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Students of GCSE Psychology course learn a range of complex psychological theories and research. Studying for this course gives students the foundation to work in counselling and mental health roles. The GCSE Psychology qualification can also be used to move on to further study at A Level.

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1. What does nurture mean?

• Lots of qualitative data, with lots of detail and depth • They used scientific methods (control variables)'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

2. What is ability and effort? (Dweck's mindset)

Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determinationRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.• Lots of qualitative data, with lots of detail and depth • They used scientific methods (control variables)'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

3. What are the pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional stages of morality?

'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'• Lots of qualitative data, with lots of detail and depth • They used scientific methods (control variables)Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determinationRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.

4. Give two strenghts of the Three Mountains task

• Lots of qualitative data, with lots of detail and depth • They used scientific methods (control variables)Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

5. What is accommodation?

Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determinationWhen a schema has to be changed to deal with a new experience'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

6. What are two weaknesses of Willingham's learning theory?

• He didn't emphasise the importance of individual differences for learning. • His ideas come from many areas of cognitive science, not a singular theory that can be easily tested.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determinationRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.

7. What are some symptoms and features of addiction?

Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Symptoms - a feeling that the person NEEDS to take the substance, stopping use of the substance is difficult and physical withdrawl symptoms (shaking, sweating) Features - Most are treated for addiction to opiates (heroin, painkillers) and next was alcohol.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

8. What is the sensory register?

Our immediate memory of sensory information If we pay attention, it can go into STMRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

9. What are some situational factors that affect bystander intervention?

'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Diffusion of responsibility - we believe others will help, so we don't have to Noticing the event - when we're in a group we pay less attention to what is going on around us. If we're alone, we pay more attention. Plurisitic ignorance - we interpret the situation according to others' reaction Cost of helping - if the situatino has too high of a cost to help, such as it harming ourselves, then we don't help.Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

10. What is a fixed mindset? What is a growth mindset?

Fixed mindset - believing your abilities are fixed and unchangable Growth mindset - believing practice and effort can improve your abilitiesAbility - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determinationRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

11. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the different learning theories as an explanation of addiction?

'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Strengths • By assuming addictions are the result of learning, they can be unlearned • Classical conditioning explains why previous addicts sometimes relapse years after quitting Weaknesses • Ignores the role of biological factors • Doesn't explain why lots of people try drugs, alcohol but only a few become addicted.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determinationRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.

12. What is processing?

13. What are some features of the long-term memory?

Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination• Can last for minutes or up to an entire lifetime • Can hold potentially unlimited information • Encoding largely semantic, but can be visual or acoustic.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

14. What are some personal factors that affect bystander intervention?

Competence - how well we think we can help (i.e. CPR) Mood - good mood = more likely to help, bad mood = less likely because we perceive ourselves as how others feel Similarity - If we're similar to the person in need, we're more likely to help. We empathise.Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

15. What does 'culture' mean?

A set of traditions, beliefs and values shared by a group of people'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

16. What are some social issues that can be explained using psychology?

Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Obedience - German soldiers in WW2 probably obeyed because the authority figure looked official and legitimate (Sergeant) Conformity - 2011, riots in London. Rioters were probably unsure of how to act, so they followed suit of the members who were being hostile or aggressive.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

17. How does depression affect individuals and society?

• Increased risk of suicide • Amount of work missed by patients • Cost of treatment to patientsRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

18. What is the formal operational stage (12+ yrs)?

The last stage, where a young person can think about more than 2 things, they also have the ability to think about how time changes things and how actions have consequences. Logical thinkingRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

19. What were the strengths and weaknesses of Bartlett (1932) War of the Ghosts?

Strengths: • Remembering a story is naturalistic (ecological validity) • Bartlett replicated his procedure using different stories, but found the participants had the same tendencies (reliable) Weaknesses: •Qualitative analysis could be seen as subjective • Allowed participants to read the story in their own time and didn't get them to recall it at the same time intervals. Lacks controls.Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

20. What does the corpus callosum do?

21. What were the findings (results and conclusions) of Sperry (1968)?

Results The left and right hemispheres control different abilities Conclusion • Each hemisphere has its own memories and they have different roles • Right: identifying objects, left: naming items'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determinationRefers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.

22. What are schemas?

Mental representations of the world based on one's own experience.Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

23. What are some cultural issues that can be explained using psychology?

Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.'Deindividuation - likely to occur across all cultures, due to the norms in the culture (face painting before battle) Bystander effect - Individualistic cultures are more likely not to help because they don't form close social bonds. Collectivistic cultures are more likely to help people in their group. Piliavin found ''same race'' helping, even when victim was drunk.'Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'

24. What does nature mean?

Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.Ability - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'The biological factors that influence a person's behaviour

25. What is prosocial behaviour?

Refers to environmental factors that can influence a person's behaviour.'Pre-conventional (0-9) •Child believes rules cannot be changed •What benefits can be gained from moral actions Conventional • Young person or adult sees themselves as a good member of society. That is the starting point for what is moral behaviour Post-conventional • The individual has their own ideas about what is good and bad. Laws help with this. • There are universal ethical principals that ''must'' be followed.'helpful, kind, co-operative behaviourAbility - what someone can do. It is seen as either fixed or improvable. Effort - When you try to do better using determination

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