Principles of the psychological areas 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyareasA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Georgia KirkCreated on: 06-12-18 13:37 Social 1. Influenced by other people 2. Influenced by environment 1 of 7 Cognitive 1. Schema- how we process and store information 2. Mechanistic- the brain is like a computer with an input. Output is predictable 2 of 7 Biological 1. isolating a single Biological factor as an explanation for behaviour e.g through lab exp 2. Highly reductionist 3 of 7 Developmental 1. Nature/nurture 2. typical stages of development 4 of 7 Individual differences 1. we're all unique- combination of factors 2. concerned with how we measure it- reliability/validity 5 of 7 Behaviorist perspective 1. All behaviour is leanrt. Tabula Rasa Learning theories 2. only interested in observable and measurable data 6 of 7 psychodynamic 1. all behaviour can be explained by looking at unconscious mind Id, ego, superego 2. psychosexual stages and experiences when going through childhood 7 of 7
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