AQA A Level Psychology Exam Compilation Bundle

Study of capacity of STM Miller (Immediate Digit Span Test) Jacobs Support Study of duration of STM Peterson and Peterson (Trigrams) 24 students given a consonant syllable and a three digit number ie. THX 512. They were asked to recall the consonant syllable after a retention interval of 3, 6 , ...

What are the four approaches?- Biological - Cognitive - Learning - Social State the main assumptions of the biological approach- Behaviour, cognitions and emotions can be explained in terms of biological systems & processes, such as evolution, the nervous system and hormones; - Behaviour,...

central executive - acts as a filter to determine what information is received - limited capacity - baddeley found participants couldn't type letters and numbers on a keyboard whilst speaking random numbers - limited research phonological loop - stores verbal information - divided into: - a...

Who was Wundt and what did he do He is known as the father of Psychology opening the first institute for experimental psychology in Germany in 1879. He separated psychology from philosophy and focused on studying the mind. He took a very reductionist approach where he simplified everything dow...

PYSCHOLOGY the scientific study of behaviour and mental process APPROACH school of thought/perspective BIOLOGICAL (PHYSIOLOGICAL) APPROACH examines how one's biology affects behaviour and mental processes COGNITIVE APPROACH examine human thought and behaviour in terms of how we interpret, pr...

State the definition of conformity An individual is said to be conforming if they choose a course of action that is favoured by the majority of the group members. State and explain the three types of conformity Compliance - Individuals follow what the group is doing in order to be accepted or to ...

What is an attachment? An emotional link between the child and there primary caregiver, which ties them together. Four ways an attachment can be tested? 1. Seeking Proximity 2. Distress on seperation 3. Joy on reunion 4. General Behaviour What is a bond? A bond is a set of feelings that ties ...

Define compliance Where you go along with the group in order to fit in even when you don't believe in their view point, likely to be linked to NSI. E.g. in the post-experiment discussions of Asch's study, most conforming participants claimed to have went along with the wrong answer to avoid r...

Participants of Canli et al. 10 right-handed healthy females volunteers Sampling technique of Canli et al. self-selecting/volunteer What pictures were used for the study by Canli et al. 96 pictures from the International Affective Picture System. Arousal ratings ranged from 1.97 (tranquil) to ...

Give one reason why schema's are useful? When we're in unknown situations schemas help us know how to behave. So when we do not know what to do our schema fills in the gaps for us and allow us to process situations better. Give one reason why schema's are not useful? schemas may exclude info...