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Define the four definitions of Abnormality -ANSWER - Definition 1: Deviation from Social Norms - Standards of acceptable behaviour are set by a social group and anything that deviates from this behaviour is deemed abnormal. In the past being homosexual was seen as deviant from social norms, campaign...

Wilhelm Wundt -ANSWER - - First Psychologist - First Lab in Germany - Experimental Conditions - Structuralism and Introspection Introspection -ANSWER - Person Gains knowledge about their mental state by examining their conscious thoughts and feelings Empiricism -ANSWER - Knowledge is derive...

central executive -ANSWER - - acts as a filter to determine what information is received - limited capacity - baddeley found participants couldn't type letters and numbers on a keyboard whilst speaking random numbers - limited research phonological loop -ANSWER - - stores verbal information ...

Correlational Studies -ANSWER - Involve measuring the strength and direction of relationships between co variables Positive Correlation -ANSWER - Where one co variable increases as then other increases Negative Correlation -ANSWER - Where one co variable increases as another decreases What ...

Aim for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) - ANSWER -To test for interactional synchrony Participants for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) - ANSWER -Babies Procedure for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) - ANSWER -- Adult model displayed one of three facial expressions/hand movements - At first, a dummy ...

Experimental design - ANSWER -A set of procedures used to control the influence of factors such as participant variables in an experiment. Matched pairs design - ANSWER -Pairs of participants are matched in terms of key variables. Each member is allocated to a different group (experimental or con...

What is abnormality? (define) -ANSWER - Showing behaviour that is different from the majority of people. What are the 4 definitions of abnormality? -ANSWER - Statistical deviation Deviation from social norms Failure to function adequately Deviation from ideal mental health *S*hould *D*ogs *...

Outline the agentic shift(2 marks)? -ANSWER - The agentic state occurs when an individual has little autonomy and carries out the acts of their "Agent" The shift from exercising free will to agency and obeying others is known as the agentic shift. What factors influence minority influence?(6 ma...

What are the two types of validity? -ANSWER - Internal and external What is validity? -ANSWER - How true or genuine an observed effect or behaviour is. What doe internal validity mean? -ANSWER - If the IV produces a change in the DV, if the test tests what it's supposed to, if it has or hasn...

What are the two types of validity? -ANSWER - Internal and external What is validity? -ANSWER - How true or genuine an observed effect or behaviour is. What doe internal validity mean? -ANSWER - If the IV produces a change in the DV, if the test tests what it's supposed to, if it has or hasn...

How does humanistic psychology differ from most other approaches? -ANSWER - Focuses on conscious experience rather than on behaviour personal responsibility and free will than determinism Free will -ANSWER - The concept of free will is central to the humanistic approach. Theories in this approac...

Name and define the 3 types of Confomity -ANSWER - COMPLIANCE - change behaviour to fit in, don't agree in private but go along in public - last as long as group is present - linked to Normative social influence IDENTIFICATION - adjust because membership is desirable, conforming to behaviour of ro...

Wilhelm Wundt (A01) - ANSWER-Believed all aspects of human behavior could be studied scientifically. Approach allowed psychology to be accepted as a distinct science, and experimental psychology as the favoured method of studying human behavior. Studied only aspects of behavior with the ability t...

What is free will? - ANSWER -the view that we are free to make our own choices of our behaviour that is not determined by internal or external factors What approach favours free will? - ANSWER -humanism What is hard determinism? - ANSWER -the view that there is no free will as all our actions ...

What three things do you need to conduct to do a sign test? - ANSWER -1. You are looking to see whether the difference between two sets of data is significant or not. 2. The data gathered is nominal (frequency data - e.g. how many people said yes or no) 3. It was a repeated measures or matched p...

what is your sex? - ANSWER -whether you are biologically male or female what is your gender? - ANSWER -the way you act and identify yourself what is 'androgynous'? - ANSWER -having a balanced combination of masculine and feminine characteristics what are sex-roles? - ANSWER -the particula...

Sex -ANSWER - The biological differences between males and females including chromosomes, hormones and anatomy. Gender -ANSWER - The psychological and cultural differences between males and females including attitudes, behaviours and social roles. Sex-role stereotype -ANSWER - A set of beliefs...

What is the top-down approach? - ANSWER -From looking at the crime scene you work out the type of person who committed the crime What kind of approach is it (quantitative/qualitative)? - ANSWER -qualitative look at overall picture typologies What is it based on? - ANSWER -police experience a...

What is the main focus of the behavioural approach? - ANSWER -The behavioral approach is only interested in studying behaviour that can be observed and measured. What is the behavioural approach built on? - ANSWER -- The use of lab experiments Behaviourists tried to maintain more control in th...

