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♦ Approaches (Section A)
♦ Biopsychology (Section B)
Outline research fully with key points, application should include
psychological knowledge that applies to scenario, Evaluation- 3 PEL’s
for 16 marker with application, 4 PEL’s with 16 marker with no
application, 2 PEL’s for 8 markers.
PEL structure should always be used: e.g.
P= A strength/limitation is
E= For example:
L= This is a strength/limitation because
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Approaches
Origins of psychology and how it emerged as a science
Outline:
→ Wundt set up the first psychology lab in Germany in the 1870’s and promoted the
use of introspection.
→ Watson (Behaviourist) rejected introspection as it felt too subjective and he
criticised it as it didn’t allow general principles to be developed.
→ Watson suggested that only observable and measurable behaviour was
important.
→ Later, Skinner developed the behaviourist approach, which became dominant.
They relied on lab experiments.
→ Which gave greater weight to the idea that psychology was a science as it was
based on objective empirical evidence. Legacy is seen today as lab experiments
are widely used in psychology.
→ 1960s- Cognitive Revolution occurred, reintroduced the study of mental
processes in a more scientific way.
→ Study of mental processes now seen as legitimate as inferences are made based
on lab experiments.
→ 1980s- Biological Approach became a dominant perspective, it was believed that
behaviour was mainly down to biological forces.
→ Researchers in this field use objective methods such as brain scans to
understand human behaviour.
→ Advances in technology allowed the biological basis of behaviour to be studied.
→ Now- Cognitive neuroscience has emerged, bringing together biological and
cognitive approaches to explain behaviour. It studies how biological processes
influence mental processes.
Introspection (Wundt): involves individuals examining their own thoughts
objectively, Wundt asked ppl to focus on an everyday object and look inwards
noticing sensations, feelings and images. He trained them to break down their
conscious thoughts and separate elements. All introspections were recorded
systematically and powered the way for later controlled research.
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