a level psychology

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Previous exam questions - Cog, Learning, Bio, Social
Describe sample used by sherif et...,
Describe 1 way sherif et al tried...,
Explain 1 weakness of sherif et a...
23  cards
Intro into cognitive
What makes humans and chimpanzees...,
Which structures are linked to sp...,
What do humans rely on 3
16  cards
research methods
What are the ethical principles 1,
What are the 4 ethical guidelines 2,
What is consent 3
64  cards
Baddeley 1966b classic study
What is memory 1,
What is short term memory 2,
Give an example of short term mem...
34  cards
HM case study
What surgery did hm get 1,
What year and age did hm get surg...,
Why did hm get brain surgery 3
23  cards
theories
Who created the multi store memor...,
Sensory register 2,
How does information enter the se...
134  cards
Sebastian and Hernandez - Gil
What memory models does this expe...,
What part of the working memory m...,
What is the phonological loop 3
32  cards
Key Question - Dementia
What is dementia 1,
How is dementia causes 2,
What are the effects of dementia 3
17  cards
cognitive practical
Practical investigation 1,
Retroactive interference theory 2,
What did brophy jackson and crowe...
24  cards
cognitive individual differences
How can people s memory be affect...,
How does working memory model con...,
How does central executive consid...
14  cards
maths skills and cognitive random statistical bits
What is a distribution 1,
Normal distribution 2,
Negatively skewed distribution 3
56  cards
Intro into learning psychology
What is learning 1,
What is the learning approach als...,
Who thought of behaviorism 3
22  cards
phobias
What are phobias 1,
What is the dsm iv tr diagnostic ...,
What does acquisition mean 3
57  cards
animal research
What is animal research 1,
Give an example of animal research 2,
What is ethology 3
57  cards
Observations
What is a participant observation 1,
Give an example of a participant ...,
Give a strength of participant ob...
35  cards
Watson and Rayner - classical study
What did watson and rayner want t...,
Why was little albert chosen for ...,
How was albert conditioned to fea...
21  cards
capafons et al
What did the capafons et al study...,
Why did capafons et al believe sy...,
What were the aims 3
23  cards
learning theories
3 learning theories 1,
What is classical conditioning 2,
Unconditioned stimulus 3
133  cards
key question anorexia
What is anorexia 1,
What provides guidelines and crit...,
Symptoms of anorexia 3
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individual differences
What are individual differences 1,
Why do people differ according to...,
How does classical conditioning e...
39  cards
learning practical
Research question 1,
What does slt suggest about learn...,
How did we operationalise pro soc...
16  cards
introduction to biological
Biological psychology 1,
How is tiredness caused 2,
Stress cause 3
15  cards
brain scans
Neuroimaging 1,
3 types of brain scans we look at 2,
Cat scans process 3
24  cards
Brendgen et al
Aims 1,
Sample 2,
Procedure first half teachers 3
27  cards
heston - genetic contributions to schizophrenia
Aim 1,
Experimental group 2,
Control group 3
17  cards
raine et al
Aims 1,
Which areas of the brain are link...,
Prefrontal cortex 3
28  cards
drugs
Cocaines effect 1,
How does cocaine have the effect ...,
Which neurotransmitters does coca...
36  cards
central nervous system
Central nervous system 1,
Neuroscience 2,
How many neurons in a person 3
41  cards
twin studies
Monozygotic twins 1,
Dizotic twins 2,
Concordance rate 3
18  cards
hormones
Hormones 1,
Why are hormones different to neu...,
What do hormones affect 3
34  cards
freud
Unconscious mind 1,
What is the unconscious mind desc...,
What 3 components is aggression m...
37  cards
evolution
Give evolutionary reasons as to w...,
Blank 2,
Why could males today experience ...
35  cards
biological practical
Aim 1,
Co variable 1 sleep 2,
How is hours of sleep collected 3
13  cards
biological individual differences
Case studies 1,
Case studies focuses on individua...,
Case studies weaknesses 3
17  cards
key question - biological
Aggression 1,
What can cause aggression 2,
Nature 3
27  cards
intro to social psychology
Social psychology 1,
What is the social approach conce...,
How is behaviour influenced in so...
