Psychology A Unit 3 AQA - 17th June 2011

Thanks, but what's the nature of sleep?

thank god! there's so much to write for deindividuation. yh i'm sure evolution counts as one. thats the only explanation i have for religious displays.

ocr english lit?

Any predictions for gender.....?

Please.

Anyone know what the nature of sleep is? I thought it was lifespan changes in sleep but now have no idea

Hmm, what could you do for Aggression in terms of neural/hormonal? Could that actually be a 25 marker? All I have a sheet load of testosterone!

what would we talk about for nature of sleep?? anyone!!?

Evolution definitely will count, group displays is under the heading "aggression as an adaptive response" in the spec which is another way of saying evolutionary explanation.

talk through the four stages of sleep.
talk about REM/SWS

The Formation of Relationships

Reward/ Need satisfaction theory:
The first part of this theory is based on the behaviourist approach of operant conditioning, this is were we seek rewards (positive stimuli) and avoid punishments (Negative stimuli) so basically in a relationship a positive thing might be sex, financial stability or you just like the company. The persons association with the positive stimuli of rewards makes us see them as more attractive.
A study to support this is were the PPS rated the attractiveness of the examiner if they gave them a higher score on there creative task test, this shows the PPS associates the examiner with the rewarding feeling of achieving a high score.

The 2nd part is based on operant conditioning and suggests we may associate a positve/negative stimuli from a particular situation with a person for example you are more likely to find someone attractive at a party rather than a funeral. (not a great example but you get the idea).
This was found in a similar study to before were a when the PPS scored highly on the task they also rated the spectator of the experiment high as well, this suggests the person associated a positive feeling from the situation with spectator as well as the experimentor.

However this theory applies more to western cultures who are more driven by rewards where as women in some cultures see giving as a reward in itself.
An evolutionary explanation could be a specific area of the brain is very active when the person is experiencing romantic love, this could be an adaptive system in the brain that speeds up the process of love e.g. love at first sight.

Similarity Theory:

Suggests we choose partners that match our own attitudes, morals and beliefs. It suggests we should be happier in relationships were we are similar. People must adjust there attitudes in a relationship to be succesful. It was supported in a study in the USA that couples with a lot of dissimilarities found eachother less attractive. However doesn't take into accountphysicla factorss such as body fat, wealth etc. and is solely based on personality.
The studies also tend to lack mundane relaism in that they are conducted in labs which don't have a true represeantion of what may occur in real life.

You could perhaps do with another synoptic link for similarity (A03 point) but I can't think of any, hope this helps.

Hmm, what could you do for Aggression in terms of neural/hormonal? Could that actually be a 25 marker? All I have a sheet load of testosterone!

Anyone know what the nature of sleep is? I thought it was lifespan changes in sleep but now have no idea

what would we talk about for nature of sleep?? anyone!!?

Sorry to be quoting you again, I feel like a stalker! I assure you it's not that aha. Anyways, for neural you got Serotonin and Dopamine, for hormonal you got testosterone and cortisol, here's my essay plan if it comes up, for a fellow C student