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Decks in this class (102)

SI- Types of Conformity
What is conformity,
What is compliance,
What is internalisation
4  cards
SI- Explanations for Conformity
Who proposed a theory to explain ...,
Why do people conform,
What is normative social influence
6  cards
SI- Variables affecting Conformity
What was the procedure of asch s ...,
What were the findings of asch s ...,
What variables did asch investigate
8  cards
SI- Conformity to Social Roles
What are social roles,
Describe the procedure of zimbard...,
Describe the findings of zimbardo...
5  cards
SI- Obedience to Authority
What is obedience,
Describe the process of milgrams ...,
Describe the findings of milgrams...
5  cards
SI- Situational Variables affecting Obedience
Which factors did milgram investi...,
Describe what happened in the pro...,
Describe what happened in the loc...
6  cards
SI- Situational Explanations of Obedience
What are the main two situational...,
In which two different ways do pe...,
What is the agentic shift
10  cards
SI- Dispositional Explanations of Obedience
Who proposed a dispositional expl...,
What do dispositional explanation...,
What did adorno argue
9  cards
SI- Situational Explanations of Resistance to SI
What is the situational explanati...,
Why are people less likely to con...,
Why are people less likely to con...
5  cards
SI- Dispositional explanations of resistance to SI
Who proposed the locus of control,
What did rotter argue,
What does a person s locus of con...
10  cards
SI- Social Change
What does social change mean,
What are the behavioural characte...,
What is the snowball effect
10  cards
PP - Deviation from social norms
What is a definition of abnormality,
What does deviation from social n...,
What does deviation from social n...
5  cards
PP- Failure to function adequately
What is a definition of abnormality,
What does failure to function ade...,
How many criteria help define men...
9  cards
PP- Statistical infrequency
What is a definition of abnormality,
What does statistical infrequency...,
What is the average iq score
10  cards
PP- Deviation from ideal mental health
What is a definition of abnormality,
What does deviation from ideal me...,
How many criterias are needed in ...
9  cards
PP -Behaviour, emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias
What are the behavioral character...,
What are the emotional characteri...,
What are the cognitive characteri...
3  cards
PP- Behavioural approach to explaining phobias
What is the two process model,
What is classical conditioning,
How old was little albert
11  cards
PP- Behavioural approach to treating phobias
What is systematic desensitisation,
What does reciprocal inhibition mean,
What does counter conditioning mean
12  cards
PP- Behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of depression
What are the behavioural characte...,
What are the emotional characteri...,
What are the cognitive characteri...
3  cards
PP-Cognitive approach to explaining depression
What is the cognitive model,
What is the cognitive triad 1960,
What are the 3 stages of the cogn...
12  cards
PP- Cognitive approach to treating depression
What is the aim of cognitive beha...,
What does rebt stand for,
What does the d in the def model ...
11  cards
PP- Behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of OCD
What are the behavioural characte...,
What are the emotional characteri...,
What are the cognitive characteri...
3  cards
PP- Biological approach to explaining OCD
What are the genetic causes of ocd,
What is the comt gene,
What is the sert gene
12  cards
PP- Biological approach to treating OCD
What drugs are taken to treat ocd,
What does ssri stand for,
What do ssri drugs do
11  cards
Memory
What is short term memory,
What is long term memory,
In which 3 ways are stm and ltm d...
94  cards
BP- Nervous system
What are the four main areas of t...,
What is the nervous system divide...,
What is the cerebrum
14  cards
BP- Synaptic Transmission
What do neurons transmit,
Where do neurons transmit electri...,
What happens when the action pote...
12  cards
BP- Neurons
What are neurons,
What are dendrites,
What is an axon
10  cards
BP- Endocrine system
What is the endocrine system,
What do endocrine glands do,
Wht are target cells
12  cards
BP- Fight or Flight Response
What is the sympathomedullary pat...,
What is role of adrenaline,
What does the parasympathetic ner...
5  cards
BP- Localisation of Function
What does localisation of functio...,
What are the two types of centres,
What are visual centres
19  cards
BP- Lateralisation of Function
What is lateralisation of function,
What is the left hemisphere domin...,
What is the right hemisphere domi...
14  cards
BP- Studying the brain
What are post mortem examinations,
Give an advantage of post mortem ...,
Give limitations of post mortem e...
