

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primitive personality, selfish, gratification needed instantly

60
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what age do you develop ID

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born with it
seething mass of ID

61
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what is the superego

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morality, sense of right and wrong
developed from the same sex parent

62
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what is the ego

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mediates between ID and superego, reality
uses ego defence mechanisms

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what are the three ego defence mechanisms

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denial
repression
displacment

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what is denial ( ego defence)

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refusing to accept reality

65
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what is repression ( ego defence )

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pushing memories or feelings to the unconscious mind

66
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what is displacement ( ego defence )

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transferring true feelings onto a safer target

67
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what are the 5 psycho sexual stages

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oral
anal
phallic
latent
genital

68
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what happens at each stage

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new area of focus of pleasure occurs
too much or too little focus at each stage can cause you to get stuck

69
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what is the oral stage

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  • focus of pleasure is the mouth
  • occurs around ages 0-1
70
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what are the adult behaviours associated with the oral stage

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biting nails, smoking, critical, sarcastic

71
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what is the anal stage

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  • focus of pleasure is the bum
  • occurs ages 1-3
  • potty training child either witholds or expels faeces
72
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what is electra

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  • girls desire fathers
  • worry they have been castrated
  • penis envy
  • identify with their mother
  • desire a baby
72
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what is the phallic stage

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  • focus is on the genitals
  • occurs around 3-5
    oedipus and electra are introduced
72
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what are the adult behaviours associated with the anal stage

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anal retentive - perfectionist
anal expulsive - messy

73
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what is oedipus

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  • boys desire their mothers
  • scared of their fathers
  • scared of castration
  • decide to internalise their father
74
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what is the latent stage

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  • focus is friendships / school
  • no fixation
  • ages 6-13
  • earlier conflicts are repressed
75
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what is the genital phase

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  • puberty onwards
  • sexual desires
76
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what are the strengths of the psychodynamic approach

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  • Freud introduced the idea of treating physical health and mental health differently
  • considers the role of early childhood
77
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what are the limitations of the psychodynamic approach

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  • unfalsifiable
  • unscientific
  • subjective
  • based all his findings on middle ages women with mental disorders

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