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AQA A-Level Psychology 7182
Social Influence
Memory
Attachment
Topic overviewCaregiver-infant interactions: reciprocity and interactional synchronySchaffer's stages of attachmentMultiple attachments and the role of the fatherAnimal studies of attachmentExplanations of attachmentAinsworth's Strange Situation and types of attachmentBowlby's theory of maternal deprivation and effects of institutionalisationInfluence of early attachment on relationshipsCultural variations in attachment
Approaches in Psychology
Biopsychology
Topic overviewDivisions of the nervous systemStructure and function of neurons and synaptic transmissionThe endocrine systemThe fight or flight responseWays of studying the brainLocalisation of function and hemispheric lateralisationPlasticity and functional recovery of the brain after traumaBiological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
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Topic overviewAims and hypothesesSamplingPilot studiesExperimental designsObservational designQuestionnaire construction and design of interviewsVariablesControlDemand characteristics and investigator effectsEthicsPeer reviewImplications of psychological research for the economyReliabilityValidityFeatures of scienceReporting psychological investigations
Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Topic overviewQuantitative and qualitative data; the distinction between qualitative and quantitative data collection techniquesPrimary and secondary data, including meta-analysisDescriptive statistics: measures of central tendency and measures of dispersionPresentation and display of quantitative data: graphs, tables, scattergrams, bar chartsDistributions: normal and skewed distributionsIntroduction to statistical testing; the sign test
Data Handling and Analysis
Inferential Testing
Issues and Debates in Psychology
RelationshipsOption 1
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Cognition and DevelopmentOption 1
SchizophreniaOption 2
Eating BehaviourOption 2
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Forensic PsychologyOption 3
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Explanations for Nicotine AddictionOption 3
Issues and Debates in Psychology
The nature-nurture debate
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Overview
What the debate concerns, how twin and adoption studies separate genetic from environmental influence, what epigenetics adds, and the diathesis-stress model.
What you need to know
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How do twin studies separate genetic from environmental influence?
Key term
What does epigenetics study?
Process
Explain the diathesis-stress model.
Questions from this subtopic
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What two factors does the nature-nurture debate concern when explaining behaviour?
Model answer
The relative importance of heredity (genetic inheritance) and environment (experience and learning) in determining behaviour.
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Define 'nature' in the context of the nature-nurture debate.
Model answer
Nature refers to the influence of inherited genetic factors on behaviour, including genes, hormones, and neuroanatomy.
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How does heredity transmit characteristics from one generation to the next?
Model answer
Heredity transmits characteristics from parents to offspring through genes, providing the biological basis for traits and predispositions.
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What does 'environment' encompass in the nature-nurture debate?
Model answer
All external influences after conception, including prenatal environment, family, peers, education, and culture.
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What does the nativist position argue about the causes of behaviour?
Model answer
That behaviour is primarily determined by innate, inherited factors.
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What does the empiricist position argue about the causes of behaviour?
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That behaviour is primarily shaped by experience and environmental influences.
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