What is psychology?
What is psychology?
The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes.
Which psychologist proposed the theory of multiple intelligences?
Howard Gardner.
What is forensic psychology?
The application of psychological knowledge to crime, investigations and the legal system.
What is a gender stereotype?
A generalised belief about how people of a particular gender supposedly look, behave or what they can do.
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Mr Stone
Which psychological approach focuses on learning through rewards, punishments and associations?
Behaviourism / the behavioural approach.
In Gardner’s theory, which intelligence involves using words effectively when speaking or writing?
Linguistic intelligence.
What is the purpose of a criminal profile?
To suggest possible offender characteristics and help investigators narrow or prioritise lines of inquiry.
Identify TWO agents of gender socialisation.
Any two: family, peers, schools, media, religious institutions or community groups.
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In the Hot Cross Bun model, what four things interact to influence how we respond to a situation?
Thoughts, emotions, physical sensations and behaviours.
Sam notices that a teammate is upset, manages their own frustration and responds calmly. Which type of intelligence does this demonstrate? Explain.
Emotional intelligence: recognising and understanding emotions and managing emotional responses. The explanation must connect to Sam’s actions.
What is the difference between an offender’s approach method and control method?
Approach: how the offender first contacts or gains access to the victim. Control: how the offender gains or maintains control over the victim.
A child receives praise for choosing a toy traditionally associated with their gender. Identify the type of reinforcement and explain why.
Positive reinforcement: praise is added to encourage the behaviour to happen again.
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A student thinks, “I will fail my presentation.” They feel anxious, their heart races and they avoid presenting. Identify the thought, emotion, physical sensation and behaviour.
Thought: “I will fail.” Emotion: anxiety. Physical sensation: racing heart. Behaviour: avoiding presenting.
An intelligence test uses unfamiliar English words and examples from a culture a student does not know. Explain TWO reasons why the result might not accurately reflect their abilities.
Language demands may prevent the student from understanding questions. Cultural bias or unfamiliar experiences may disadvantage them. Their score may reflect familiarity with the test rather than the abilities it aims to measure.
At a crime scene, an offender brought tools, took all tools with them as they left and planned an escape route. Using the organised/disorganised framework, which classification fits these details best? Support your answer with TWO details.
Organised: bringing tools suggests preparation; avoiding evidence suggests planning - an escape route suggests forethought.
A child watches an older sibling receive praise for following a gender expectation and then copies them. - name the appropriate theory and explain why it changes the child's actions.
Social Learning Theory
The child observes a role model and imitates their behaviour. Seeing the sibling rewarded is vicarious reinforcement, which can encourage imitation.
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Mr Delaney
A psychologist explains aggression by studying brain activity. Another explains it by studying rewards a person receives for aggressive behaviour. Identify both approaches and explain how their explanations differ.
Biological approach: focuses on the brain and other biological processes.
Behavioural approach: focuses on behaviour learned through experience, including reinforcement.
What do the letters IQ stand for?
Intelligence quotient.
Explain TWO reasons why a criminal profile should not be used on its own to identify a guilty person.
profiles are inferences rather than proof; many people may match the suggested characteristics; information can be incomplete or misinterpreted; profiles can encourage confirmation bias. Investigators need supporting evidence.
Two leaders behave in exactly the same assertive way. A man is called “confident”, while a woman is called “bossy”. Explain how gender stereotypes could influence these judgements and identify ONE possible consequence.
People may associate leadership and assertiveness more strongly with men and expect women to be agreeable. This creates a double standard. A consequence could be unfair promotion decisions, reduced leadership opportunities or pressure on women to change their behaviour.
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