GCSE (9-1) Psychology - J203

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Define5differenttypesofcrimes.Identifyexamplesofdifferenttypesofoffences.Applyknowledgeof5differenttypesofcrimes.Outlineanormandadeviationfromanorm.Defineanddiscussthesocialconstructofcrime.Describeculturaldifferencesincriminalandanti-socialbehaviour.Applyknowledgetoanovelsource.Describedifferentmethodsofhowcrimeismeasuredincludingofficialstatisticsandself-report.Discussproblemswithusingofficialstatisticsasawayofmeasuringcrime.Discussproblemswithself-reportasamethodofmeasuringcrime.Applyknowledgeandunderstandingofhowcrimeismeasured.

DescribeTheSocialLearningTheory.ApplytheSocialLearningTheoryasanexplanationofCriminal/Anti-SocialBehaviour.DefinethekeyterminologyfromSocialLearningTheory.DiscusscriticismsoftheSocialLearningTheoryasanexplanationofCriminal/Anti-SocialBehaviour.DescribetheNature/NurtureDebate.ApplytheNature/NurtureDebatetotheSocialLearningTheoryasanexplanationofCriminal/Anti-SocialBehaviour.

OutlinethebackgroundofCooperandMackie’sresearch.Describethemethod,design),sample,materials/apparatus,andprocedureofCooperandMackie’sresearch.DescribetheresultsofCooperandMackie’sresearch.DescribetheconclusionsofCooperandMackie’sresearch.DiscussthecriticismsofCooperandMackie’sresearch.ApplyknowledgeofweaknessesoflabexperimentstoCooperandMackie’sresearch.DescribeEysenck’sCriminalPersonalityTheories(1964and1992)andtheBiologicalBasisofPersonality(1967)ApplyEysenck’sTheoryasanexplanationofCriminal/Anti-SocialBehaviour.DefinethekeyterminologyfromEysenck’sTheory.Explaintheroleofdopaminerewardsystems;thereticularactivationsystemandthecerebralcortexinextroversion.Explaintheroleofdopaminergicneuronsandhowtheyinteractinanoveractivedopaminesysteminpsychoticism.Explainther.oleoftheautonomicnervousandthelimbicsysteminneuroticismExplaintheprocessofsynaptictransmission.DiscusscriticismsofEysenck’sCriminalPersonalityTheoryasanexplanationofCriminal/Anti-SocialBehaviour.Describetheissueofindividualdifferences.ApplytheissueofindividualdifferencestoEysenck’sCriminalPersonalityTheoryasanexplanationofCriminal/Anti-SocialBehaviour.

OutlinethebackgroundofHeaven’sresearch.Describethemethod,design),sample,materials/apparatus,andprocedureofHeaven’sresearch.DescribetheresultsofHeaven’sresearch.DescribetheconclusionsofHeaven’sresearch.DiscussthecriticismsofHeaven’sresearch.ApplyknowledgeofweaknessesofCorrelationstoCooperandMackie’sresearch.ApplyknowledgeofweaknessesofQuestionnairestoCooperandMackie’sresearch.Describetheroleofrehabilitationinreducingcriminal/anti-socialbehaviourandincreasingpro-socialbehaviour.Applyknowledgeofthechangingnatureofpunishmenttoanovelsource.Describetheeffectsofpunishmentanddeterrentsinreducingcriminal/anti-socialbehaviour.Applyknowledgeofthechangingnatureofpunishmenttoanovelsource.

Readasource(extract)andidentifythekeyinformationrelatedtothequestionandthekeytermsortheories.

Describewhentouseabarchart.Drawabargraph/chartusingdataprovidedwithatitle,x-axisandy-axislabelled,accuratebarsandvalues.Describewhataratingscaleisandwhenyoumightuseit.Calculatethemode,medianandmeanusingthevariablesgiven.Calculatethemedianasafractioninitslowestform.

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Outlinethefeaturesofthepre-natalstageofdevelopment.

Outlinethefeaturesofthechildhoodstageofdevelopment.

Outlinetheadolescencestageofdevelopment.

Outlinetheadulthoodstageofdevelopment.

Applyknowledgeofthestagesofdevelopment.

Describethedevelopmentofbrainstructuresandfunctions:thenervoussystem,

neurons,synapsesandtheirinteractionindevelopmentofthebrain.

Knowandunderstandkeyconceptsinthebrainandneuropsychology.Applyknowledgeofbrainstructuresandfunctions.

DescribethefeaturesofIQtests.

ApplyknowledgeofIQtestsasameasureofintelligence.

DescribePiaget’sTheoryofCognitiveDevelopment.

