Origins
When did Wundt open his first psychology lab ?
1879
Define negative reinforcement
Increasing the likelihood of behaviour being repeated by removing an unpleasant stimulus
What does MZ and DZ stand for?
Monozygotic and Dizygotic
Fill the gap the Ego is the ________ principle
Reality
What happens when people experiences conditional positive regard?
They develop conditions of worth
Which approaches did Wudts work lead to?
Cognitive and behaviourist approach
What are the four meditational processes
Attention, retention, motor reproduction and motivation
What behaviour is used in mate retention schemes
Aggressive behaviour
What are the three defence mechanisms?
Repression, denial, displacement
What os the name given when the actual self is similar to the self image?
They are said to be in a state of congruence
Define intraspection
the examination of one’s own thought processes, feelings, emotions and sensations
What is the practical application of operant conditioning
Token economies
What are computer models used for?
To explain the way in which our internal mental process occur
What happens if a child is not given enough restrictions during potty training?
Leads to an adult that is anally-explosive
they are messy, creative and spontaneous
What three things must the therapist need to provide during counselling?
Genuineness
empathy
unconditional positive regards
High internal validity
influences further approaches
When did Skinner devise the Skinner Box?
1953
What did Saxena and Rach (2000) do?
Use PET, fMRI and MRI and found evidence of an association between OFC and OCD symptoms
What are the names given to the complexes developed in the phallic stage?
Oedipus/Electra Complex
What are three needs section can Maslow’s hierarchy can be broken down into?
Basic needs
psychological needs
self-fulfillment needs
What did Nisbett and Wilson (1977) suggest
We have very little awareness of internal processing factors that influence us
What is the turn that means confidence and links to motor reproduction
Self-efficacy
What does the Hippocampus influence?
Memory
How many studies did Fisher and Greenberg (1996) summarise?
2,500
What does emic mean?
the study or description of a particular language or culture