23  cards
BP- Plasticity and Functional Recovery
What does brain plasticity mean,
What is another role of brain pla...,
Describe a study regarding to lif...
18  cards
BP- Circadian Rhythms
What are biological rhythms,
What are the three types of biolo...,
What are circadian rhythms
14  cards
BP- Ultradian and Infradian Rhythms
What are ultradian rhythms,
What are the stages of the human ...,
How long does the human sleep cyc...
11  cards
BP- Pacemakers
What are endogenous pacemakers,
What is the most important endoge...,
What is the scn and what is it re...
22  cards
FP- Top Down Approach
What is offender profiling,
What is offender profiling based on,
How does the top down approach work
9  cards
FP- Bottom Up Approach
What is the bottom up appproach,
What is the aim of investigative ...,
How is investigative psychology c...
11  cards
FP- Atavistic Form
What did lombroso argue,
In terms of cranial characteristi...,
What were murders described as ha...
8  cards
FP- Genetic and Neural Explanations
What could criminal behaviour be,
What does polygenic mean,
What are candidate genes
14  cards
FP- Eysenck's Theory of Criminal Personality
What did eysenck propose,
What third dimension did eysenck add,
According to eysenck where do our...
10  cards
FP- Differential Association Theory
What does the differential associ...,
How can the social group be a fac...,
In which ways can learning occur ...
7  cards
FP- Cognitive Explanations
What does moral reasoning refer to,
What did kohlberg propose,
What level are offenders more lik...
10  cards
FP- Psychodynamic Explanations
Which three aspects make up perso...,
What is the last aspect of person...,
When does the superego form
7  cards
FP- Custodial Sentencing
What is custodial sentencing,
What are the aims of custodial se...,
What is deterrence
13  cards
FP- Behaviour Modification
How does behaviour modification p...,
What is behaviour modification,
What is token economy
9  cards
FP- Anger Management
What does novaco suggest,
What is anger management,
What are the 3 phases of anger ma...
8  cards
FP- Restorative Justice
What is restorative justice,
What occurs during restorative ju...,
What features do restorative just...
6  cards
Research methods
What is the independent variable,
What is the control condition,
What is the dependent variable
65  cards
RM- Content Analysis
What is content analysis,
How does content analysis work,
How can coding work
6  cards
RM- Case studies
What are case studies,
What is a longitudinal study,
Advantages of case studies
4  cards
RM- Reliability
How can we assess reliability of ...,
How can we assess reliability of ...,
How can we assess reliability of ...
16  cards
RM- Types of validity
What is internal experimental val...,
What factors can reduce internal ...,
What are investigator effects
18  cards
RM- Types of data
What is nominal discrete data,
What is ordinal data continuous data,
What is interval data
12  cards
RM- Experimental designs
What does experimental design mean,
What are the main 3 types of expe...,
What is independent groups design
13  cards
RM- Sampling techniques
What is random sampling,
What are advantages of random sam...,
What are disadvantages of random ...
16  cards
RM- Peer review
What is peer review,
What happens during peer review,
What is the double blind peer rev...
5  cards
RM- British Psychological Society
What are the code of ethics publi...,
What is presumptive consent,
What is prior general consent
4  cards
RM- Features of science
What is science,
What is psychology,
What are the key features of science
22  cards
A- Stages of Attachments
What is attachment,
Who decided that there were four ...,
Describe shaffer and emersons study
15  cards
A- Reciprocity and Interactional Synchrony
What is attachment,
What is reciprocity,
Why is the basic rhythm in recipr...
8  cards
A- Multiple Attachments & Role of the Father
What factors affect the relations...,
What role of the father have rese...,
Give two supporting studies for t...
5  cards
A- Animal Studies of Attachment- Lorenz and Harlow
What were lorenz and harlow both ...,
What is imprinting,
Describe the procedure of lorenz ...
14  cards
A- Ainsworth Strange Situation- Types of Attachment
What was the strange situation,
What occurred during the strange ...,
What was recorded during the stra...
12  cards
A- Explanations of Attachment- Learning Theory
What does the learning theory pro...,
How is attachment learnt through ...,
What is operant conditioning base...
