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OCR PSYCHOLOGY G542 core studies May 2012

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Original post by Bubblegum_16z
For OCR the Behaviourist perspective refers to which case studies?


Griffiths, Bandura and a lil bit of kanzi
This exam is in the afternoon, right? Lost my ****ing exam timetable >.<
Original post by tiana_tiara
This exam is in the afternoon, right? Lost my ****ing exam timetable >.<


Yes :smile:
Original post by Skilled
Hey, I know this is from holah, but isn't there 3 not 2 ways of learning behaviour? - - ->> learning through imitation, rewards/punishment and association.


yeah, that is what the textbook says actually haha (scuse the last minute revision!) thanks for pointing that out xD but yeah, holah is also a lifesaver <3
I hope piliavin, loftus and palmer, freud, bandura or milgram comes on section B cause they're the only ones i know really well and for section C either developmental, social, behaviourist or psychodynamic approach comes up! Right now i'm trying to predict whats gonna come up on section b and c cause i can't revise anymore! My brain is hurting -.-
Anyone else love derment and kleitman? Best study ever ;D
Reply 126
Original post by flopped.it.
yeah, that is what the textbook says actually haha (scuse the last minute revision!) thanks for pointing that out xD but yeah, holah is also a lifesaver <3


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Reply 127
Original post by stoppy123
Strengths and weaknesses of the approaches.

Developmental

Strengths:

Shows the difference between children and adults

Uses a variety of research methods.

Usefulness (can stop media showing violent behaviour to children)

Can provide explanations

Can suggest how events in early life may impact an adult later on.


Weaknesses:

Focuses on old studies (Freud 1909)

Doesn't show any other development than children.

Problems of study children, ethics etc.

It over-generalises.



Social

Strengths:

We are normally around people

Uses observation as it's research method - High in ecological validity.

Provide explanations (holocaust - Milgrim)

Usefulness (shows group identity - R+H)




Weaknesses:

Uses observation so low in ecological validity.

Lack of generalisation as different countries/cultures may behave differently.

Tends to ignore biology (people may have enjoyed giving the electric shock)

Tends to be only snapshot studies which only provide a glimpse of our behaviour.



Cognitive

Strengths:

Uses Experiements - high amounts of control.

Useful practical applications e.g the police and critical questions.

Provides explanations (language acquisation)

Increases the understanding of other species, e.g chimps in savage rumbaugh.




Weaknesses:

Is very cold, doesn't believe in freewill of humans.

It's RM has high demand characteristics.

It is reductionist, reducing down behaviour to one factor.

It is over simplistic and reduces the complex human mind down to a computer.




Individual differences.

Strengths:

Looks at individuals, the people who other approaches reject.

Is useful as it shows problems e.g mental illness diagnosis.

Can provide help for individuals.




Weaknesses:

Very subjective.

Small samples usually, so lack of generalisation.

The subjects are usually very rare, so tests may work on one case but not another.



Physiological

Strengths:

RM - Lab, very controlled.

Objective evidence as it is scientific.

Usefulness - can help us understand normal brain function (sperry)

Evidence - Much evidence for other research comes from biological.




Weaknesses:

RM - Lab very low in EV

Small samples lack of generalisation.

Reductionist. as it reduces down our behaviour to simple biological processes.

Expensive equipment, e.g maguire MRI scan.



Behaviourist

Strengths:

RM - Lab exp high in control.

Useful - can show aggression is influenced by the environment

Can predict and promote behaviour (eg kanzi, giving sweets for language)




Weaknesses:

RM - Low in EV

Only supports nurture (eg. bandura)

Difficult to observe. Eg 'thinking aloud' very bad way of measuring as it can be censored.



Very dense notes of the negatives and positives of the approaches if anyone needs them :smile:


your too good! - - -- >> watch-out-we-got-a-badass-over-here-meme.png
You can use Pavlolv & Little Albert as examples of Behaviourist in Section C too i've been taught.
Section B and C questions:

Jan 2009:

-Milgram
-Samuel and Bryant
-Baron-Cohen

-Physiological Approach
-Developmental Approach

June 2009:

-Rosenhan
-Bandura
-Piliavin

-Social Approach
-Cognitive Approach

Jan 2010:

-Griffiths
-Dement and Kleitman
-Loftus and Palmer

-Individual Differences approach
-Psychodynamic perspective

June 2010:

-Savage rumbaugh
-Thigpen and Cleckley
-Freud

-Behaviourist perspective
-Physiological Approach

Jan 2011:

-Sperry
-Loftus and Palmer
-Samuel and Bryant

-Social Approach
-Individual differences approach

June 2011:

-Rosenhan
-Reicher and Haslam
-Dement and Kleitman

-Developmental approach
-Psychodynamic perspective

Jan 2012:

-Milgram
-Griffiths
-Bandura

-Cognitive approach
-Physiological approach

June 2012?