DefinethekeyterminologyfromPiaget’sTheoryofCognitiveDevelopment:

(a)thefourinvariantstagesofdevelopment:sensori-motor,pre-operational,

concrete-operational,formaloperational

(b)assimilationandaccommodation

(c)theconceptsofobjectpermanence,animismandegocentrism

(d)theprocessesofdecentration,reversibilityandconservation

ApplyPiaget’sTheoryasanexplanationofCognitiveDevelopment.

DiscusscriticismsofthePiaget’sTheoryofCognitiveDevelopment.

OutlinethebackgroundofPiaget’sresearch.

Describethemethod,design),sample,materials/apparatus,andprocedureof

Piaget’sresearch.

DescribetheresultsofPiaget’sresearch.

DescribetheconclusionsofPiaget’sresearch.

Applyknowledgeofstrengths&weaknessesofnaturalexperiment toPiaget’sresearch:

(a)useofIV,DVandtheissuessurroundingextraneousvariables.

(b)thereliabilityandvalidityofnaturalexperiments.DiscussthecriticismsofPiaget’sresearch(incl.populationvalidity,culturalbias,

questioningbias,demandcharacteristics).

DescribeDweck’sTheoryofDevelopment.

DefinethekeyterminologyfromDweck’sTheory.

(a)Dweck’sideasonfixedandgrowthmindsets

(b)Dweck’sideasonpraiseforeffortApplyDweck’sTheoryasaLearningTheoryofDevelopment.

DescribeWillingham’sTheoryofDevelopment.

DefinethekeyterminologyfromWillingham’sTheory.

(a)Willingham’sideasonthemythoflearningstyles

(b)Willingham’sideasontheimportanceofmeaningforlearning

ApplyWillingham’sTheoryasaLearningTheoryofDevelopment.

DiscusscriticismsoftheLearningTheoriesofDevelopment.

DescribetheNature/NurtureDebate.

ApplytheNature/NurtureDebatetotheLearningTheoriesofDevelopment.

OutlinethebackgroundofBlackwelletal.’sresearch.

Describethemethod,design),sample,materials/apparatus,andprocedureof

Blackwelletal.’sresearch.

DescribetheresultsofBlackwelletal.’sresearch.

DescribetheconclusionsofBlackwelletal.’sresearch.

DiscussthecriticismsofBlackwelletal.’sresearch.

Applyknowledgeofstrengths&weaknessesoffieldexperimenttoBlackwelletal.’sresearch:

(a)thereliabilityandvalidityoffieldexperiments.

(b)thereliabilityandvalidityoffieldexperiments.

DiscussthecriticismsofBlackwelletal.’sresearch.

Application:ThechangingroleofeducationDescribehowPiaget’sideashavebeenappliedtoeducationthroughtheuseof

keystages,readiness,activelearningandtheconceptofintelligence.Describehowlearningtheoriesapplytothedevelopmentofeducationand

intelligencethroughgrowthmindsetsandteachingthroughmeaningnotlearning

styles.

Readasource(extract)andidentifythekeyinformationrelatedtothequestion

andthekeytermsortheories.

Drawconclusionsfromdatapresentedinatable.

Presentdatainatable.

DescribeDweck’sTheoryofDevelopment.

DescribeWillingham’sTheoryofDevelopment.

DiscusscriticismsoftheLearningTheoriesofDevelopment(Dweck&Willingham).

DescribetheSocialLearningTheoryforCriminalPsychologyDiscusscriticismsoftheSocialLearningTheoryofCriminalPsychology.

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Outline ways of defining mental health, including the mental health continuum.

Outline the the current prevalence of mental health problems, including current

statistics and differences between age; gender; and sexual orientation.

Outline the the incidence of significant mental health problems over time, including

changing classification; similarities and differences

Outline how attitudes have changed towards mental health in the UK since the 1959

Mental Health Act

Explain the effects of significant mental health problems on the individual and society:

• the effects of stigma on individuals before and after diagnosis

• the effects of discrimination on individuals before and after diagnosis• the effects of significant mental health problems on the wider society, including care

in the community

Explain clinical schizophrenia

Outline the clinical characteristics of schizophrenia as outlined in the International

Classification of Diseases (ICD)

Outline the key statistics of schizophrenia including reference to prevalence; age; sex;

ethnicity; and recovery rates

Explain the dopamine hypothesis by:

• outlining the process of synaptic transmission

• outlining the role of dopaminergic neurons and synaptic transmission in an

overactive dopamine system causing high dopamine levels in the brain

Explain how the structure and functions of the brain relates to cognitions and

behaviour by:

• outlining brain dysfunction in relation to brain volume and brain activity

• outlining the roles of the frontal lobes; hippocampus; and temporal lobes

• outlining the impact of neurological damage in schizophrenia

Evaluate explanations by explaining criticisms of this theory including the

nature/nurture debate

Explain the social drift theory of schizophrenia:

· rejection by society

· disengagement of individuals

Evaluate the explanation by explaining criticisms of this theory including problems

establishing cause and effect.

