psych a-level

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psychodynamic approach
What is the psychodynamic approach 1
1  cards
approaches
What is the psychodynamic approach 1,
Assumptions of the psychodynamic ...,
What si the role of the unocniouss 3
63  cards
biological approach
What is the biological approach 1,
Examples of biology causing behav...,
Assumptions of the bioloigal appr...
22  cards
cognitive
What si the cognitive approach 1,
Assumptions of the cognitive appr...,
What is a schema 3
13  cards
SLT
Whats the social learning theory ...,
Process of slt 2,
Role model 3
16  cards
behaviourism
Assumptions of the behaviourist a...,
What is the behaviourist approach 2,
What is classical conditioing 3
19  cards
intro to approaches
Wundt points 1,
Introspection definition 2,
How would wundt carry out a study...
10  cards
research methods
Define an extraneous variable 1,
Confounding variables 2,
Demand characteristics 3
179  cards
research methods mrs williams
Definiton of scientific process 1,
Define peer review 2,
Aims of peer reviews 2
26  cards
memory
Define memory 1,
Defien stm 2,
Define ltm 3
76  cards
deviation from social norms
What are definitions of abnormali...,
What are explanations of abnormal...,
What are treatments of abnormality 3
15  cards
statiscal frequency
Definition of normal distribution 1,
Deifinition of positive skew 2,
Defintion of statistcial infreque...
11  cards
failure to function
When is somone categorised as abn...,
How to apply the definition of fa...,
Strengths of failure to function 3
7  cards
deviation from social norms
Who proposed deviatoin from ideal...,
What are the 6 major criteria for...,
Definition of self attitudes 3
15  cards
phobias explanation
0  cards
phobias treatment
0  cards
depression explanation
What approach are we using to exp...,
What is depression 2,
Wht type of characterictsi of dre...
16  cards
depression treatment
Blank 1
1  cards
OCD explanation
Which approach do we learn about ...,
What does ocd stand for 2,
What kind of disorder is ocd 3
35  cards
OCD treatment
General info about drug therapies...,
How do ssri s work 2,
Whats a strength about appropriat...
6  cards
learning theory
What approach does learnthing the...,
What is needed in this theory to ...,
According to the learning thwory ...
13  cards
Bowlby's monotropic theory
What is the montorpic theory 1,
Suport for montopric theory 2,
Explain clear evidence for social...
6  cards
conformity
What is conformity 1,
What was asch s study aim 2,
Asch s procedure 3
25  cards
obedience
0  cards
resistance to social influence
0  cards
minoirty influence
0  cards
social change
0  cards
conformity to social change
What are social roles 1,
Zimbardo s aim 2,
What did the particpants wear in ...
16  cards
classification of schizophrenia
What does classification mean in ...,
What does diagnosis mean in terms...,
What is sz 3
15  cards
reliability and validity of schziophrenia
What i reliability in terms of sz 1,
What is validity in terms of sz 2,
What are the 4 issues with reliab...
22  cards
biological explanations of schizophrenia
Genetic explanation 1,
Research for genetic explnations ...,
Dopamine hypothesis 3
11  cards
drug therapy for schziophrenia
Drug therapy 1,
How do typical antispcyhotics work 2,
Why would psychiatrists prescribe...
18  cards
psychological and cognitive explanations of schizophrenia
Schziphenogenic mother 1,
Double bind theory 2,
Expressed emotion 3
21  cards
CBTp
0  cards
family therapy
0  cards
token economy
0  cards
interactionist approach to schizophrenia
0  cards
divisions of nervous systems
2 main fucntions of nervous system 1,
2 sub systems of nervous system 2,
What does the cns split into 3
13  cards
neurones and synaptic transmission
What is a sensory neurone 1,
What is a motor neurone 2,
What is a relay neurone 2
5  cards
endocrine system
What is the endocrine system 1,
What si a gland 2,
What is a hormone 3
8  cards
the fight or flight response
Outline fight or flight system 1,
Evaluation points of fight or fli...,
No longer adaptive as weakness 2
6  cards
localisation of function
What is the localisation of funct...,
Hemispheric lateralisation 2,
4 parts of brain u need to know 2
15  cards

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