Approaches AO1

Which OC key-term does this experiment show: Rat presses lever, food pellet drops, rat presses lever again for reward

Instinctual drive responsible for pleasure impulses regardless of conseqeunces. Contains our sexual/aggressive impulses.

The unconscious is where our memories + stored knowledge exists

Freud uses the metaphor of an iceberg to describe how the mind works(i.e. unconscious is underwater / hidden)

Which of the below definitions explains the 'hormonal basis' for behaviour

John B Watson the first behaviourist and criticised introspection as being too subjective and un-scientific

Which of the below definitions explains the 'neural basis' for behaviour

Which Humanistic psychologist argues behaviour is explained depending on the 'hierarchy of need' we exist at

Which approach is the most scientific?

Which defence mechanism is this - a patient who continues to smoke despite lung cancer diagnosis

Negative reinforcement is when a desired behaviour is rewarded by removing something unpleasant

Which approach is the least scientific?

Which Psychologist is used to explain Psychodynamic approach?

The multi-store model is an example of which model:

Punishment is when unpleasant consequences are given to undesirable behaviour

Instinctual drive responsible for our morals and acts as our voice of conscience. Guilts the ego to act on moral goals.

Skinner performed 4 experiments on rats which took place in the 'skinner box'

The Emergence of Psychology as a science is attributed to who?

Which Humanistic psychologist argues behaviour is a reflection of how close our perceived self and ideal self is

The Rat Man experiment is supportive evidence for which cognitive approach concept?

Which defence mechanism is: your teacher shouts at you and you cannot shout at them so shout at your family when home

What was the treatment proposed by Freud called to overcome abnormal behaviour?

Which is the definition for psychology?

What is the key difference between classical and operant conditioning?

Freud argues the mind is divided into 3 structures who are all responsible for behaviour - what are the 3 structures?

Which best explains Operant Conditioning?

Which best explains Classical Conditioning?

An employer offering an employee a day off after excellent work. This is an example of...

which approach is the only approach that is based on 'free will' rather than 'determinism'?

Which approach dislikes the use of scientific methods (subjective+self-report preferred)

Which best explains the humanistic approach?

We are more likely to imitate/copy opposite-sex models

Which Psychologist is used to explain Classical Conditioning

Which of the following can not be used to explain/evidence the genetic basis of behaviour

Which best explains the psychodynamic approach?

Self-actualisation (complete fulfilment) is easy to meet

Wundt designed introspection (1st scientific method) to examine one's thoughts. Which step is not part of his procedure?

Learning through observation is argued to only occur if 4 mediational processes take place - which below are they?

What key-term would Pavlov use to describe the bell in this diagram?

Social learning theory is a mixed approach theory - what two approaches is it a part of?

Which best explains the behaviourist approach?

Freud argues there are 5 psychosexual stages

Child moved to naughty step when swore playing a videogame. This is an example of...

The cognitive approach tries to explain physically observable + objective behaviour

Which OC key-term does this experiment show: Rat presses lever, receives electric shock, avoids lever forever

If phenotype (blue eyes) is different to genotype (brown), we would argue that characteristic is learnt from environment

Which key-term is used to explain the cognitive approaches concept that the 'human mind is like a computer'?

Incongruence is when the gap between ideal self and perceived self is too big leading to negative feelings of self-worth

Which OC key-term does this experiment show: Rat presses lever, loud noise is stopped, rat sits on lever to avoid noise.

Bandura, Ross and Ross did 3 variations looking at observational learning - which of the following did they not look at:

Which Psychologist is used to explain Operant Conditioning?

Token economy is the real-life application of operant conditioning in societal settings i.e. schools, prison, home.

We can only be vicariously reinforced through watching role models we identify with i.e. family, friends, fav celebrity

Which Psychologist is used to explain Social Learning Theory

Which best explains social learning theory?

Which best explains the biological approach?

What did the case study of Little Albert show?

A fixation at this stage leads to obssession with tidiness/OCD

Your schema (framework of beliefs/expectations that influence cognitive procressing) is unique and different to others

Which best explains the cognitive approach?

Which of the below options is a biological structure argued to impact our behaviour