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Lecture notes on Basic Psychological Theories

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  • Basic Psychology
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  • Coventry University (West Midlands) (CU)
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  • Psychology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

This document, which has been made into a spider diagram, is an aid to help with revision, or even to help think critically about the different Theories of Psychology. I used this basic information, then learned more in-depth information about each specific bullet point, to then write about in an e...

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  • January 14, 2021
  • 4
  • 2020/2021
  • Class notes
  • Emma holdsworth
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  • psychology
  • psychological theories
  • biological psychology
  • cognitive psychology
  • psychodynamic psychology
  • behaviourist psychology
  • skinners rats
  • strengths and limitations
  • research methods
  • pavolvs dogs

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General Information Research Methods
biological factors such as Animal studies - used to
chromosomes, hormones investigate behaviours,
and the brain have an where ethical guidelines
influence on behaviour Biological Perspective would not allow human
this perspective believes participants
that behaviour is inherited Case studies - observes
in DNA behavioural abnormalities
chemical imbalances can alongside changes in
affect behaviour biology (Phineas Gage)
brain physiology can Twin studies -
affect behaviour investigating identical
twins can provide
evidence for the
nature/nurture debate



Limitations
Stengths Nature vs Nurture
Restrictive perspective - it
Rigorous investigative A psychological debate about if behaviours are a
does not take into account
methods to ensure reliable product of inheritance (e.g. DNA), or acquired
other factors such as
results influence (e.g. environment)
environment, upbringing,
high validity, as Nature believes that individuals are 'pre-wired' and is
culture, life events - these
experiments are conducted the belief that biological factors influences our
could all have an impact
in laboratory settings behaviours
on behaviour (nature vs
Nurture believes that behaviours are formed from
nurture debate)
external influences after conception

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