Outline the background of Daniel et al.’s research.

Describe the method, design), sample, materials/apparatus, and procedure of Daniel

et al.’s research.

Describe the results of Daniel et al.’s research.

Describe the conclusions of Daniel et al.’s research.

Discuss the criticisms of Daniel et al.’s research.

Apply knowledge of strengths & weaknesses of laboratory experiment to Daniel et

al.’s research:

(a) the reliability and validity of laboratory experiments.

(b) the reliability and validity of natural experiments.

Explain clinical depression

Outline the clinical characteristics of clinical depression as outlined in the International

Classification of Diseases (ICD)

Outline the key statistics of clinical depression including reference to prevalence; age;

sex; ethnicity; and recovery rates

Explain the social rank theory of clinical depression:

· the evolutionary function of depression

· the role of a lower rank in reducing conflict

Evaluate explanations by explaining criticisms of the theory including the

reductionism/holism debate.

Explain the ABC Model of clinical depression:

· rational versus irrational beliefs

· the roles of activating events, beliefs and consequences

Evaluate explanations by explaining criticisms of the theory including the

freewill/determinism debate.

Outline the background of Tandoc et al.’s research.

Describe the method, design), sample, materials/apparatus, and procedure of Tandoc

et al.’s research.

Describe the results of Tandoc et al.’s research.

Describe the conclusions of Tandoc et al.’s research.

Discuss the criticisms of Tandoc et al.’s research.

Apply knowledge of strengths & weaknesses of questionnaires to Tandoc et al.’s

research:

(a) the reliability and validity of questionnaires.

Outline the use of anti-psychotics and anti-depressants to treat schizophrenia and

clinical depression and how they improve mental health through changing the actions

of the brain and interactions between neurons and synapses.

Outline the use of psychotherapy for treating schizophrenia and clinical depression

and how it improves mental health.

Outline the development of neuropsychology for studying schizophrenia and clinical

depression, including neuropsychological tests and brain imaging techniques

Read a source (extract) and identify the key information related to the question and

the key terms or theories.

Draw conclusions from data presented in a line graph.

Calculate percentage difference based on data in a graph.

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• Write a null hypothesis.• Write an alternative hypothesis.• Write hypotheses to predict differences, correlations, or no patterns.• Identify independent variables and how they can be manipulated.• Identify dependent variables and how they can be measured.• Identify co-variables and how they can be measured.• Identify extraneous variables and how they can be controlled (including use of standardisation).• Define repeated measures design.• Define independent measures design.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of experimental designs.• Outline target populations, sampling, and sample size with reference to representativeness and generalisability.• Describe sampling methods; random, opportunity, self-selected.• Understand the term population validity & explain whether it is present in studies.• Apply the principles of sampling to scientific data.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of sampling methods.• Ethical issues:- Lack of informed consent- Protection of participants / psychological harm- Deception.• Ways of dealing with ethical issues:- Use of debriefing- Right to withdraw- Confidentiality.• The British Psychological Society’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.• Define and design laboratory experiments.• Define and design field experiments.• Define and design natural experiments.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of different types of experiments.• Name the studies that used experiment as a research method.• Define and write structured interviews.• Define and write unstructured interviews.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of different types of interviews.• Name the studies that used interview as a research method.• Define and write open questions.• Define and write closed questions.• Define and use rating scales.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of questionnaires (surveys).• Name the studies that used questionnaire as a research method.

• Describe the difference between naturalistic and controlled observations.• Describe the difference between overt and covert observations.• Describe the difference between participant and non-participant observations.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of different types of observations.• Name the studies that used observation as a research method.• Outline the use of qualitative data in case studies.• Outline the use of small sample sizes in case studies• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of case studies.• Outline the use of quantitative data in correlations.• Define and identify positive, negative, and zero correlations.• Explain what it means in a study if there is a positive, negative or zero correlation.• Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative data.• Describe the difference between primary and secondary data.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of different types of data.• Calculate Measures of Central Tendency:- Mode (including modal class)- Median- Mean.• Calculate range.• Use and interpret ratios, percentages, and fractions.• Write expressions in decimal and standard form.• Use and interpret decimal places and significant figures.• Describe and identify normal distributions.• Make estimations from data collected.• Use and interpret frequency tables (tally charts).• Use and interpret bar charts and pie charts.• Use and interpret histograms, line graphs, and scatter diagrams.• Define types of reliability:- Internal- External- Inter-rater.• Define types of validity:- Ecological- Population- Construct.• Explain demand characteristics.• Explain observer effects.• Explain social desirability.• Describe and identify gender bias.• Describe and identify cultural bias.• Describe and identify age bias.• Describe and identify experimenter bias.• Describe and identify observer bias.• Explain the presence of bias in questioning.

