TESTBANK,AQA AND ALLSTUDY MATERIALS

1. Factorial Design - Has at least two factors (IVs), each with at least two levels - Two IVs can be examined simultaneously 1. Advantages of Factorial Design - More economical in terms of participants - Allows us to examine the interaction of independent variables (assess generalisability) 1. Interactions in Factorial Designs - One IV interacts with another when the effects of one are different depending on the level of the other - And when it changes (moderates or qualifies...

In a 3‐way factorial ANOVA, a significant omnibus interaction effect of Factor 2 x Factor 3 means that: Disregarding Factor 1, the effect of Factor 2 changes at different levels of Factor 3, and/or the effect of Factor 3 changes at different levels of Factor 2. What is the difference between a main effect in a two‐way design and a main effect in a three‐way design? In a two‐way design, a main effect indicates that the levels of the factor differ collapsing over 1 other factor, w...

The Scientist-Practitioner Approach Models used to explain: - origins of abnormal behaviour - how to treat it - how to prevent it Models are representations of the real world. Research test hypotheses derived from models Models of Psychopathology 1) Biological (physiological, neurochemical factors) 2) Psychodynamic (internal unconscious factors) 3) Humanistic/Existential (internal conscious factors) 4) Behavioural (interaction of social and psychological factors) 5) C...

Androcentric Male-centered Women and Madness Claimed that psychology and psychiatry were used to control women Liberal feminism Emphasizes women's rights to legal and social equality with men Radical feminism Emphasizes male control and domination of women as the most fundamental form of oppression, which all women experience Women of color feminism (womanism) Emphasizes both sexism and racism as fundamental forms of oppression, white women's movement exclu...

What are the 3 elements of psychology? -behavior -environment -organism Cognition involves... Perception Attention Remembering Distinguishing items in a category Visualizing Language Problem-solving Reasoning and decision-making Cognitive Psychology the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind Cognition refers to what? the mental processes, such as perception, attention, attention, and memory, that are what the mind does Reacti...

c. a group of symptoms that usually appear together What is a syndrome? a. a biological-based mental illness b. a condition with no official diagnosis c. a group of symptoms that usually appear together d. the essential symptom, sufficient to make a diagnosis d. personal distress or impairment in social functioning What is the emphasis of the definition of abnormal behaviour in DSM 5? a. statistical rarity b. biological etiology c. biological disadvantage in terms...

Low neuroticism, or low negative emotionality, significantly predicts high life-satisfaction. True The figure demonstrates the Bottleneck Effect The various alleles at all the gene loci in all individuals make up the _____ of the population. gene pool What mechanism of evolution occurs when allele frequencies change over generations due to random chance? genetic drift In humans, babies that are born too small often lack the reserves to thrive, and babies that are ...

What are some points in history of Schizophrenia? 1. Emil Kraeplim categorized it as Dementia Praecox. 2. Eugene Bleuler (1911) called it Schizophrenia with four core disturbances: Affect, Ambivalence, Associations, Preference for Fantasy over reality. What are two myths about people with Schizophrenia? 1. They're dangerous. 2. The have split personalities. What are the prognostic and prevalence factors of Schizophrenia? 1. Approximately 1% prevalence in population. 2. Pea...

What are some points in history of Schizophrenia? 1. Emil Kraeplim categorized it as Dementia Praecox. 2. Eugene Bleuler (1911) called it Schizophrenia with four core disturbances: Affect, Ambivalence, Associations, Preference for Fantasy over reality. What are two myths about people with Schizophrenia? 1. They're dangerous. 2. The have split personalities. What are the prognostic and prevalence factors of Schizophrenia? 1. Approximately 1% prevalence in population. 2. Pea...

Abnormal Psychology Study of behaviour with the objectives of 1. describing 2. explaining 3. predicting 4. controlling behaviours that considered strange and unusual Relativists symptoms and causes of a disorder vary across culutres Absolutists disorder is caused by the same biological factors in all cultures Abnormality definition clear-cut definitions Abnormal behaviour deviant, dangerous or dysfunctional Abnormal behaviour consequences distress or...