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- 1EmpiricismThe belief that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience
- 2IntrospectionProcess by which a person gains knowledge by their own mental and emotional state
- 3Scientific methodUse of investigative method that are objective, systematic and replicable
- 4BehaviouristBelief that human behaviour can be explained in terms on conditioning without the need to consider thoughts and feelings
- 5Classical conditioningLearning process when a neutral stimuli is paired with unconditioned stimuli
- 6Operant conditioningLearning through reinforcement or punishment
- 7PunishmentApplication of an unpleasant consequence following a behaviour (less likely to occur again)
- 8ReinforcementAnything that strengths a response and increase its frequency
- 9IdentificationForm of influence, individual adopts behaviour to be associated with a group/person
- 10ImitationAction of using someone as a model and copying their behaviour
- 11Meditational processesInternal mental processes between environment and response from individual
- 12ModellingA form of learning, individuals learn behaviours by observing
- 13Social learning theoryLearning through observing others and imitating behaviours that are rewarded
- 14Vicarious reinforcementLearning that is not a result of direct reinforcement, but through observing someone else being reinforced
- 15CognitiveRelates to mental process such as perception, memory and reasoning
- 16Cognitive neuroscienceArea of psychology dedicated to underlying neural bases of cognitive function
- 17Computer modelProcess of using computer analogy to explain human cognition
- 18InferenceReaching a logical conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
- 19SchemaCognitive framework, helps organise and interpret information in the brain
- 20Theoretical modelsModels are to simplify mental processes
- 21Biological approachViews humans as biological organism, providing biological explanations
- 22EvolutionChange of successive generations.
- 23GenePart of a chromosome, carries DNA
- 24GenotypeGenetic make-up of an individual
- 25PhenotypeObservable characterises of an individual
- 26Natural selectionInherited characterises that enhance an individuals fitness
- 27NeurochemistryStudy of chemical and neural processes associated with the nervous system
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- • The origins of Psychology • The behaviourist approach • Social Learning Theory • The cognitive approach • The biological approach
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