Psychology: AQA A-Level

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Research Methods: IV DV AIM
What is an independent variable 1,
What is a dependent variable 2,
When identifying the iv in an exp...
18  cards
Research Methods: Hypotheses - DS
There are 3 types of hypothesis d...,
There are 3 types of hypothesis n...,
There are 3 types of hypothesis d...
27  cards
Research Methods: Extraneous Variables & Controls
An unwanted variable other than t...,
An extraneous variable is another...,
What can an extraneous variable do 3
48  cards
Research Methods: Experimental Methods - Lab Field Natural Quasi
Where do lab experiments take pla...,
What variable is manipulated in a...,
Why does the researcher manipulat...
42  cards
Research Methods: Experimental Designs - Independent Groups, Repeated Measures, Matched Pairs
What is meant by an independent g...,
Which experimental design has dif...,
How is an independent groups desi...
57  cards
Research Methods: Observations & Behaviour sampling
The conditions are manipulated by...,
What type of observation did mary...,
Define controlled observation 3
65  cards
Research Methods: Sampling Techniques
A group of people who are the foc...,
Define target population 2,
What is a sample 3
34  cards
Research Methods: Ethics
What is an ethical issue 1,
What does dipc mean 2,
Where might we see ethical issues...
45  cards
Research Methods: Pilot Studies
What is meant by a pilot study 1,
A pilot study is a _______ scale ...,
A pilot study is a small scale tr...
15  cards
Research Methods: Assessing & Improving The Validity Of Experiments
What does validity mean 1,
What are 2 types of validity 2,
What are 3 types of external vali...
30  cards
Research Methods: Qual/Quant/Primary/Secondary Data
Quantitative data is data that is...,
Data that is expressed numericall...,
The number of seconds it takes to...
45  cards
Research Methods: Content/Thematic Analysis
What two ways do we use to analys...,
What is qualitative data 2,
How is qualitative data analysed 3
33  cards
Research Methods: Descriptive Statistics
How do we analyse quantitative da...,
What type of data does descriptiv...,
Descriptive statistics analyses q...
72  cards
Research Methods: Stats Testing
This level of measurement is pres...,
This level of measurement can be ...,
A researcher gave a questionnaire...
26  cards
Research Methods: Probability & Significance
When interpreting a statistical t...,
What is the conventional level of...,
To identify the critical value wh...
18  cards
Research Methods: Presentation of Data - Graphs & Distributions
Name the three types of distribut...,
What are the three features of a ...,
If most of the data is concentrat...
30  cards
Research Methods: Features of a Science
What is a theory 1,
A theory is a way of explaining a...,
What does theory construction all...
35  cards
Research Methods: Correlations
What is a correlation 1,
If there is no iv or dv in a corr...,
An iv and dv are absent in correl...
49  cards
Research Methods: Self Reports & Questionnaire
In a self report participants giv...,
What two types of questions can y...,
Self report involves participants...
65  cards
Schizophrenia: Classification/Positive & Negative Symptoms, Reliability & Validity in Diagnosis and Classification
Schizophrenia does not have a sin...,
Where is the dsm 5 used 2,
Where is the icd 11 used 3
91  cards
Schizophrenia: Biological Explanations of Schizophrenia
What does the biological explanat...,
What are our genes 2,
What is meant by genetic predispo...
51  cards
Schizophrenia: Psychological Explanations - Family Dysfunction
When answering questions on psych...,
When answering questions on psych...,
When answering questions on psych...
59  cards
Schizophrenia: Drug Therapy - Typical/Atypical Antipsychotics
What type of drug is the most com...,
Is antipsychotic drugs the most o...,
What factor should you consider w...
40  cards
Schizophrenia: CBT & Family Therapy - Treatments
What is the aim of cbt in treatin...,
What type of negative thoughts ma...,
In challenging the negative thoug...
25  cards
Schizophrenia: Token Economies in the management of Schizophrenia
How i s token economy used in sz 1,
What management techniques are us...,
Where is token economy used 3
24  cards
Schizophrenia: The Interactionist Approach
What does diathesis mean 1,
What did meehl originally claim t...,
Meehl claimed schizophrenia was d...
17  cards
Schizophrenia: Psychological Explanations - Cognitive Explanation
When answering questions on psych...,
When answering questions on psych...,
When answering questions on psych...
34  cards
Addiction: Describing addiction - physical and psychological dependence, tolerance & withdrawal syndrome
What is addiction 1,
What is psychological dependence 2,
When a person has a physical or p...
15  cards
Addiction: Risk Factors in addiction - genetics/stress/personality/family/peers
Which three ao3 points could be u...,
What is a risk factor in terms of...,
What two ways could genetic influ...
41  cards
Addiction: Explanations of nicotine addiction - Brain neurochemistry
Name the neurotransmitter linked ...,
Name the brain areas linked to ad...,
Which receptors does nicotine att...
50  cards
Addiction: Explanations of nicotine addiction -Learning Theory
Which behaviourist principle can ...,
Operant conditioning is learning ...,
Learning through rewards and puni...
46  cards
Addiction explanations for GAMBLING addiction - LEARNING THEORY
What does social learning theory ...,
What is they key term for when we...,
Identify two rewards that an obse...
42  cards
Addiction: Reducing Addiction Drug Therapy/Behavioural Interventions/CBT
What is the name of the drug ther...,
What is the aim of nicotine repla...,
How does nrt work 3
48  cards
Addiction: Theories of Behaviour Change: Theory of Planned Behaviour
The theory of planned behaviour d...,
According to the theory of planne...,
What 3 interacting beliefs can in...
42  cards
Issues & Debates: Gender Bias
What does universality mean 1,
Give an example of universality 2,
Universality is the idea that 1__...
33  cards
Issues & Debates: Culture Bias
Define universality 1,
The idea that conclusions can be ...,
Universality believes conclusions...
19  cards
Issues & Debates: Holism & Reductionism
What is meant by the term holism 1,
What is meant by reductionism 2,
Is the biological approach reduct...
22  cards
Issues & Debates: Idiographic & Nomothetic Approaches
What type of data is the nomothet...,
The nomothetic approach aims to c...,
Which sampling technique is used ...
17  cards
Issues & Debates: Free Will V Determinism
What does free will suggest we ar...,
What does free will believe we ha...,
This side of the debate believes ...
40  cards
Issues & Debates: Nature Nurture Debate
What does the nature nurture deba...,
What is meant by nature 2,
What is meant by nurture 3
19  cards
Issues & Debates: Ethical Implications & Social Sensitivity
What are ethical issues 1,
What are ethical implications 2,
What are socially sensitive areas 3
11  cards
Relationships: Evolutionary Explanations for Partner Preferences
What is meant by sexual selection 1,
What is the term for when people ...,
Who proposed the idea of sexual s...
14  cards
Relationships - Factors Affecting Attraction
What does the term self disclosur...,
What key term is being described ...,
Give x3 examples of personal info...
64  cards
Relationships: Duck's Phase Model of Relationship Breakdown DP
Name duck s phases of relationshi...,
What does a person have to reach ...,
I can t stand this anymore is a t...
36  cards
Relationships: Virtual Relationships in Social Media
What is meant by absence of gating 1,
Provide example of gate that can ...,
In terms of gating why are virtua...
13  cards
Relationships: Parasocial Relationships
What are the three levels of para...,
Outline entertainment social as t...,
Outline the intense personal leve...
19  cards
Relationships: Theories of Romantic Relationships SET/Equity/Rusbult's Investment Model
Social exchange theory is what ty...,
In social exchange theory what do...,
Who suggested that relationships ...
37  cards

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