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12 step recovery programme |
A type of self-help group that give members 12 principles to follow in order to be able to stop using substances |
Psychological problems- addiction |
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Accommodation |
When we come across a new idea or situation, a schema has to be updated or a new schema has to be created. For example if a toddler is given a square shape and it doesn’t fit in a circular hole the child will try the other holes. |
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Adaptive |
When an individual’s physical or psychological characteristics are able to change to fit in with different situations in order to survive |
Language, thought and communication |
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Adaptive addiction |
When an individual’s physical or psychological characteristics are able to change in order to fit different situations and environments in order to survive |
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Addiction |
A mental health problem in which an individual‘s repeated behaviour or substance abuse results in them being entirely focused on the behaviour or substance. Withdrawal symptoms will be present without regular engagement |
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Agency |
The awareness we have are carrying out and be in control of our own actions |
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Allocation to conditions |
Assigning participants into each of the conditions in an experiment |
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Alternative hypothesis |
A hypothesis that states that a relationship between two variables does exist |
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Ambiguity |
Being able to be interpreted or understood in more than one way |
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Anonymity |
Being unable to be identified |
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Antidepressants |
A form of medication used to prevent and treat depression and other conditions including anxiety |
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Antisocial behaviour |
Acting in ways that are socially unacceptable |
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Assimilation |
Assimilation occurs when an existing schema will not work with a new object or situation . The schema has to be updated in light of the new information or a new scheme has to be created |
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Attributions |
The way in which we explain situations and behaviour of ourselves and others |
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Auditory area |
Area in a temporal lobe is involved with hearing |
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Authoritarian personality |
A person who has a strong belief that authority figures should be obeyed (they also score highly on the f-scale) |
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Authority |
A person who has the right to give orders or perceived by others to have the right to do so (Stanford prison experiment: prison workers made the prisoners do horrible things because the prisoners perceived them as authority) |
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Autonomic functions |
Bodily functions that happen without our conscious control-such as breathing and heart rate. |
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Autonomic nervous system |
A branch of the peripheral nervous system that connects the senses and internal organs with the central nervous system and hypothalamus |
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Aversion therapy Bar chart |
Treatment to help people stop undesirable behaviours e.g. substance abuse. The person experiences some form of discomfort when carrying out the undesirable behaviour in order to stop, The undesirable behaviour becomes associated with the discomfort and therefore it is likely to stop |
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Bar chart |
Type of graph that is used to display grouped data |
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Binocular depth cues |
Depth cues that require two eyes. E.g. convergence and retinal disparity |
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Bipolar depression |
A mood disorder that causes the persons mood energy and activity levels to be manic or depressed |
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Body language |
A form of conscious or unconscious non-verbal communication that features gestures and movements to convey attitudes and feelings |
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Brainstem |
The part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord and controls messages between the brain and the rest of the body ,it also controls bodily functions such as breathing and heart rate |
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British psychological Society guidelines |
Ethical guidelines to cover the work of practising and research psychologists |
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Bystander behaviour |
The way an individual acts when they see someone needing help |
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Case behaviour categoriesstudy |
In-depth investigation on an individual ,group or specific situation |
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Behaviour categories cerebellum |
Specific actions or behaviours that can be observed and recorded as examples of target behaviour in an observation |
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Cerebellum |
Structure above the spinal-cord that coordinates motor movement ,dexterity and balance as well as having a role in cognition |
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Closed posture |
Being in a position with arms folded across the body across liked that could indicate disagreement or irritation |
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Encoding |
The way the information is stored in the brain |
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Cognition |
Mental processes such as thinking, planning and problem-solving |
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Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) |
A treatment to help people to manage their problems and emotions and encourages them to change the way they think and behave |
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Cognitive development |
The changes and advancements that take place over time in an individual’s mental processes |
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Collective behaviour |
Behaviour that happens as part of a group, it may be different from the way people would be when they are alone. |
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Concrete operational stage |
Piaget’s third operational stage that occurs between the ages of 7 and 11. In this stage children are expected to decentre |
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Conformity |
When people change their opinions of behaviour in order to fit in or be socially accepted |
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Conservation |
Being aware that the quantity of something is still the same even if it looks different |
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Convergence que aunque pagan |
A form of binocular debt cue that uses the extent in which the must have to work in order to focus on images or objects. If an object is close the more the muscles have to work |
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Counterbalancing |
And arrangement using repeated measures designs to even out order effects. The ABBA solution can be used . |
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CAT scan |
Computerised tomography Image: machine scans the brain easier series of x-rays to create a 3-D image |
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Cultural norms |
The types of customs, beliefs and behaviours that are expected of a particular community of people |
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Cultural variation D individuation |
Different communities of people having different customs ,beliefs and behaviour |
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Deindividuation |
State of losing a sense of individuality (especially in a crowd) or self awareness that results in loss of responsibility |
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Depth Cue |
Ways in which we perceive depth can be monocular or binocular |
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Development |
The manner in which someone grows and changes to become more advanced over time |
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Dispositional factors |
Personal characteristics which may affect a person‘s behaviour and choices |
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Ecological validityq |
The result of the investigation can be sent to apply to real world situations |
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Egocentric |
Not able to see things from another persons point of views |
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Encoding |
How a memory is stored |
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Episodic memory |
Recollections of past personal experiences e.g. fifth birthday |
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Ethical issues |
Concerns about what is morally right and best for participants in research |
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Excitation |
Neurotransmitter binding with a receptor on the next neuron and increasing the likelihood of it firing an electrical impulse |
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False memories |
Remembering something that never actually occurred but felt like it did |
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Fight or flight response |
Autonomic physiological reaction to threats That trigger the ANS to release adrenaline this in turn causes the need to take a number of steps so that the individual is ready for action |
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Fixed mindset |
Believe that ability and achievement are due to the genetics and other unchanging factors and that no amount of trying will alter this |
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI scan) |
A machine that scans the brain using radio waves to measure blood supply and identifies the magnetic activity of water molecules in active brain cells to show what areas of the brain are in use |
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