A Level Psychology Approaches To Psychology

Front 1

Who is sometimes described as the farther of Psychology?

And

What did he open in Leipzig in 1879?

Back 1

Wilhelm Wudnt

Opened the worlds first Psychology lab

Front 2

What theory/thought did Rene Descartes come up with?

Back 2

Dualism - The idea that the body and mind are separate

Front 3

What 2 things did Wudnt believe in? (To do with psychology)

Back 3

1. Structuralism - The belief that all human behaviour can be broken down in to basic elements

2. Introspection - Thinking aloud - Means Looking into in Latin

Front 4

Describe the 2 types of conditioning

Back 4

1. Classical Conditioning - Learning through association - Pavlov's dogs

2. Operant Conditioning - Learning through reward and punishment / Past experiences - B.F. Skinners pigeons

Front 5

What are the 4 main stages in Social Learning Theory?

Back 5

1. Attention - Pay attention to model

2. Encoding - Memorise behaviour

3. Imitate - Imitate the behaviour

4. Motivation - Give reason to use the behaviour

Front 6

What did Bandura use to test Social Learning Theory in children?

Back 6

Bobo Dolls

Front 7

The Cognitive Approach states that behaviours happen because of a Stimulus, …… ……… , Response.

Fill the gap

Back 7

Process Information

Front 8

Give an example of how Evolutionary theory states that phobias are evolved.

Back 8

The phobia of hight could be evolved because ancestors which didn't go near high places didn't fall of them and then passed on their genes.

Front 9

What is a Genotype?

What is a Phenotype?

Back 9

Genotype = What a gene sais

Phenotype = How the characteristics of that gene are shown

Front 10

Non-identicle twins are Dyzygotic, what are identical twins known as?

Back 10

Monozygotic

Front 11

What does the Endocrine System consist of?

Back 11

Hormones and Glands

Front 12

Give 2 examples of a gland, what hormone is produced and what the hormone does

Back 12

1. Thyroid Gland | Thyroxine | Regulating Metabolism

2. Ovaries | Oestrogen | Regulates the female reproductive system and menstrual system

3. Pineal Gland | Melatonin | Biological rhythms

There is others...

Front 13

What are the 3 main types of Neuro-transmitters?

Back 13

Sensory

Motor Neuro-Transmitters

Relay

Front 14

What are the 2 main features of the Nervous System?

Back 14

1. Central Nervous System

2. Peripheral Nervous System

Front 15

The Sympathetic Nervous System is responsible for what response?

And

what Nervous System counters this?

Back 15

The Flight or Fight response

Countered by the Parasympathetic Nervous System

Front 16

What is the Synaptic Cleft?

Back 16

The gap between Neuro-Transmitters where chemical reactions happen

Front 17

What main, part of a Neuro-Transmitter does the Action potential need to go through to pass on the current?

Back 17

The Axon

Front 18

What is Excitation and Inhibition when in the context of The Endocrine System?

Back 18

Excitation = A type of Hormone which is linked with active emotions

Inhibition = A type of Hormone linked to Relaxing

Front 19

Give an example of an Excitation Hormone and an Inhibition hormone

Back 19

Adrenaline is an Excitation Hormone

Serotonin is an Inhibition Hormone

Front 20

What 2 main element chemicals are involved in Action and Resting potential in a Neuro-Transmitter?

Back 20

Sodium (+) and Potassium (-)