6  cards
A- Explanations of Attachment- Bowlby's Monotropic Theory
What did bowlby argue,
Which four characteristics aid th...,
What does monotropy mean
10  cards
A- Influence of Early Attachments
Who investigated the influence of...,
Describe the procedure of hazan a...,
What were the findings of hazan a...
10  cards
A- Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation
What did bowlby propose,
Describe the research that bowlby...,
In which two ways is maternal dep...
9  cards
A- Cultural Variations
Who conducted a meta analysis of ...,
What was the procedure of their e...,
What were the findings of van ijz...
7  cards
A- Effects of Institutionalisation
What is institutionalisation,
Who studied romanian orphans,
Describe the procedure of rutter ...
8  cards
M- Cognitive Interview
What is the cognitive interview,
Who developed the cognitive inter...,
What are the 4 principles of the ...
8  cards
M- Interference theory
What is the interference theory,
What is proactive interference,
What is retroactive interference
5  cards
M- Retrieval Failure
What does retrieval failure argue,
What are the two types of forgetting,
What is context dependent forgetting
6  cards
M- Eyewitness Testimony
What is eyewitness testimony,
What are leading questions,
What does the response bias expla...
11  cards
SZ- Classification of SZ
What is schizophrenia,
Which two classification systems ...,
Where is the dsm used
21  cards
SZ- Psychological Therapies
What are the three main psycholog...,
What does cbtp stand for,
How does cbt work to treat schizo...
20  cards
SZ- Biological Therapies
What is the most common treatment...,
Which two main types can antipsyc...,
What is an example of a typical a...
9  cards
SZ- Psychological Explanations
What are the two main psychologic...,
In which three ways can be the fa...,
Describe the schizophrogenic moth...
13  cards
SZ- Interactionist Approach
What is the interactionist approach,
How does the interactionist appro...,
What did meehl originally propose
7  cards
I&D- Nature vs Nurture
What is the nature vs nurture debate,
What is the nature theory rooted in,
What are evolutionary explanation...
11  cards
I&D- Idiographic&Nomothetic Approach
What does the idiographic approac...,
Why is the idiographic approach q...,
What qualitative methods does the...
14  cards
I&D- Holism & Reductionism
What does reductionism involve,
What does the reductionist approa...,
What does environmental reduction...
9  cards
I&D- Gender Bias
What is universality,
What is gender bias,
What is alpha bias
9  cards
I&D- Cultural Bias
What is cultural bias,
What is ethnocentrism,
Give an example of ethnocentrism
9  cards
I&D- Free Will
What does free will suggest,
Which approach considers people t...,
What is determinism
14  cards
I&D- Ethical Implications
0  cards
RS- Evolutionary Explanations
What is sexual selection,
What is anisogamy,
What is the sexy sons hypothesis
9  cards
RS- Self Disclosure
What is self disclosure,
What is reciprocity of self discl...,
What factors affect the success o...
5  cards
RS- Physical Attractiveness
What is one of the factors that a...,
Why is physical attractiveness im...,
Why is physical attractiveness im...
9  cards
RS- Social Exchange Theory
What is the social exchange theory,
What is comparison level,
What is the comparison level for ...
5  cards
RS-Rusbult's Investment Model
What is rusbults investment model,
What factors affect commitment,
What are satisfaction levels
11  cards
RS- Duck's Phase Model
What is ducks phase model,
What are the four phases,
What is the intra psychic phase
8  cards
RS- Filter Theory
What is the filter theory,
What is social demography,
What is similarity in attitudes
6  cards
RS- Equity Theory
What does the equity theory suggest,
What are the consequences of ineq...,
Evaluate the equity theory advant...
4  cards
RS- Virtual Relationships
What are virtual relationships,
What can virtual relationships al...,
What is the reduced cues theory
8  cards
SZ- Biological Explanations
What are biological explanations ...,
What does the genetic explanation...,
How are genetic factors normally ...
14  cards
statistical testing : the sign test
What three things are needed in o...,
One tailed test is used when,
Two tailed test is used when
6  cards
choosing a statistical test
What are the two related designs,
What are the unrelated design,
Statistical test
7  cards
probability and significance
Null hypothesis,
Alternate hypothesis,
Type 1 error
4  cards
Data analysis :
Measures of central tendency,
Median,
Mean
16  cards
Control of EV
Types of ev,
Ways to reduce
2  cards

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