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Approaches to Psychology AQA
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A psychology quiz to test knowledge of the origins of psychology, Wundt & introspecrion
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Which of the following statements about the cognitive approach is false?
Based on soft determinism as says we think before we respond
It studies how internal mental processes affect behaviour
They are able to study internal mental processes directly
It has contributed to the field of Artificial Intelligence
2
What was John Watson's main criticism of Introspection?
The methods used were not controlled
It was not possible to replicate the methods used
The methods used were not standardised
It is subjective as focusses on private mental processes
3
Out of these approaches, which is the earliest in the history of Psychology?
Cognitive approach
Humanistic approach
Psychodynamic approach
Social Learning Theory
4
If a behaviour has a genetic basis, which of these would show the greater concordance rate?
Dizygotic twins
Fraternal twins
Non-identical twins
Monozygotic twins
5
Which of the following statements does not apply to introspection?
Involves recording own conscious thoughts
Emphasises the influence of the unconscious mind
First systematic experimental approach in Psychology
Developed by Wundt
6
In Pavlov's research, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
Food
Salivation
Bell
Dog
7
Which behaviourist approach assumes learning occurs due to association?
Classical Conditioning
Trial and error learning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning Theory
8
Which of the following approaches in psychology is viewed as non-scientific?
Humanist
Biological
Behaviourist
Cognitive
9
Which of the following is the correct definition of a schema?
A representation of behaviour
A long term memory store for personal events
A structure of interconnected neurons in the brain
A cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret info
10
Which of the following is a real life application of operant conditioning?
Aversion therapy
Token economy
Flooding
Systematic desensitisation
11
A person's phenotype refers to what?
Their brain structure
Their DNA
Their genetic make-up
The physical expression of a person's genes
12
Which of the following is not an assumption of the biological approach?
Mental processes are separate from the physical brain
The mind lives in the brain
Studying brain structure & function can explain behaviour
Everything psychological is first biological
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Which of the following is not an area studied by cognitive psychologists?
Memory
Emotion
Problem solving
Perception
14
Which of the following methods are not used by biological psychologists?
Family studies
Psychoanalysis
fMRI scans
Twin studies
15
Which theoretical model is often used by the cognitive approach?
Evolutionary mode
Fight or flight model
Information processing model
Iceberg model
16
Which of the following is the best description of what cognitive neuroscientists study?
The effects of brain damage
The influence of brain structure on mental processes
How the brain is structured
Whether behavioural characteristics are inherited
17
Which of the following statements about behaviourism is false?
It focuses on the scientific processes involved in learning
Said psychology should only study what could be observed
It was also interested in studying private mental processes
It brought the methods of natural sciences into psychology
18
Which of the following are not used by cognitive neuroscientists?
Computer-generated models
PET scans
fMRI scans
ECG
19
Which of these is an example of negative reinforcement?
The rat receving food every 10th time it presses the lever
The rat getting an electric shock when it presses the lever
The rat avoiding an electric shock when it presses the lever
The rat obtaining a food pellet when it presses the lever
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Which of these psychological approaches is based in empiricism?
Psychodynamic approach
Cognitive approach
Behaviourist approach
Humanist approach
