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Define compliance Where you go along with the group in order to fit in even when you don't believe in their view point, likely to be linked to NSI. E.g. in the post-experiment discussions of Asch's study, most conforming participants claimed to have went along with the wrong answer to avoid ridicule.. Define identification Adopting the views of a group both publicly and privately because you value membership of that group. This is a stronger form of conformity, temporary and is not m...

What is an attachment? An emotional link between the child and there primary caregiver, which ties them together. Four ways an attachment can be tested? 1. Seeking Proximity 2. Distress on seperation 3. Joy on reunion 4. General Behaviour What is a bond? A bond is a set of feelings that ties one person to another Benefits of an attachment Survival Food Love Security Two caregiver-infant interactions are... Reciprocity and Interactional Synchrony What is reciprocity? Reciprocity is a...

State the definition of conformity An individual is said to be conforming if they choose a course of action that is favoured by the majority of the group members. State and explain the three types of conformity Compliance - Individuals follow what the group is doing in order to be accepted or to fit in, even if there personal views may differ to the one they are portraying. This will not chance their underlying attitude towards something. (Asch) Internalisation - This involves both public ...

PYSCHOLOGY the scientific study of behaviour and mental process APPROACH school of thought/perspective BIOLOGICAL (PHYSIOLOGICAL) APPROACH examines how one's biology affects behaviour and mental processes COGNITIVE APPROACH examine human thought and behaviour in terms of how we interpret, process and remember events LEARNING APPROACH interested in how humans and animals learn SOCIAL APPROACH -interested in how we work in the social world -looks at how individuals interact with each ot...

Who was Wundt and what did he do He is known as the father of Psychology opening the first institute for experimental psychology in Germany in 1879. He separated psychology from philosophy and focused on studying the mind. He took a very reductionist approach where he simplified everything down to cause and effect. Outline introspection and problems with it Introspection is a psychological method to analyse someones thoughts and feelings internally, this was done as there were no brai...

central executive - acts as a filter to determine what information is received - limited capacity - baddeley found participants couldn't type letters and numbers on a keyboard whilst speaking random numbers - limited research phonological loop - stores verbal information - divided into: - acoustic store: holds words heard - articulatory process: holds words heard and repeats them visuo-spatial sketchpad - stores visual and spatial information - divided into: - visual cache: stores v...

What are the four approaches?- Biological - Cognitive - Learning - Social State the main assumptions of the biological approach- Behaviour, cognitions and emotions can be explained in terms of biological systems & processes, such as evolution, the nervous system and hormones; - Behaviour, cognitions and emotions can be investigated by manipulating and measuring biological responses (e.g. eye movements, brain activity and pulse rate); - Similarities and differences between people ca...

Study of capacity of STM Miller (Immediate Digit Span Test) Jacobs Support Study of duration of STM Peterson and Peterson (Trigrams) 24 students given a consonant syllable and a three digit number ie. THX 512. They were asked to recall the consonant syllable after a retention interval of 3, 6 , 9, 12 or 15 seconds. During this interval they had to count backwards from their three digit number. Participants were 90% correct after 3 seconds, 20% correct after 9 and only 2% correct after ...

Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) Abnormal behavior is seen as vivid and unpredictable, causes observer discomfort and violates moral or ideal standards because it differs from most other people's behavior and standards. Part of the "Deviation from Social Norms" definition of abnormality. Szasz (1960) Another supporter of the "Deviation from Social Norms" definition of abnormality. Argues that abnormality, especially relating to certain mental disorders, is a socially constructed conc...

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