13  cards
sherif et al
Background 1,
Small group 2,
Norms 3
29  cards
prejudice
Define prejudice 1,
Stereotyping 2,
Stereotyping example 3
9  cards
social identity theory
3 components 1,
Social caterogisation 2,
Ingroup 3
25  cards
realistic conflict theory
Realistic conflict theory 1,
4 components of realistic conflic...,
Intergroup competition 3
29  cards
factors affecting prejudice
Blank 1,
Dispositional factors 2,
Authoritarian personality 3
50  cards
obedience
Obedience 1,
Give an example of obedience 2,
Why are people obedient 3
13  cards
Milgram
Background info 1,
Aims 2,
Germans are different hypothesis 3
46  cards
Brain structure + linked to aggression
Lateralisation 1,
How are the 2 hemispheres of the ...,
Corpus callosum 3
41  cards
Milgrams variations
Baseline experiment 1,
New baseline details 2,
What did learned say in baseline ...
20  cards
Burger
Background info 1,
Aims 2,
Sample 3
39  cards
Agency theory
Agency theory 1,
Autonomous state 2,
Agentic shift 3
48  cards
Social Impact Theory
Social impact theory 1,
Sources 2,
Sources example 3
24  cards
Factors affecting obedience ~ Personality
Dispositional factors 1,
Rotters locus of control 2,
Internal locus of control 3
51  cards
Factors affecting obedience ~ Culture
Culture 1,
Individualistic culture 2,
Example of individualistic cultur...
23  cards
Factors affecting obedience ~ gender
Milgram experiment 8 1,
Burger 2,
Sheridan and king 3
8  cards
Social Practical
Aim 1,
Background information 2,
Alternative hypothesis 3
26  cards
Social - Key question
Key question 1,
Rioting behaviour 2,
Example of rioting behaviour 3
18  cards
Social methodology
Questionnaires 1,
How can questionnaires be adminis...,
Which 2 types of information can ...
121  cards
Intro into clinical
Why is it difficult to define abn...,
How does culture make it difficul...,
What are the range of definitions...
23  cards
The 4 D's
What are judgements of abnormalit...,
4 d s 2,
What are the 4 d s used for 3
35  cards
Issues in diagnosis
Reliability in terms of diagnosis 1,
Validity in terms of diagnosis 2,
Descriptive validity 3
83  cards
Individual differences - Culture effecting diagnosis of mental health disorders affecting reliability and validity
What can show that culture can ch...,
Cultural stigma 2,
Understanding symptoms 3
65  cards
Interviews in clinical psychology
Interview 1,
Type of interview 2,
What personal data can a research...
51  cards
Goldstein - example of a clinical interview
Aims 1,
Pre morbid factors 2,
Procedure sample 3
43  cards
Rosenhan
Background 1,
Aims study 1 2,
Sample study 1 3
49  cards
Schizophrenia
Myths 1,
Schizophrenia 2,
Schizophrenia making it hard to d...
28  cards
Social Causation Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
Social theories of schizophrenia 1,
Social causation hypothesis 2,
4 factors which contribute to sch...
39  cards
Assertive community therapy
According to social explanations ...,
Long term stays in psychiatric ho...,
What was done in the 70 s and 80 ...
50  cards
Biological causes of schizophrenia : Neurotransmission
Neurotransmission 1,
Neurones 2,
Neurotransmitter possible explana...
77  cards
Biological causes of schizophrenia : Genes
Prevalence rate of sz 1,
Prevalence rate 2,
Twin adoption studies 3
8  cards
Biological causes of schizophrenia : Brain structure and parts
Ventricles 1,
Pre frontal cortex 2,
Visual cortex 3
57  cards
Biological treatments of schizophrenia - Drugs
First generation drugs 1,
Examples of first generation drugs 2,
Second generation drugs 3
21  cards
Carlsson
Aims 1,
Sample 2,
Examples of studies reviewed 3
26  cards
Biological treatments for schizophrenia - Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy 1,
What heading can drugs used for c...,
Anti anxiety drugs 3
40  cards
Clinical Methodology
Blank 1,
Quantitative data 1,
Qualitative data 2
131  cards
20 marker - Assess Effectiveness Of 1 Biological Treatment For schizophrenia
Introduction 1,
Intro antipsychotics 2,
Paragraph 1 function of the drug ...
