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1
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What is introspection?

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The examination or observation of ones own mental and emotional processes

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Who is Wundt?

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Father of psychology

Aim was to examine the structure of the mind

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What was Wundts approach?

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Structuralism

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What was Wundts technique?

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Introspection

Break consciousness in thoughts, images and sensations

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What were the 2 major assumptions that introspection were based on?

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  1. All behaviour is seen as being caused by
  2. If behaviour determined, be possible to predict how human being would behave in different conditions
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What were the 2 main weaknesses of Wundt’s technique

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Unreliable - non observable response

Not accurate - lacks validity

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What are the 4 goals of psychology?

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Description

Explanation

Prediction

Change

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What did Watson do?

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Introspection, subjective
Behaviourist dominate
Cognitive studies mental processes
Scientifically

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What is the strengths of origins of psychology

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Aspects scientific

Contribution - set foundation

Modern research scientific

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What are the weaknesses of origins of psychology

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Aspects subjective

Can’t be applied to children or people with learning difficulties

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The behaviourist approach focuses on…

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Observable behaviour

Controlled lab studies

Processes that govern behaviour

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What is classical conditioning

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Learning though association

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Explain Pavlov’s research

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Conditioned dogs to salivate when a bell rings

NS + UCS. CS -> CR

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What is operant conditioning

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Learn through punishment

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Outline Skinners research

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Rat activate lever, rewarded with food
Desirable consequence = repetition
Avoid electric shock by not pushing button

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What is positive reinforcement?

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Receiving rewards

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What is negative reinforcement

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Avoiding something unpleasant

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What is punishment

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Unpleasant consequence of behaviour

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Evaluate the behaviourist approach

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+ uses well controlled research

+ real world application - token economy

  • environmental determinism - ignore free will
  • ethical issues - harm to animals
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What is social learning theory

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Learning that occurs indirectly

Experience, observation, imitation

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What is vicarious reinforcement?

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Learning related to consequences of behaviour

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What is the mediational process

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  1. Attention
  2. Retention
  3. Motor reproduction
  4. Motivation

ARMM

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What is identification of role models

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Role model similar and higher status

Someone looked up to

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What did Bandura et al do?

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Observe adult

Bobo doll experiment

Initiate acts if observed the same - more likely if rewarded

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Evaluation of social learning theory

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+ real world application

+ show some free will

  • ignore biological factors
  • lab studies
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The cognitive approach

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The scientific study of mental processes

Mental processes are private, cannot be observed and studies through inference

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What is a schema?

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Packages of information developed through experience.

Mental framework interpretation of incoming information

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The information processing model

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Flows through stages

Input, storage, retrieval

29
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What is the computer model

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Programmes imitate the human mind

30
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What is cognitive neuroscience

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Influence of the brain structure on mental processes

Brain scanning

Episodic and semantic memories

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Evaluation of the cognitive approach

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+ scientific and objective methods

+ application to everyday life

  • abstract and theoretical
  • machine reductionism
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Psychodynamic approach - Freud

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Mind made up of conscious, pre conscious and unconscious

Id - pleasure principle
Ego - reality principle
Superego - morality principle

33
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Freuds stages of development

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Oral - mouth (0-1)

Anal - anus (1-3)

Phallic - genital (3-6)

Latency - conflicts repressed

Genital - sexual desire (puberty)

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What is the Oedipus complex?

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Phallic stage

Feeling towards mother - hatred towards father

Repress and take on gender role

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What are defence mechanisms?

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Unconscious strategies, used by ego

Repression
Denial
Displacement

36
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Evaluation of the psychodynamic approach

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+ psychotherapy - access unconscious

+ explanatory power - childhood

  • harmful therapy
  • unfalsifiable
37
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The biological approach

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Look at biological structures and processes

Contrast cognitive approach

38
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What is neurochemistry?

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Action of chemicals

In balance neurotransmitters cause metal disorders

Underproduction serotonin = OCD

Psychological characteristics inherited - twin studies

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What is the genotype

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The genetic makeup of

40
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What is the phenotype

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Genetic expression - characteristics

41
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Theory of evolution

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Darwin, natural selection - survival and reproduction

42
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Evaluation of the biological approach

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+ real world application - drugs

+ scientific method - scanning

  • drugs not always work
  • deterministic
43
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The humanistic approach

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External and internal influences - free will

44
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What did Maslow do?

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Hierarchy of needs

Must complete all before self-actualisation (full potential)

Physiological needs
Safety needs
Esteem needs
Love and belonging
Self actualisation

45
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What did Rogers find?

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Personal growth

Individuals concept must be congruent with ideal self

Incongruence = no self actualisation

Worthlessness and low self esteem due to lack of unconditional positive regards from parents

46
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What did Roger’s therapy include?

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Roger client entered therapy - in conditional positive regards - increase self worth

47
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What is the first assumption that behaviourist believe?

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Psychology should be seen as a science

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What is the second assumption that behaviourist believe?

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Psychologists should study observable behaviours

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What is the third assumption that behaviourist believe?

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No free will

Environment determines behaviour

50
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What is the fourth assumption that behaviourist believe?

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When we are born out mind is a blank slate

51
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What is the fifth assumption that behaviourist believe?

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Little difference in the learning between animals and humans

52
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What is the evaluation of the humanistic approach?

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+ real world context

+ positive approach

  • cultural bias
  • limited application
53
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What is the nervous system?

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Specialised network of cells and our primary communication. Electrical
Endocrine based on hormones

54
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What does the nervous system do?

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  1. Collect, process and respond to environment
  2. Co ordinate organs and cells
55
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What is the CNS

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Brian and spinal cord

Brain is conscious awareness

Reflex actions

56
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What is the peripheral NS

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Transmits messages of neurons to the nervous system

Automatic - vital functions, breathing - sympathetic and parasympathetic

Somatic - muscle movement - info from sensory receptors

57
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What is the endocrine system?

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Vital functions through hormones

Glands produce hormones - pituitary brain

Hormones secreted in blood stream

Endocrine and autonomic work together - fight or flight

58
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What is a sensory neuron?

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PNS and CNS - long dendrites and short axon

59
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What is a relay neuron?

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Connect sensory to motor - short dendrites and short axon

97%

60
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What are motor neurons?

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CNS to effector - short dendrites and short axon

61
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What are the features of neurons?

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Cell body - nucleus - genetic

Dendrites - carry impulse towards cell

Myelin sheath - fatty layer

Gaps - nodes of ranvier

Terminal button - communicate with the next

62
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What are the neurons charge?

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Resting = negative
Activated = positive

Action potential - create electrical impulses

63
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What is a synapse?

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Chemically travel

Neurotransmitters from vesicles

Post synaptic receptor site

Chemical diffuse across

Perfect fir in postsynaptic

64
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What is excitatory and inhibitory?

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Adrenaline - excitatory - higher chance of fire

Serotonin - inhibitory - lower chance of fire

Dopamine - equally likely to be either

65
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What is summation?

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Threshold for action potential to be triggered

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