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Outline what sexual selection is -ANSWER - Sexual Selection is the process of selecting the right mate through competing rivals and engaging in the right behaviours in order for successful conception and child rearing. The evolutionary explanations behind this preference is important as it gives us insight on who will be chosen and who will be excluded. Outline the two ways in which sexual selection operates -ANSWER - Intrasexual Selection - this involves individuals of one sex (usually male)...

What is the nervous system -ANSWER - The nervous system is a specialised group of cells in our body and is our primary communication system, it collects processes and responds to different information and co-ordinates the working of different functions within the body. It is made up of both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. What is the central nervous system (CNS) -ANSWER - The CNS includes the brain and the spinal cord, the brain is the centre of all conscious awa...

Who developed the Multi-Store Model? -ANSWER - Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) What are the components of the MSM? -ANSWER - - Sensory register - Short-term memory - Long-term memory What is the capacity, duration, and coding of the sensory register? -ANSWER - - Capacity is large - Duration is milliseconds - Coding is sensory (Iconic, echoic, haptic) What is the capacity, duration, and coding of the short-term memory? -ANSWER - - Capacity is 7+-2 items (Miller, 1956) - Duration is &lt...

A general statement on what the researcher intends to investigate -ANSWER - What is an Aim? A clear, precise, testable statement that states the Relationship between the Variables to be investigated -ANSWER - What is a Hypothesis? A hypothesis that states the direction of the outcome of the experiment -ANSWER - What is a Directional Hypothesis? A hypothesis that doesn't state the direction of the outcome of the experiment -ANSWER - What is a Non-Directional Hypothesis? Making variab...

Origins of Psychology -ANSWER - Wundt founded first ever psychological lab in Germany in 1879. Aimed to document and describe the nature of human consciousness. Developed *introspection* Introspection -ANSWER - Involved recording own conscious thoughts. Aim was to break these thoughts down into their constituent parts. Isolating the structure of consciousness in this way is known as *Structuralism* Origins of psychology - Evaluation -ANSWER - -Wundt's methods were unreliable: ...

Briefly outline how two variables investigated by Asch were found to affect conformity. 2 marks -ANSWER - - increasing the size of the majority increased conformity (up to a majority of 3) - increasing task difficulty increased conformity Explain how social influence processes contribute to social change. 4 marks -ANSWER - - minorities contribute to social change by being consistent, flexible and showing commitment. -Through social crypto-amnesia and the snowball effect, gradually the minor...

Kelman -ANSWER - 1958. Proposed three types of conformity. Conformity -ANSWER - Yielding to group pressure. Behaviour and/or beliefs are influenced by a larger group of people. Internalisation -ANSWER - Public and private. Validation process. Change own beliefs. Identification -ANSWER - Accept influence to establish a relationship with a group. To feel part of a group. Internalisation and compliance. Compliance -ANSWER - Public not private. No change in personal opinion. To fain appr...

What is an attachment? -ANSWER - An emotional link between the child and there primary caregiver, which ties them together. Four ways an attachment can be tested? -ANSWER - 1. Seeking Proximity 2. Distress on seperation 3. Joy on reunion 4. General Behaviour What is a bond? -ANSWER - A bond is a set of feelings that ties one person to another Benefits of an attachment -ANSWER - Survival Food Love Security Two caregiver-infant interactions are... -ANSWER - Reciprocity and Intera...

Methods are what psychologists use to conduct their research. There are two areas of methods, what are these? -ANSWER- Experimental Methods and Non-Experimental Methods Outline what experimental methods consist of -ANSWER- Lab, natural, field and quasi experiments Outline what non-experimental methods consist of -ANSWER- Correlational analysis, observations, case studies and self report (interviews and questionnaires) Outline a lab experiment and evaluate it -ANSWER- Conducted within a ...

Gender bias -ANSWER - Psychologists seek universality but bias may be inevitable (social historical contexts) Gender bias: psychological theory/research not accurately represent experience/behaviour of men + women Alpha bias: differences exaggerated, devalue women E.g. Freud = genuine psychological differences due to physiological differences Girls suffer from 'penis envy', femininity is failed masculinity Beta bias: differences minimised, needs of women ignored E.g. fight or fligh...