Paper 2 psych Flashcards
Reciprocal determinism
influenced by external factors but also exerts influence
Cipriani
compared 21 anti-depressants and found variations in effectiveness
Parapraxes
unconscious becoming conscious
Id
pleasure principle
ego
reality principle
superego
morality principle
Solomon
higher divorce rates in shift workers
chronotherapeutics
used in medical treatments by following biological clocks to assist in recovery
czeisler
differences in replication. found circadian rhythm was between 13-65 hours
Duffy
some people are early risers some are night people
Trevathan
did not successfully replicate the study
Cauter
sleep deficit may explain other issues
tucker
large differences in each participant between the sleep stages, could this be down to biological differences?
Ralph
mutant hamster, creating 20 hour s/w cycle
peripheral occilators
found in organs that also have rhythms
damiola
changed the feeding patterns in mice and could it could alter the circadian rhythm in livers(12 hours)
Miles
blind man study, 24.9 hours
Dick and tremblay
2% agree with localisation of broca and wernikes
fink
brain scans to identify active areas during visual taks
nielson
1000+ scans of 7-29 year olds but found no evidence of dominence
dragonski
med students
denervation supersensitivity
similar axons become aroused
bezzola
40 hours of golf of 40-65 year olds still had plasticity, it is life long
schneider
higher education increases the likelihood of having disability free recovery. 40%-16+ years of education
10%- less than 12 years
features of a scientific report, in order
Abstract, Intro, Method, Results, Discussion, Referencing
Abstract
Short summary including: aim, hypothesis, method, results and conclusions
Introduction
Literature review of general area of research, detailing relevant theories, concepts and studies.
Should follow logical progression
Method
Sufficient detail
Must use: design, sample, apparatus, procedure and ethics
Results
Summarise key findings using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, raw data
Discussion
Summarise results in verbal form, discusses limitations and how they would improve. Any implications it may have
Referencing
full details of source materials cited.
Book referencing
Author, date, title of book, place of publication, publisher
