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AQA Psychology Questions & 100% Verified Answers Pack | Latest Update
AQA Psychology Questions & 100% Verified Answers Pack | Latest Update
[Montrer plus]AQA Psychology Questions & 100% Verified Answers Pack | Latest Update
[Montrer plus]Lab(oratory) experiments 
These tend to make control easier but are less natural, especially because 
participants are aware that they are being studied. 
Field experiments 
Tend to be more natural and more representative of everyday life but this means 
less control and greater ethical problems. ...
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Ajouter au panierLab(oratory) experiments 
These tend to make control easier but are less natural, especially because 
participants are aware that they are being studied. 
Field experiments 
Tend to be more natural and more representative of everyday life but this means 
less control and greater ethical problems. ...
Origins of Psychology 
Wundt founded first ever psychological lab in Germany in 1879. 
Aimed to document and describe the nature of human consciousness. 
Developed *introspection* 
Introspection 
Involved recording own conscious thoughts. 
Aim was to break these thoughts down into their constituent ...
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Ajouter au panierOrigins of Psychology 
Wundt founded first ever psychological lab in Germany in 1879. 
Aimed to document and describe the nature of human consciousness. 
Developed *introspection* 
Introspection 
Involved recording own conscious thoughts. 
Aim was to break these thoughts down into their constituent ...
Aggression 
Anti-social behaviour that can come across as angry and often unprovoked. 
What are the neural influences of aggression? 
Limbic system (amygdala and hippocampus) and serotonin. 
What is the hormonal influence of aggression? 
Testosterone 
Limbic system 
Sub-cortical structures in the br...
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Ajouter au panierAggression 
Anti-social behaviour that can come across as angry and often unprovoked. 
What are the neural influences of aggression? 
Limbic system (amygdala and hippocampus) and serotonin. 
What is the hormonal influence of aggression? 
Testosterone 
Limbic system 
Sub-cortical structures in the br...
What does the cognitive approach do? 
Studies information processing, ways we in which we extract, store and retrieve 
the information that helps in guiding our behavior. 
What does the cognitive approach recognize? 
That these mental processes are unable to be studied directly but must be 
studie...
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Ajouter au panierWhat does the cognitive approach do? 
Studies information processing, ways we in which we extract, store and retrieve 
the information that helps in guiding our behavior. 
What does the cognitive approach recognize? 
That these mental processes are unable to be studied directly but must be 
studie...
What components make up the Central Nervous system 
The brain and spinal cord 
The peripheral nervous system has two divisions, what are they? 
Autonomic nervous system and Somatic Nervous system 
Which division of the Peripheral Nervous System contains the sympathetic and 
parasympathetic division...
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Ajouter au panierWhat components make up the Central Nervous system 
The brain and spinal cord 
The peripheral nervous system has two divisions, what are they? 
Autonomic nervous system and Somatic Nervous system 
Which division of the Peripheral Nervous System contains the sympathetic and 
parasympathetic division...
Aim for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) 
To test for interactional synchrony 
Participants for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) 
Babies 
Procedure for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) 
- Adult model displayed one of three facial expressions/hand movements 
- At first, a dummy was placed in baby's mouth to ...
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Ajouter au panierAim for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) 
To test for interactional synchrony 
Participants for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) 
Babies 
Procedure for Meltzoff + Moore (Attachment) 
- Adult model displayed one of three facial expressions/hand movements 
- At first, a dummy was placed in baby's mouth to ...
Neural and hormonal influences 
Limbic system (amygdala and the hippocampus) 
Serotonin 
Testosterone 
Neural influences (limbic system) 
Kluver and Bucy 
The Amygdala relates emotional info with a physical action 
For example when an animal is confronted by another dangerous animal then the firs...
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Ajouter au panierNeural and hormonal influences 
Limbic system (amygdala and the hippocampus) 
Serotonin 
Testosterone 
Neural influences (limbic system) 
Kluver and Bucy 
The Amygdala relates emotional info with a physical action 
For example when an animal is confronted by another dangerous animal then the firs...
Capacity 
This is a measure of how much can be held in memory. It is represented in terms 
of bits of information, such as number of digits 
Coding (Encoding) 
The way information is changed so that it can be stored in memory. Information 
enters the brain via the senses (e.g. eyes and ears). It i...
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Ajouter au panierCapacity 
This is a measure of how much can be held in memory. It is represented in terms 
of bits of information, such as number of digits 
Coding (Encoding) 
The way information is changed so that it can be stored in memory. Information 
enters the brain via the senses (e.g. eyes and ears). It i...
Content analysis 
An observational technique where a type of media is sampled to find out how 
often particular words, images or ideas are mentioned 
Coding unit 
The level data of data being analysed in a content analysis 
Correlation 
A mathematical technique showing the relationship between two ...
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Ajouter au panierContent analysis 
An observational technique where a type of media is sampled to find out how 
often particular words, images or ideas are mentioned 
Coding unit 
The level data of data being analysed in a content analysis 
Correlation 
A mathematical technique showing the relationship between two ...
What type of disorder is depression? 
A mood disorder 
What are the two types of depression? 
Major depressive disorder - 2+ weeks of a major depressive episode 
Persistent depressive disorder - long term and/or re-occurring depressive episodes 
Cognitive characteristics of depression 
Irrational an...
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Ajouter au panierWhat type of disorder is depression? 
A mood disorder 
What are the two types of depression? 
Major depressive disorder - 2+ weeks of a major depressive episode 
Persistent depressive disorder - long term and/or re-occurring depressive episodes 
Cognitive characteristics of depression 
Irrational an...
Sex 
Whether an individual is biologically male or female 
Gender 
The social and psychological characteristics of males and females 
Sex-role stereotypes 
Types of qualities and characteristics seen as appropriate for each sex 
Female sex-role stereotypes 
Nurturing, co-operative, domestic, emotion...
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Ajouter au panierSex 
Whether an individual is biologically male or female 
Gender 
The social and psychological characteristics of males and females 
Sex-role stereotypes 
Types of qualities and characteristics seen as appropriate for each sex 
Female sex-role stereotypes 
Nurturing, co-operative, domestic, emotion...
Psychology 
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those 
functions affecting behaviour in a given context 
Science 
A means of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective observation, 
with the aim to discover general laws 
Introspection 
(Wundt) The first s...
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Ajouter au panierPsychology 
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those 
functions affecting behaviour in a given context 
Science 
A means of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective observation, 
with the aim to discover general laws 
Introspection 
(Wundt) The first s...
Who is associated with the emergence of psychology as a science? 
Wundt 
What is 'introspection'? 
The first systematic attempt at examining thought processes using feelings, 
emotions and sensations. 
What are the key assumptions of the biological approach? 
Behaviour originates from biological ...
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Ajouter au panierWho is associated with the emergence of psychology as a science? 
Wundt 
What is 'introspection'? 
The first systematic attempt at examining thought processes using feelings, 
emotions and sensations. 
What are the key assumptions of the biological approach? 
Behaviour originates from biological ...
what is your sex? 
whether you are biologically male or female 
what is your gender? 
the way you act and identify yourself 
what is 'androgynous'? 
having a balanced combination of masculine and feminine characteristics 
what are sex-roles? 
the particular behaviours expected of men and women 
wh...
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Ajouter au panierwhat is your sex? 
whether you are biologically male or female 
what is your gender? 
the way you act and identify yourself 
what is 'androgynous'? 
having a balanced combination of masculine and feminine characteristics 
what are sex-roles? 
the particular behaviours expected of men and women 
wh...
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