AQA PSYCHOLOGY ALEVEL (APPROACHES) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A++
Introspection
The examination of ones own thoughts and feelings
Behaviourist approach
Focuses on behaviours that can be observed and measured
Classical conditioning
Learning through association
Operant conditioning
Learning through reinforcement and punishment
Positive reinforcement
Receiving a rewards when a behaviour is performed
Negative reinforcement
When a behaviour is produced to avoid something unpleasant
Punishment
, An unpleasant consequence of behaviour
Pavlovs dogs
Conditioned dogs to salivate when a bell rang
Skinners rats
Conditioned rats to press a lever for food
Social learning theory
Learning takes place through observation and imitation of other peoples behaviour
Vicarious reinforcement
Behaviour that is seen to be rewarded is more likely to be copied by others
Mediational processes
Attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
Identification
Children are more likely to imitate behaviour of people they identify with
Bandura's bobo doll study
Found that children are likely to imitate acts of violence if they observe it in adult role models
Cognitive approach
The scientific study of mental processes
Role of inferences
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A++
Introspection
The examination of ones own thoughts and feelings
Behaviourist approach
Focuses on behaviours that can be observed and measured
Classical conditioning
Learning through association
Operant conditioning
Learning through reinforcement and punishment
Positive reinforcement
Receiving a rewards when a behaviour is performed
Negative reinforcement
When a behaviour is produced to avoid something unpleasant
Punishment
, An unpleasant consequence of behaviour
Pavlovs dogs
Conditioned dogs to salivate when a bell rang
Skinners rats
Conditioned rats to press a lever for food
Social learning theory
Learning takes place through observation and imitation of other peoples behaviour
Vicarious reinforcement
Behaviour that is seen to be rewarded is more likely to be copied by others
Mediational processes
Attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
Identification
Children are more likely to imitate behaviour of people they identify with
Bandura's bobo doll study
Found that children are likely to imitate acts of violence if they observe it in adult role models
Cognitive approach
The scientific study of mental processes
Role of inferences
