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Flashcards by hollyumnelms, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by hollyumnelms
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| Question | Answer |
| Name two assumptions of the biological approach | Brain - different areas of the brain are linked to different functions ie frontal lobes linked to thinking Hormones- have an instant and short lasting effect on target organs ie adrenaline, testosterone linked to agression |
| Name two assumptions of the behaviourist approach | Classical conditioning - (ucs = ucr) (ucs + ns = unr) (cs (ns) = cs (ucs)) Social learning theory - observation, vicarious reinforcement, mental representation, maintenance through direct experience |
| Name two assumptions of the psychodynamic approach | Tripartite personality - ID, Ego, Super ego Levers of consciousness - conscious, subconscious, unconscious (unconscious linked to ego defence mechanisms ie repressed memories) |
| name two strengths of the biological approach | Scientific approach - measurable variables enable well controlled objective research Successful applications - Selye's research lead to better treatment of patients |
| name two strengths of the behaviourist approach | scientific approach - easy concepts Successful applications - to the treatment of mental disorders and in education eg programmed instruction device |
| name two strengths of the psychodynamic approach | Nature and Nurture - uses both sides of the argument, interactionist reflects complexities of human behaviour - other approaches are very reductionist they don't focus on thoughts or feelings |
| name two weakness' of the biological aproach | Reductionist approach - complex behaviour reduced Ignores individual differences - some people get more stressed than others |
| name two weakness' of the behaviourist aproach | Emphasis on nurture - ignores the nature side of the argument More relevant to animals - animal experiments done, not generalisable to humans because humans react differently to animals |
| name two weakness' of the psychodynamic aproach | Cannot be Proven - you cannot see the mind therefore is is unprovable Determinist - behaviour determined by innate forces and childhood |
| give one advantage of case studies | large amount of detailed qualitative data |
| give one disadvantage of case studies | lacks generalisability, unrepresentative sample, experimenter bias from becoming close to the participant. |
| explain how psychosurgery is linked to the biological approach | the biological approach says that behaviour can be explained in terms of brain structure therefore if you change the brain structure you will change the behaviour |
| what is psychosurgery | an operation on the brain to aleviate symtoms of mental illness |
| what was found in patients after receiving psychosurgery | they were not as fun/ lost their personality. |
| what are two methodologies used by the biological approach | Brain scanning - CAT, MRI, PET Twin studies - twins reared appart intellegance and twins |
| give an example of operant conditioning | skinners rats |
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