25  cards
Content Analysis
Behavioural categories 1,
Coding frame 2,
Ecological validity 3
45  cards
Clinical practical
Research question 1,
Methodology we use 2,
Summative content analysis proced...
48  cards
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa an 1,
Who is an most common among 2,
2 types of an 3
30  cards
Guardia
Background 1,
Background types of experiments r...,
What did researchers think overes...
56  cards
Biological explanation for Anorexia
Genes 1,
How many chromosomes do we get fr...,
How many copies of each gene do w...
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Biological treatment for Anorexia
How is drug therapy relevant to an 1,
Serotonin link to an 2,
Altered dopamine function link to...
60  cards
Learning explanation for Anorexia
Western ideals 1,
Industrialised societies 2,
Western ideals feminine body 3
71  cards
Learning treatment for Anorexia
Token economies 1,
How do token economies work 2,
Tokens 3
86  cards
Case studies - clinical
Case studies 1,
Why are case studies different to...,
What do case studies involve 3
56  cards
Clinical past papers
Describe dsm as a classification ...,
Strength of the dsm 2,
Non bio explanation for an a01 3
80  cards
Intro into criminal
Criminal psychology 1,
Criminal psychology features 2,
What range of issues does crimina...
25  cards
Experiments - criminal psychology
6 key features of lab experiments 1,
Standardised procedure 2,
Experimental group 3
31  cards
Meta analysis
Meta analysis 1,
Why are meta analysis used 2,
What type of data does meta analy...
29  cards
Ethical interviewing
Why may ethical interviewing be d...,
Who is responsible for maintainin...,
Why is ethical interviewing benef...
41  cards
Psychological Case Formulation
Purpose of case formulation 1,
Psychological case formulation 2,
How is psychological case formula...
49  cards
Case studies in criminal
Features of a case study 1,
Triangulation 2,
How are case studies linked to cr...
12  cards
Issues of reliability, Validity, Objectivity, Credibility & Ethics in research in Criminological psychology
Reliability 1,
Validity 2,
Objectivity 3
10  cards
Biological explanations of crime - brain injury
Pfc location 1,
Pfc function 2,
Amygdala location 3
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Biological explanations of crime - the amygdala
Location amygdala 1,
Role amygdala 2,
Amygdala structure 3
47  cards
Biological explanations of crime - XYY
What does xyy theory focus on 1,
Chromosome 2,
Where does xyy theory come from 3
33  cards
Biological explanations of crime - Personality
Personality 1,
Eysenck theory 2,
Eysenck theory how crime is caused 3
48  cards
Biological treatment of Offenders - Hormone Therapy
Bradbury kaye 1,
Hormones 2,
Hormone imbalance 3
57  cards
Criminal past paper questions
Self fulfilling prophecy a01 1,
Self fulfilling prophecy a03 2,
Anger management a01 3
38  cards
Social explanation of crime - Psychodynamic explanation - Personality
Psychodynamic approach 1,
Id 2,
Ego 3
54  cards
Social explanations of crime - Social Learning Theory
Social learning theory 1,
Attention 2,
Role model 3
36  cards
Social explanations of crime - Labelling & Self fulfilling Prophecy
Labelling 1,
Example as to when someone can be...,
How can labelling be applied to c...
55  cards
Cognitive behavioural therapy - Anger Management
Anger 1,
What to anger management programm...,
Recidivism 3
53  cards
Howells et al
Aims 1,
Sample 2,
Proecedure 3
23  cards
Loftus & Palmer
Overview 1,
Rationale behind research gardner...,
Marshall 1969 3
35  cards
Factors influencing Eye-witness testimony
Eyewitness testimony 1,
Eyewitness 2,
Why may eyewitness testimony not ...
81  cards
Factors Influencing Jury Decision Making - Pretrial publicity
Jury 1,
What decisions to jury s have to ...,
Who is selected for jury service 3
61  cards
Factors influencing Jury Decision Making - Characteristics of the defendant
Devine et al 2000 1,
Racial bias 2,
Mitchell et al 2005 3
55  cards
Developmental psychology - Criminality in terms of development
Types of labelling for developmen...,
How can retrospective labelling m...,
How can projective labelling make...
33  cards
Gender and Criminality
Gender a01 statements to criminal...,
How does brain injury explain cri...,
Does brain injury explain gender ...
18  cards

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