Approaches Key Words

Question 1

Psychology

Answer 1

The scientific study of the mind and its functions especially affecting behaviours in a given context

Question 2

Science

Answer 2

Memes of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective investigation. The aim is to discover general laws

Question 3

Theory of evolution

Answer 3

Animals and humans have changed over generations to adapt to survive in a specific environment

Question 4

Introspection

Answer 4

Technique to gain insight into mental processes. Involves reporting inner experiences when presented with a stimulus

Question 5

The biological approach

Answer 5

Emphasises the importance of physical processes in the body such as genetic inheritance and neural functions

Question 6

Monozygotic

Answer 6

Identical twins with the same genes

Question 7

Dizygotic

Answer 7

Twins who aren’t identical as 2 eggs were fertilised at once

Question 8

Concordance

Answer 8

Extent to which a trait occurs in both individuals

Question 9

The cognitive approach

Answer 9

An approach focused on decision making which lie between stimulus and response

Question 10

Schema

Answer 10

A collection of ideas about a person or a situation formed through experiences

Question 11

Behaviourism

Answer 11

Assumes behaviour is the result of prior experiences

Question 12

Classical conditioning

Answer 12

Learning by association of a neutral stimulus with a reflex action

Question 13

Operant conditioning

Answer 13

Learning through consequences it applies to voluntary behaviour

Question 14

Reinforcement

Answer 14

Positive is with rewards and negative is taking away punishment