Key Approaches AO3 Flashcards
1
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Origins Of Psychology - Strengths
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- Wundt’s work = Scientific
- Modern psychology can claim to be scientific
2
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Origins of Psychology- Limitations
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- Wundt’s research = subjective
- Uses subjective data
3
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The Behaviourist Approach - Strengths
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- Well-controlled research
- Real-world application
4
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The Behaviourist Approach - Limitations
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- Environmental determinism
- Ethical issues
5
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SLT - Strengths
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- Importance of cognitive factors
- Real-world application
6
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SLT - Limitation
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- Relies too heavily on evidence from contrived lab studies
- Mirror neurones - imitate others
7
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The Cognitive Approach - Strengths
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- Uses scientific and objective methods
- Application to everyday life
8
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The Cognitive Approach - Limitations
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- Based on machine reductionism
- Artificial stimuli
9
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The biological approach - Strengths
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- Real-world application
- Scientific methods
10
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The biological approach - Limitations
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- Determinist
- Drugs dont always work
