psychology core study

Question 1

strengths of cognitive studies

Answer 1

-use highly controlled lab experiments
-it useful applications to real life

Question 2

weaknesses of cognitive studies

Answer 2

-lacks eco validity.
-its reductionist.

Question 3

assumption of cognitive area

Answer 3

behaviour is influenced by inner mental processes

Question 4

assumption of social area

Answer 4

behaviour is influenced by the environment and people around us

Question 5

strengths of the social studies

Answer 5

-high in eco validity.
-has useful applications to real life behaviour.

Question 6

weaknesses of social studies

Answer 6

-the research often has ethical issues
-ignores individual differences
-assumes everyones behaviour

Question 7

assumption of developmental area

Answer 7

children’s behaviour is influenced by external influences on behaviour eg role models

Question 8

strength of developmental studies

Answer 8

-can focus on childhood experiences affect later in life and importance of nurture.
-its useful to real life

Question 9

weaknesses of developmental studies

Answer 9

-focuses on children raising ethical issues
-can have restricted/ethnocentric samples

Question 10

assumption of biological area

Answer 10

behaviour is influenced by physiological process like genes eg corpus callosum ect.

Question 11

strengths of biological studies

Answer 11

-uses scientific ways to obtain data
-studies are reliable and replicable

Question 12

weaknesses of biological studies

Answer 12

-research is expensive and can lead to small samples
-studies are generally reliable and replicable

Question 13

assumption of individual differences

Answer 13

we are all unique and behaviour is influenced by individual differences like phobias and disorders

Question 14

strengths of individual differences

Answer 14

-high in eco validity as it uses Ps with actually disorders
-has useful applications can help with individual differences

Question 15

weaknesses of individual differences

Answer 15

-it only focuses on individual differences making it reductive
-can be socially sensitive

Question 16

assumption of behaviourist perspective

Answer 16

behaviour is learnt and shaped by environment with role models through positive reinforcement

Question 17

strengths of behaviourist studies

Answer 17

-uses scientific methods like observations and controls.
-its useful as behaviour can be shaped.

Question 18

weaknesses of behaviourist studies

Answer 18

-use of scientific methods reduces eco validity
-its reductionist ignores nature
-can have ethical issues as behaviour is actually changed (bandura)

Question 19

assumption of psychodynamic perspective

Answer 19

behaviour is influenced by the unconscious mind eg conflicts in unconscious mind can influence behaviour

Question 20

strength of psychodynamic study

Answer 20

-takes into account nature and nurture.
-has useful applications to understand fears and anxieties. can help with it.

Question 21

weaknesses of psychodynamic study

Answer 21

-rely on subjective quanlitive data hard to analyse
-doesn’t support psychology as a science