Principles of psychology

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What is the name of the only professional body for British psychologists incorporated by Royal Charter
British Psychological Society.
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Psychology deals with many “hypothetical constructs”, what does the term “hypothetical construct” mean?
Anything that cannot be directly observed, only inferred from behaviour or changes in behaviou
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What is experimenter bias?
When the experimenter’s beliefs and expectations and behaviours influence the way in which participants react in the experiment
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According to Freud, what are the three aspects of the human mind?
Id- ego - superego
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What am I? According to Freud I am the part of the mind that is concerned with morality and the conscience.
Superego
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Regression is a defence mechanism that involves
Behaving in a manner that is characteristic of an earlier stage of learning
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Reaction formation is a defence mechanism that involves
Exaggerating a thought or feeling to help repress the opposite feeling or thoughts
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According to psychoanalysts someone who smokes or sucks their thumb may have what?
an oral fixation
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In Pavlov’s experiments what was the unconditioned stimulus
The food
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What is the term used to describe the form of learning that Thorndike proposed
Instrumental conditioning
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Banning someone from playing for their team is an example of
Negative punishment
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Fining someone a week’s wages is an example of
Negative punishment
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Removing the need to help out with putting sporting equipment is an example of
Negative reinforcement
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A fixed interval schedule of reinforcement is when
Reinforcement is delivered for the first response made after a set period of time since the last reinforcement was given.
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Locus of control refers to
An expectation about whether one’s actions are under one’s control or beyond one’s control
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Vicarious experiences refer to what?
Seeing others perform successfully
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