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17 Cards in this Set
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What is social learning theory? |
The idea that we observe and imitate others around us |
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Who are we most likely to imitate and why? |
We’re most likely to imitate those that are similar to us (eg same sex) because we feel we will have a similar outcome. |
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What was the experiment called that was carried out by Bandura? |
The bobo doll study |
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What was the result from the bobo doll study? |
The children that saw an aggressive model were more aggressive than those who saw a passive model |
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What did spectators do during the murder of Kitty Genovese and why did they do it? |
They just stood and watched because they felt like it wasn’t their responsibility to help as many other people were watching too |
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What did Wundt do? |
He created and opened the first ever experimental psychology lab |
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What is control? |
Tests that involve holding variables constant in order to achieve/establish cause and effect |
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Predictability |
To be able to predict future behaviour from research findings |
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Replication |
Findings should be repeated when tested on different occasions |
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What is the scientific method? |
Back (Definition) |
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What is empiricism? |
Earliest form of psychology, knowledge comes straight from direct experiences (senses, observation etc) Not through instinct or genes Behaviourist approach |
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What is structuralism? |
The breaking down of the human consciousness into individual parts/structures to investigate it |
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What is structuralism? |
The breaking down of the human consciousness into individual parts/structures to investigate it |
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What is introspection? |
Presenting stimuli (photograph, sound etc) and asking the participants to describe these experiences/ how they felt out loud |
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What is structuralism? |
The breaking down of the human consciousness into individual parts/structures to investigate it |
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What is introspection? |
Presenting stimuli (photograph, sound etc) and asking the participants to describe these experiences/ how they felt out loud Controlled and standardised whatg |
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What was behaviourism? |
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