PSYA1

PSYA1

Cognitive Psychology
1. Models of Memory
  1. Multi-store model
    1. Sensory Memory
    2. Short-term Memory
    3. Long term memory
    4. evaluate
      1. milver
        HM- hippocampi,epileptic fits, no new LTM's
        supports seperation of stores
        created new procedural memories
  2. Working Memory Model
    1. Phonological Loop
    2. Central Executive
    3. Visuo-spatial Sketchpad
2. Memory in everyday life
  1. Eyewitness Testimony (EWT)
    1. Improving Accuracy of EWT
      1. Cognitive Interview (CI)
        Report everything
        Recreate original context
        Change order
        Change perspective
    2. Factors affecting EWT
      1. Misleading information
        Loftus & Palmer (1974)
      2. Anxiety
        Violent crime
        Weapon focus
      3. Age of witness
        Older vs Younger Adults
        Children vs Younger Adults
  2. Strategies for Memory Improvement
    1. Verbal mnemonics
    2. Imagery mnemonics
Developmental Psychology
1. Attachment
  1. Learning Theory
    1. Classical Conditioning
      1. Association
    2. Operant Conditioning
      1. Reinforcement
    3. Social learning theory
      1. Observation and imitation
  2. Types of attachment
    1. Insecure disorganised
    2. Insecure
    3. Insecure Ambivalent
    4. Secure
    5. Insecure avoidant
    6. Stranger anxiety
  3. Strange situation
    1. Ainsworth
  4. Cultural variation
    1. Similarities
      1. Ainsworth (1967)
      2. Tronick et al. (1992)
      3. Fox (1977)
    2. Differences
      1. Grossman and Grossman (1991)
      2. Takahashi (1990)
  5. Attachment difficulties
    1. Deprivation
      1. Robertson
    2. Privation
      1. Hodges and Tizard (1989)
  6. Evolutionary Theory
    1. Bowlby's theory
      1. ASCMIS
        Adaptive
        Social releasers
        Critical period
        Internal working model
        Monotropy
        Secure base
    2. Lorenz's imprinting
2. Attachment in everyday life
  1. Day care
Research Methods
1. Methods and techniques
  1. Experimental design
    1. Repeated measures
    2. Independent groups
    3. Match pairs
  2. Types of Experiment
    1. Laboratory
    2. Field
    3. Natural
  3. Observation
    1. Naturalistic
    2. Controlled
    3. Content analysis
2. Investigation design
  1. Selection of Participants
  2. Ethical Issues
3. Data analysis and presentation
  1. Quantitative data
  2. Qualitative data

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