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Approaches in Psychology - Chapter 5 Flashcards

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What did James believe? (1842 - 1910)

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He disagreed with Wundt.

Thought basic parts were irrelevant.

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What approaches did James use? (1842 - 1910)

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Functionalism.

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What was the theory behind functionalism?

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What really mattered was the function of thoughts and behaviours.

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What did Wundt believe? (1832 - 1920)

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The human mind can be explained by science.

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What approaches did Wundt use? (1832 - 1920)

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Structuralism.

Introspection.

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What did Wundt believe introspection would do?

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Uncover our minds inner workings.

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Define ‘empiricism.’

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The belief that all knowledge should be gained via sensory experience.

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Define ‘determinism.’

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The idea that all events and behaviours have causes.

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Define ‘objective.’

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Without bias or preconceived ideas.

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Define ‘mental processes.’

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Things people can do / experience with their minds.

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Define ‘systematically’

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With a clear system and ordered method.

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Define ‘theories.’

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proposed and testable conditions.

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Define ‘knowledge’

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facts / information, gained through experience or education

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Define ‘perception’

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The process of extracting meaning from what we see, hear touch etc.

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Define ‘introspection’

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A person gaining knowledge about their mental states by examining their conscious thoughts and feelings.

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What 4 things is Freud most known for? (1856 - 1939)

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dream analysis
hypnotism
‘The Couch’
psychosexual stages.

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What approaches did Freud use? (1856 - 1939)

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Empiricism

determinism.

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List the 5 psychosexual stages.

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fixation and adult personality
oral
anal
phallic
latency
genital
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Define ‘reblicable’

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are able to be repeated exactly by other researchers to determine whether the same results can be obtained.

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Fill the gaps:

Theory –> 2 –> 3 –> 4

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2 - prediction
3 - experiment
4 - observation

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What do we label the approach that both skinner and pavlov both used in their experiments?

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The behaviourist approach.

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What was Skinner’s rat experiment an example of?

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Operant conditioning in the form of positive and negative reinforcement

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At first, what happened if the rats found / pressed a button in the box? - Skinner

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They were rewarded with food.

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What is the rat receiving a treat after pressing a button an example of in Skinners rat experiment?

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positive reinforcement

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What was the second step in Skinner’s experiment - in regards to the rat?

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the box gave an electric shock, if the rats pressed the button it stopped

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What is the rat being able to stop an electric shock after pressing a button an example of in Skinners rat experiment?

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negative reinforcement

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What did Skinner do in the third and final portion of his rat experiment?

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he reversed the button, the rats were shocked for pressing it.

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Third and finally what did the button do if the rat pressed it? - Skinner

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it gave them a shock

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Why did the rat eventually stop pressing the button after being shocked for pressing it in Skinner’s experiment?

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Due to the punishment recieved

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What was Pavlov’s dog experiment an example of?

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Classical conditioning

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What did Pavlov observe in his dog?

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his dog would salivate when presented with food.

32
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What did Pavlov state that food was to the dog?

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a natural unconditioned stimulus

33
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What happened when Pavlov presented his dog with food? Why?

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salivate

an unconditioned response to the stimulus of food

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Why does the dog not respond to the neutral stimulus of a bell? - Pavlov

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without conditioning the dog will not respond to the bell

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What did Pavlov observe after repeating his experiment several times? - He presents the dog with food and rings a bell at the same time

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his dog would salivate at the sound of the bell, even in the absence of food

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What were the final observations from Pavlov’s experiment, in regards to his dog?

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Salivation became a conditioned response to the bell which is now a conditioned stimulus.

37
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How did the cognitive approach come about? Why?

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Behaviourism started to decline in the 1960s

Computers were starting to become more complex

38
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Explain the purpose of the following diagram.
Input –> Processing –> Output
|–> Storage

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Theoretical computer models were used to explain cognition

39
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Explain the idea behind the schema theory?

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A schema is a mental ‘plan’ consisting of expectations. We use it to make decisions and make sense of the world.

40
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Recent advances in scanning have led to us being able to do what?
What does this mean?

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See the physical ‘modules’ in the brain.

They are no longer just theoretical boxes in a diagram.

41
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Define PET.

How much does it cost per scan?

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Positron Emission Tomography

£2000

42
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Define fMRI.

How much does it cost per scan?

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functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

£500

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Define classical conditioning?

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The process of learning through behaviour.

We learn that certain things lead to certain results, creating an association.

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Define operant conditioning?

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Changing the conditioning relationship through reinforcement or punishment.

45
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What is social learning theory or SLT?

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The theory that other people can influence our behaviour.

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Define the process of modelling?

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The process of basing behaviour, style, attitude, etc. On someone we admire and want to emulate.

47
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Define vicarious reinforcement?

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The strengthening of behaviour by learning from watching other people and their consequences

48
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Define observational learning?

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Learning by watching others.

49
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Define positive reinforcement?

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The learning effect of a desirable consequence on behaviour.

50
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What makes someone a ‘role model’?

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A person who we admire and are inspired to copy their behaviour.

51
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Define negative reinforcement?

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The learning effect of a behaviour removing something unpleasant.

52
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Define a unconditioned stimulus?

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A stimulus that automatically leads to a particular response.

53
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Define a conditioned stimulus?

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A neutral stimulus that we have learned to pair with a response that is not the original unconditioned stimulus.

54
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Who/what inspired the biological approach in psychology?

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Charles Darwin.

Behaviour can be explained by evolution and biology

55
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Genotype.

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The ‘information’ in DNA

56
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Phenotype

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The traits your DNA gives you, e.g. hair colour

57
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When is cortisol released?

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In response to stress and low blood-glucose concentration

58
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Where is cortisol released from?

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The adrenal glands

59
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To put it simply, how are all of our moods/feelings created?

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Neurotransmitters, they carry signals between synapses all over the body

60
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What are the 4 types of tropic hormones?

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Oxytocin
serotonin
dopamine
cortisol

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When is oxytocin released? What is oxytocin known as?

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During skin-to-skin contact.

Known as the bonding chemical and allows us to bond to other people

62
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What is serotonin known as? When is it released?

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The satisfied hormone.
Stops you eating, often used in the treatment of depression as it makes you feel calm and content.
Related to the production of melatonin which helps put you to sleep.

63
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What common food is serotonin found in?

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Wine
Chocolate
white meat

64
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When is dopamine released?

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Sport, sex etc

65
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What is dopamine know as?

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A steroid hormone. reward hormone

66
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What effect does dopamine have on the body?

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Makes you excited, dopamine is addictive as a ‘reward’ hormone. Makes activities addictive, making you more likely to repeat the activity.
Too much dopamine causes symptoms of a schizophrenic nature.

67
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What can dopamine be used as a treatment for?

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Parkinson disease

68
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What is cortisol known as?

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Stress hormone

69
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What effect does cortisol have on the body?

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Causes your cells to release energy.

70
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What are the strengths considered when using biology to explain psychology?

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Application in treatment using drugs.

Replicable, objective results. scientific

71
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What are the weaknesses considered when using biology to explain psychology?

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Ethics, can we state that ‘your biological makeup determines who you are’? Is this too broad a statement to make?
Determinist, what about the environment(upbringing) etc…

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