Approaches glossary
Determinism – behaviour is determined by external or internal factors acting
upon the individual
Nature – behaviour is seen to be a product of innate factors
Nurture – behaviour is a product of environmental influences
ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Empiricism - any
Introspection - the first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by
breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and
sensations
Scientific method - any
BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Biological approach - any
Evolution - gradual changes in an inherited characteristic of a species over
many generations
Gene - any
Genotype - a person's unique genetic make-up that is coded in their
chromosomes and fixed at conception
Natural selection – the way that any genetically determined behaviour that
enhances the ability to survive and reproduce will continue in future generations
Neuroscience - any
Phenotype – the expression of a person's genetic make-up that can be
influenced by the environment
BEHAVIOURIST APPROACH
Behaviourist approach – a way of explaining behaviour in terms of what is
observable and in terms of learning
Classical conditioning - learning through association when two stimuli are
repeatedly paired together
Determinism – behaviour is determined by external or internal factors acting
upon the individual
Nature – behaviour is seen to be a product of innate factors
Nurture – behaviour is a product of environmental influences
ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Empiricism - any
Introspection - the first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by
breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and
sensations
Scientific method - any
BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Biological approach - any
Evolution - gradual changes in an inherited characteristic of a species over
many generations
Gene - any
Genotype - a person's unique genetic make-up that is coded in their
chromosomes and fixed at conception
Natural selection – the way that any genetically determined behaviour that
enhances the ability to survive and reproduce will continue in future generations
Neuroscience - any
Phenotype – the expression of a person's genetic make-up that can be
influenced by the environment
BEHAVIOURIST APPROACH
Behaviourist approach – a way of explaining behaviour in terms of what is
observable and in terms of learning
Classical conditioning - learning through association when two stimuli are
repeatedly paired together
