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AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2
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Give one reason why schema's are useful?
Ans: When we're in unknown situations schemas help us know
how to behave. So when we do not know what to do our schema
fills in the gaps for us and allow us to process situations better.
Give one reason why schema's are not useful?
Ans: schemas may exclude information which doesn't conform
to our prior expectations. As a result, we may form stereotypes
which are difficult to shift, even if new,disputing information is
presented. This means we may not be processing the world
around us accurately and may misjudge or represent a person or
situation.
Discuss the defense mechanism shown by Jed?
Ans: Displacement is when we redirect our hostile feelings
onto something else because it is not appropriate to express
their feeling towards the person or object in question. J ed can't
take his frustration out on his teacher, who issued the detention
and he displaced his feelings by kicking the locker.
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Outline the key features of the behaviourist approach. Compare to the
biological approach,
(A01 Behaviourist)
Ans: The behaviourist approach suggests that the basic
processes that govern learning in all species are the same. We
learn through two concepts: operant conditioning and classical
conditioning.
Outline the key features of the behaviourist approach. Compare to the
biological approach, (classical conditioning)
Ans: The idea of classical conditioning was developed by
Pavlov who found that we learn through association. He found
that it was possible to condition dogs to associate the sound of
a bell with food. This resulted in the dogs producing a salivation
response at the sound of a bell even when no food was present.
Pavlov demonstrated that repeated exposure to an event leads
to a learned and uncontrollable behaviour.
Outline the key features of the behaviourist approach. Compare to the
biological approach, (operant conditioning)
Ans: Skinner suggested behaviour resulted from learning
through the consequences of our actions. He conduc ted
research into operant conditioning theory using rats, and found
that three types of consequences will affect behaviour: positive
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AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Give one reason why schema's are useful?
Ans: When we're in unknown situations schemas help us know
how to behave. So when we do not know what to do our schema
fills in the gaps for us and allow us to process situations better.
Give one reason why schema's are not useful?
Ans: schemas may exclude information which doesn't conform
to our prior expectations. As a result, we may form stereotypes
which are difficult to shift, even if new,disputing information is
presented. This means we may not be processing the world
around us accurately and may misjudge or represent a person or
situation.
Discuss the defense mechanism shown by Jed?
Ans: Displacement is when we redirect our hostile feelings
onto something else because it is not appropriate to express
their feeling towards the person or object in question. J ed can't
take his frustration out on his teacher, who issued the detention
and he displaced his feelings by kicking the locker.
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Outline the key features of the behaviourist approach. Compare to the
biological approach,
(A01 Behaviourist)
Ans: The behaviourist approach suggests that the basic
processes that govern learning in all species are the same. We
learn through two concepts: operant conditioning and classical
conditioning.
Outline the key features of the behaviourist approach. Compare to the
biological approach, (classical conditioning)
Ans: The idea of classical conditioning was developed by
Pavlov who found that we learn through association. He found
that it was possible to condition dogs to associate the sound of
a bell with food. This resulted in the dogs producing a salivation
response at the sound of a bell even when no food was present.
Pavlov demonstrated that repeated exposure to an event leads
to a learned and uncontrollable behaviour.
Outline the key features of the behaviourist approach. Compare to the
biological approach, (operant conditioning)
Ans: Skinner suggested behaviour resulted from learning
through the consequences of our actions. He conduc ted
research into operant conditioning theory using rats, and found
that three types of consequences will affect behaviour: positive
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