Individual Differences CS

Question 1

freud (1909)

Answer 1

little hans- psychosexual development

Question 2

oedipus complex

Answer 2

young boys in phallic stage develop subconscious sexual feelings for mother and fears father as rival for attention –> resolution to identify with father/imitate

Question 3

electra complex

Answer 3

young girls in phallic stage has subconscious sexual feelings for father and fears mother as rival for attention –> identify with mother/imitate

Question 4

Freud’s stages of psychosexual development

Answer 4

0-1yr oral
1-3yrs anal
3-5/6yrs phallic
5/6yrs-puberty latency
puberty-maturity genital

Question 5

baron-cohen et al (1997)

Answer 5

theory of mind

Question 6

theory of mind

Answer 6

understanding of mental states and appreciation of how mental states govern behaviour- a ‘mind-blindness’

Question 7

gould (1982)

Answer 7

a nation of morons- bias in IQ testing

Question 8

intelligence

Answer 8

usually said to involve mental capabilities such as, ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas/language and learn- although there is not confirmed psychological definition

Question 9

3 tests in Yerkes study

Answer 9

Alpha, Beta, Individual Examination

Question 10

features of psychopaths

Answer 10

lack of guilt, empathy and deep emotional attachment to others
narcissism, superficial charm
dishonesty, manipulativeness, reckless risk-taking
physical and sexual aggression

Question 11

hancock et al (2011)

Answer 11

language of psychopaths

Question 12

psychopath

Answer 12

a person who is suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour