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The Emerence Of Psychology As A Science
Approaches
4  cards
The Behaviourist approaches
Approaches
22  cards
The Cognitive approach
Approaches
19  cards
The Biological Approach
Approaches
12  cards
The Psychodynamic Approach
Approaches
40  cards
The Humansitic Approach
Approaches
11  cards
The nervous system
biopsychology
13  cards
Neurons and Synaptic Transmission
What are neurons 1,
What are the 8 parts of neurons 2,
What s the cell body 3
17  cards
The Endocrine System
What s the endocrine system 1,
What are the 7 glands 2,
What s the pituitary gland 3
9  cards
The ‘fight or flight’ Response
What is the fight or flight respo...,
How does the fight or flight resp...,
What are noticeable effects of th...
5  cards
Localisation of function in the brain
biopsychology
10  cards
Hemispheric lateralisation
biopsychology
8  cards
Split-brain research
biopsychology
7  cards
Brain plasticity
biopsychology
6  cards
Functional recovery
biopsychology
10  cards
ways of studying the brain
biopsychology
15  cards
biological rhythms
biopsychology
13  cards
the effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle
biopsychology
10  cards
Caregiver-infant Interactions In Humans
Attachment
7  cards
Stages of Attachment
Attachment
14  cards
the role of the father
attachment
8  cards
Animal studies of attachment
attachments
13  cards
Explanations of attachment: Learning theory
attachments
5  cards
Explanations of attachments: Bowlby's monotropic theory
attachments
7  cards
Ainsworth's strange situation + Typers of attachment
attachments
6  cards
Cultural Variations In Attachment: Van Ijzendoorn
What did van ijzendoorn do in 1988 1,
What were the findings of their m...,
What are the figures to be rememb...
5  cards
Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation
What s is bowlby s theory of mate...,
What is the 44 juvenile thieves s...,
What were the findings of the 44 ...
4  cards
Roman orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation
attachment
11  cards
Influence of early attachment on later relationships
attachment
5  cards
Definitions of abnormality
Psychopathology
17  cards
OCD
Psychopathology
4  cards
Biological explanations of OCD
Psychopathology
10  cards
The biological approach to treating OCD
Psychopathology
6  cards
Phobias
Psychopathology
6  cards
The behavioural approach to explaining phobias
Psychopathology
6  cards
The behavioural approach to treating phobias
Psychopathology
10  cards
Depression
Psychopathology
4  cards
The cognitive approach to explaining depression
Psychopathology
12  cards
The cognitive approach to treating depression
Psychopathology
8  cards
The experimental method
research methods
10  cards
Operationalisation
research methods
2  cards
types of experiment
research methods
16  cards
Correlation analysis
research methods
5  cards
Observations
research methods
12  cards
Self-report methods
research methods
13  cards
case studies
research methods
5  cards
aims and hypotheses
research methods
7  cards
experimental design
research methods
11  cards
controlling extraneous variables
research methods
5  cards
Pilot studies
research methods
4  cards
reliability
research methods
11  cards
validity
research methods
16  cards
ethics
research methods
24  cards
selection of participants
research methods
17  cards
the relationship between researchers and participants
research methods
6  cards
types of data
research methods
10  cards
primary and secondary data
research methods
9  cards
descriptive statistics: measures of central tendency
research methods
10  cards
descriptive statistics: measures of dispersion
research methods
8  cards
presentation of quantitative data
research methods
5  cards
characteristics of normal and skewed distributions
research methods
2  cards
levels of measurement
research methods
4  cards
inferential statistics
research methods
6  cards
introduction to statistical testing: The Sign test
research methods
7  cards
levels of significance and type 1/2 errors
research methods
7  cards
analysing qualitative data
research methods
5  cards
Reporting psychological investigations
Research methods
7  cards
how to reference
research methods
7  cards
the role of peer review in the scientific process
research methods
6  cards
the implications of psychological research for the economy
research methods
4  cards
features of science
research methods
19  cards
types of conformity
Social Influence
5  cards
Asch's (1951) research into conformity
Social Influence
5  cards
Variables affecting conformity
Social Influence
4  cards
Explanations for conformity
Social Influence
6  cards
Conformity to social roles as investigated by Zimbardo
Social Influence
12  cards
Milgram's research into obedience
Social Influence
11  cards
Explanations of obedience- situational variables
Social Influence
12  cards
Explanations of obedience- agentic state and legitimacy of authority
Social Influence
13  cards
Explanations of obedience- dispositional explanation
Social Influence
5  cards
Explanations of resistance to social influence- social support
Social Influence
4  cards
Explanations of resistance to social influence- locus of control
Social Influence
8  cards
Minority influence
Social Influence
10  cards
The role of social influence processes in social change
Social Influence
10  cards
Research into coding
Memory
5  cards
Research into capacity
Memory
5  cards
Research into duration
Memory
5  cards
The multi-store model of memory
Memory
16  cards
Types of long term memory
Memory
6  cards
The working memory model
Memory
12  cards
Explanations for forgetting: Interference theory
Memory
7  cards
Explanations for forgetting: Retrieval failure
Memory
9  cards
Factors affecting the accuracy of EWT: misleading information
Memory
17  cards
Factors affecting the accuracy of EWT: anxiety
Memory
8  cards
Improving the accuracy of EWT including the use of cognitive interview
Memory
15  cards
Issues: gender bias
Issues and debates
10  cards
Issues: cultural bias
Issues and debates
10  cards
Debates: free will and determinism
Issues and debates
16  cards
Debates: the nature-nurture debate
Issues and debates
9  cards
Debates: holism and reductionism
Issues and debates
13  cards
Idiographic and Nomothetic approaches
Issues and debates
11  cards
Debates: Ethical implications of research studies and theory
Issues and debates
9  cards
Classification and issues in diagnosis/classification
Schizophrenia
12  cards
Issues in diagnosis and classification: reliability
Schizophrenia
5  cards
Issues in diagnosis and classification: validity
Schizophrenia
7  cards
Biological explanations for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
17  cards
Psychological explanations of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
10  cards
Cognitive explanations of Sz
Schizophrenia
6  cards
Treating Schizophrenia: drug therapy
Schizophrenia
5  cards
Treating Schizophrenia: psychological therapies
Schizophrenia
14  cards
Managing Schizophrenia: token economy
Schizophrenia
5  cards
The interactionist approach to Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
7  cards
Evolutionary Explanations For Partner Preference
Relationships
18  cards
Factors Affecting Attraction- Self Disclosure
What is self disclosure 1,
Who put forward social penetratio...,
What is social penetration theory 3
7  cards
Factors Affecting Attraction- Physical Attractiveness
What did shackelford and larsen 1...,
What did singh 2002 find 2,
What is the halo effect 3
15  cards
Factors Affecting Attraction- Filter Theory
What is the field of availables 1,
What is the field of desireables 2,
Who researched filter theory and ...
9  cards
Social Exchange Theory
Who proposed the social exchange ...,
What is social exchange theory set 2,
What is the minimax principle 3
13  cards
Equity Theory
What is equality v equity 1,
What is a lack of equity 2,
Why is equity theory different to...
7  cards
Rusbult's investment model as a theory of romantic relationships
Relationships
12  cards
Duck's phase model of relationship breakdown
Relationships
10  cards
Virtual Relationships In Social Media
What are virtual relationships 1,
What are the two theories regardi...,
Who created the reduced cues theo...
11  cards
Parasocial Relationships
Relationships
11  cards
Offender profiling- FBI Top Down
Forensic Psychology
12  cards
Offender Profiling- British Bottom Up
Forensic Psychology
12  cards
Historical Biological approach to explain offending
Forensic Psychology
8  cards
Genetic biological approach to explaining offending
Forensic Psychology
5  cards
Neural biological approach to explaining offending
Forensic Psychology
5  cards
Eysenck psychological explanation of offending
Forensic Psychology
19  cards
Psychodynamic psychological explanation of offending
Forensic Psychology
14  cards
Cognitive explanations of offending
Forensic Psychology
18  cards
Differential Association Theory
Forensic Psychology
9  cards
Dealing with offending- custodial sentencing
Forensic psychology
18  cards
Dealing with offending- behaviour modification
Forensic Psychology
5  cards
Dealing With Offending- Anger Management
Forensic Psychology
7  cards
Dealing With Offending- Restorative Justice
Forensic Psychology
7  cards

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