psychology paper 2 content

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Approaches - Wundt and introspection
What did wundt do,
What is introspection,
How did wundt conduct his research
9  cards
Approaches - Behaviourist
What is the behaviourist approach,
What are the assumptions,
What is classical conditioning
12  cards
Approaches - Social learning theory
What are the assumptions,
What is vicarious reinforcement,
What are mediational processes
10  cards
Approaches - Cognitive
What are the assumptions,
What are schemas,
What is the role of schemas
9  cards
Approaches - Biological
What are the assumptions,
What is the neurochemical basis o...,
What is the genetic basis of beha...
7  cards
Approaches - Psychodynamic
What are the assumptions,
What is the role of the unconscious,
What is the id
15  cards
Approaches - Humanistic
What is humanistic psychology,
What is free will,
What is self actualisation
9  cards
Approaches - comparison
Issues and debates of the biologi...,
Issues and debates of the behavio...,
Issues and debates of social lear...
6  cards
Biopsychology - Neurones and synapses
What are the three neurones,
What is the structure of a neuron,
What is a synapse
6  cards
Biopsychology - Nervous system
What is the central nervous system,
What is the peripheral nervous sy...,
What is the somatic nervous system
4  cards
Biopsychology - Endocrine system
What is the endocrine system,
What is a gland,
What is a hormone
5  cards
Biopsychology - Localisation of function in the brain
What is localisation of function,
What is lateralisation,
What is the motor area
12  cards
Biopsychology - Hemispheric lateralisation and split brain research
What is hemispheric lateralisation,
What is the left hemisphere,
How is vision both contralateral ...
11  cards
Biopsychology - plasticity and functional recovery
What is plasticity,
What is the research into plasticity,
What is the strength of plasticity
8  cards
Biopsychology - ways of studying the brain
What are the four ways of studyin...,
What are functional magnetic reso...,
What is the evaluation for fmris
9  cards
Biopsychology - Circadian rhythms
What are biological rhythms,
What are circadian rhythms,
What is the sleep wake cycle
7  cards
Biopsychology - infradian and ultraradian rhythms
What are infradian rhythms,
How the menstrual cycle synchronised,
What is seasonal affective disorder
9  cards
Biopsychology - endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers
What are endogenous pacemakers,
What is the superchiasmatic nucleus,
What animal study was conducted w...
8  cards
Biopsychology - fight or flight response
0  cards

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