Biological Explanations
What is the function of the pre-frontal cortex?
Decision making, impulse control, personality
Who developed Social Learning Theory?
Albert Bandura
Who developed the theory of reconstructive memory?
Sir Frederick Bartlett
Which state in USA did Milgram carry out his famous obedience studies?
Connecticut
How many participants in Sherif's study?
22
What percentage of prisoners had a brain injury in Williams (2010) study?
60%
Does labelling theory support nature or nurture?
Nurture
Which city was Sebastian & Hernandez-Gils experiment carried out in?
Madrid (Spain)
What was Burger's first name?
Jerry
According to Baddeley, how did LTM primarily encode?
Semantically
Describe one piece of research into XYY syndrome and crime.
Jacobs - 15 in 1000 in prison
Daniel Hugon
Theilgaard - 30,000 males - lower intelligence and more aggressive - no conclusive evidence
Re & Birkhoff - review - no statistical evidence
Explain how Bandura's (1965) study can be applied to crime.
If you see a role model being rewarded for the criminal behaviour, e.g. getting away with it, you are more likely to copy it
How many participants were in Sebastian & Hernandez-Gils experiment?
570
Which University did Burger carry out his experiment?
Santa Clara
Which University did Baddeley (1966b) carry out his lab experiment looking at long term memory encoding?
Cambridge University
People with psychopathy, on average had 17.1% less volume in the left amygdala and 18.9% less volume in the right amygdala
Describe one piece of research looking at self-fulfilling prophecy.
Madon - parents' expectations of children's drinking behaviour
Rosenthal & Jacobson - pygmalion in the classroom
Jahoda - Monday names 6.9% of violent crime, Wednesday names 22%
Which part of his brain did H.M. have removed?
Hippocampus
What is the name of the psychologists who developed Social Impact Theory?
Latane
What is one practical issue in Sherif's research?
Generalisability, validity, reliability
In Eysenck's personality theory, what system isn't functioning properly in extroverts?
Ascending Reticular Activating System
What type of experiment was carried out by Rosenthal & Jacobson when they looked at 'Bloomers' in a classroom
Field experiment
What was the name of the surgeon who operated on H.M?
William Scoville
What was the name of the experiment by Tajfel & Turner?
Minimal Groups experiment
What was Baddeley's first name?
Alan