Any of the following (been asked only once or not at all)

-Savage rumbaugh
-baron cohen
-freud
-samuel and bryant
-thigpen and cleckley
-maguire (NEVER BEEN ASKED)
-Sperry
-Piliavin
-Reicher and Haslam


-Developmental
-Psychodynamic
-Behaviourist

-Social has been asked 2 times
-Cognitive 2 times
-ID 2 times
-Physiological 3 times
-Social 2 times

So go off your own devices, these are only suggestions
Original post by stoppy123
Yes :smile:


Sweet! I thought it was in the morning until yesterday evening xD. Extra cram time!
Original post by stoppy123
Sorry for the long reply, The question 2 wants you to say like....

Kanzi's symbol use was classified in two ways, Kanzi's symbol use must be appropriate for the task in hand, e.g if he was hungry, he would point to a bananan.

Kanzi's symbol use must also be spontaenous 9/10 times with no assistance from the researchers.

And In question 8

The visual stimuli were presented on monitor in which the participants were asked to stare directly at a dot in the middle of the screen, one image on either the right or left of the screen were presented for 0.5 seconds, an adequate time for only one vision field (either left or right) to see it.



thanks:smile:
Reply 132
Does anyone have notes on all the core studies?
Original post by stoppy123
Anyone else love derment and kleitman? Best study ever ;D


I do as well :biggrin: I also like maguire but I hate griffiths, reicher and haslam and savage rumbaugh, I just cant think of anything about them :mad:
Reply 135
could anyone tell me any individual diffrences weaknesses and how it relates to a study?
Reply 136
Original post by mkhan9035
Section B and C questions:

Jan 2009:

-Milgram
-Samuel and Bryant
-Baron-Cohen

-Physiological Approach
-Developmental Approach

June 2009:

-Rosenhan
-Bandura
-Piliavin

-Social Approach
-Cognitive Approach

Jan 2010:

-Griffiths
-Dement and Kleitman
-Loftus and Palmer

-Individual Differences approach
-Psychodynamic perspective

June 2010:

-Savage rumbaugh
-Thigpen and Cleckley
-Freud

-Behaviourist perspective
-Physiological Approach

Jan 2011:

-Sperry
-Loftus and Palmer
-Samuel and Bryant

-Social Approach
-Individual differences approach

June 2011:

-Rosenhan
-Reicher and Haslam
-Dement and Kleitman

-Developmental approach
-Psychodynamic perspective

Jan 2012:

-Milgram
-Griffiths
-Bandura

-Cognitive approach
-Physiological approach

June 2012?

Any of the following (been asked only once or not at all)

-Savage rumbaugh
-baron cohen
-freud
-samuel and bryant
-thigpen and cleckley
-maguire (NEVER BEEN ASKED)
-Sperry
-Piliavin
-Reicher and Haslam


-Developmental
-Psychodynamic
-Behaviourist

-Social has been asked 2 times
-Cognitive 2 times
-ID 2 times
-Physiological 3 times
-Social 2 times

So go off your own devices, these are only suggestions


do you think cognitive/biological will come up ? as it came up in jan2012 i dont think they repeat the same approaches :s
Reply 137
Glad to see others are hurriedly revising too XD

Does anyone have information on the previous research of studies (like the squirrel study with Maguire)? They can ask us about that in Section B...
Original post by aisha302
do you think cognitive/biological will come up ? as it came up in jan2012 i dont think they repeat the same approaches :s


No they won't repeat the same approaches, approaches are always different every time
Reply 139
Original post by Flora-San
Glad to see others are hurriedly revising too XD

Does anyone have information on the previous research of studies (like the squirrel study with Maguire)? They can ask us about that in Section B...


they aren't gona ask us about previous studies, not a chance, trust me

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