Type 1 error** - ANSWER -The null hypothesis is rejected and an alternative hypothesis is accepted when the null hypothesis is true. Optimistic error, more likely if significance level is too lenient. Type 2 error** - ANSWER -When the null hypothesis is accepted but the alternative hypothesis is ...

Types of and explanations for conformity - Lucas - ANSWER -Students conformed more on harder maths questions and if they had less confidence in their maths ability Conformity: Asch's research - Perrin and Spencer - ANSWER -Repeated Asch's study on engineering students, only one student conforme...

Turner (1991) - ANSWER -Introduced the concept of referent informational influence as an explanation for conformity, conforming to maintain the group norms that allow them to define themselves as a group member - TYPES OF CONFORMITY Eagly and Carli (1981) - ANSWER -Conducted a meta-analysis of 14...

Turner (1991) - ANSWER -Introduced the concept of referent informational influence as an explanation for conformity, conforming to maintain the group norms that allow them to define themselves as a group member - TYPES OF CONFORMITY Eagly and Carli (1981) - ANSWER -Conducted a meta-analysis of 14...

Turner (1991) - ANSWER -Introduced the concept of referent informational influence as an explanation for conformity, conforming to maintain the group norms that allow them to define themselves as a group member - TYPES OF CONFORMITY Eagly and Carli (1981) - ANSWER -Conducted a meta-analysis of 14...

Turner (1991) - ANSWER -Introduced the concept of referent informational influence as an explanation for conformity, conforming to maintain the group norms that allow them to define themselves as a group member - TYPES OF CONFORMITY Eagly and Carli (1981) - ANSWER -Conducted a meta-analysis of 14...

Empirical methods - ANSWER -A method of gaining knowledge which relies on direct observation or testing. Independent variable - ANSWER -A variable that is directly manipulated by the experimenter. Dependent variable - ANSWER -A measurable outcome of the action of the independent variable in an...

Conformity - ANSWER -A change in a person's behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people Types of conformity - internalisation - ANSWER -Kelman (1958) Genuinely accepts group norms public + private change of opinions/behaviour Permanent/per...

1.) Which two of the following best describe Zimbardo's prison study? ( 2 marks) - ANSWER -A- Controlled Observation C-Laboratory experiment Students Natasha and Tanya are buying food in the supermarket on their way home from school. As they are paying, they notice their psychology teacher. Mr ...

1.) Which two of the following best describe Zimbardo's prison study? ( 2 marks) - ANSWER -A- Controlled Observation C-Laboratory experiment Students Natasha and Tanya are buying food in the supermarket on their way home from school. As they are paying, they notice their psychology teacher. Mr ...

1.) Which two of the following best describe Zimbardo's prison study? ( 2 marks) - ANSWER -A- Controlled Observation C-Laboratory experiment Students Natasha and Tanya are buying food in the supermarket on their way home from school. As they are paying, they notice their psychology teacher. Mr ...

Eye witness testimony (EWT) - ANSWER -Ability of people to remember events (e.g. accidents/crimes) that they have observed Affected by misleading information/anxiety Misleading information - ANSWER -Incorrect information given the an eyewitness after an event Includes leading questions/post eve...

Introspection - ANSWER -A method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings When did Wundt open the first psychology laboratory? - ANSWER -1879 How did Wundt study consciousness? - ANSWER -His students gave self-reports of their thoughts and feelings in respon...

- ANSWER -A general statement of what the researcher intends to investigate (the purpose of the study) Hypothesis - ANSWER -A clear, precise testable statement that states the relationship between the variables to be investigated Directional hypothesis template - ANSWER -There is an increase...

define eye witness testimony - ANSWER -the ability of people to remember the details of events such as crimes define misleading information - ANSWER -incorrect information given to an eye witness usually after an event. Can be leading questions or post event discussion define leading question ...

Chi squared - ANSWER -difference/association (correlation) nominal data unrelated data SIgn test - ANSWER -correlation nominal data related data Spearmans rho - ANSWER -correlation ordinal data - Pearsons r - ANSWER -correlation interval data - parametric test unrelated t-test...

What components make up the Central Nervous system - ANSWER -The brain and spinal cord The peripheral nervous system has two divisions, what are they? - ANSWER -Autonomic nervous system and Somatic Nervous system Which division of the Peripheral Nervous System contains the sympathetic and para...

Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) - multi-store model of memory - ANSWER -- Created the Multi-Store Model of Memory - Includes the sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory Walsh and Thompson (1978) - multi-store model of memory - ANSWER -Duration of the SR - Said the iconic store has...