The Use Of Psycological Kowledge In Society

Question 1

Social psych arguments

Answer 1

• reducing prejudice in society is informed by ideas such as working towards superordinate goals
• obtaining obedience can be helped by giving face to face orders, wearing uniforms, ensuring all obey so nobody models disobedience
• understanding that some policies reduce prejudice more than others such as multiculturalism, can help
• understanding personality that can link to discrimination

Question 2

Cognitive psych arguments

Answer 2

• issues around reliability of eye witness memory can be used to challenge eye witness testimonies
• memory findings can help society in understanding memory difficulties
• strategies can be developed such as writing things down if STM is faulty

Question 3

Learning theories arguments

Answer 3

• how rewards are given in schools to shape required behaviour
• token economy programmes can be used in prisons also to shape required behaviour
  -principles of classical conditioning can be used to help with anxiety and phobias
• SLT has helped to show that watching tv violence can be harmful for children and can lead to aggressive behaviour