Correlations

Case Studies

Experiments

Types of Data

Descriptive Statistics

Tables, Charts & Graphs

Reliability and Validity

Sources of Bias

Ethical Guidelines

Questionnaires (surveys)

Observations

Interviews

RESEARCH METHODS: Designing an investigation & Analysing an investigation

Hypotheses

Variables

Experimental Designs

Populations & Sampling

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• Outline the use of quantitative data in correlations.• Define and identify positive, negative, and zero correlations.• Explain what it means in a study if there is a positive, negative or zero correlation.• Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative data.• Describe the difference between primary and secondary data.• Identify strengths and weaknesses of different types of data.• Calculate Measures of Central Tendency:- Mode (including modal class)- Median- Mean.• Calculate range.• Use and interpret ratios, percentages, and fractions.• Write expressions in decimal and standard form.• Use and interpret decimal places and significant figures.• Describe and identify normal distributions.• Make estimations from data collected.• Use and interpret frequency tables (tally charts).• Use and interpret bar charts and pie charts.• Use and interpret histograms, line graphs, and scatter diagrams.• Define types of reliability:- Internal- External- Inter-rater.• Define types of validity:- Ecological- Population- Construct.• Explain demand characteristics.• Explain observer effects.• Explain social desirability.• Describe and identify gender bias.• Describe and identify cultural bias.• Describe and identify age bias.• Describe and identify experimenter bias.• Describe and identify observer bias.• Explain the presence of bias in questioning.

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RESEARCH METHODS: Designing an investigation & Analysing an investigation

Types of Data

Descriptive Statistics

Tables, Charts & Graphs

Reliability and Validity

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You will be asked to use your knowledge of research to analyse research and design/plan your own research. Use the examples below to create plans for how you would conduct the research. Include aim, hypothesis (null or alternate), method (including sample, sampling method, research design, research method, procedure), how you will analyse the data and how you will present the data. EXTENSION: Give reasons for each choice that you have made and outline the limitations of your research method and sampling method.

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Describethestagesofinformationprocessing.Definethekeyterminologyinrelationtoinformationprocessing.ApplyknowledgeofinformationprocessingIdentifyanddescribetypesofforgetting.Useandapplyknowledgeoftypesofforgetting.

Identifythestructureandfunctionsofthebrain

Defineretrogradeandanterogradeamnesiaandproceduralmemory.

Explaintheroleofthehippocampusinmemory.Explaintheroleofthefrontallobeinmemory.Explaintheroleofthecerebelluminmemory.Applyknowledgeofthebraintomemory.

DescribethestructureandprocessoftheMulti-storeModelofmemory:(a)sensorystore,short-termmemoryandlong-termmemory(b)differencesbetweenstoresintermsofduration(c)differencesbetweenstoresintermsofcapacity(d)differencesbetweenstoresintermsoftypesofencodingDiscusscriticismsoftheMulti-storeModelofmemory.Describetheissueofrehearsalversusmeaninginmemory.

ApplytheissueofrehearsalversusmeaninginmemorytotheMulti-storeModeltoexplainmemory(refertomaintenancerehearsal&elaborativerehearsal).

DiscusscriticismsoftheMulti-storeModelofmemory.

Describetheissueofrehearsalversusmeaninginmemory.ApplytheissueofrehearsalversusmeaninginmemorytotheMulti-storeModeltoexplainmemory.

OutlinethebackgroundofWilsonetal.’sresearch.DescribethemethodandsampleofWilsonetal.’s research.DescribetheTWOtestsusedinWilsonetal.’s research.DescribetheprocedureofWilsonetal.’s research.DescribetheconclusionsofWilsonetal.’s researchandlinkeachconlusiontotheresultsofthestudy.DescribecriticismsofWilsonetal.’s research,includingreliability,validityandethics.

Describethetheoryofreconstructivememory:(a)theconceptofschemas(b)theroleofexperienceandexpectationonmemory(c)theprocessofconfabulation(d)distortionandtheeffectofleadingquestionsDiscusscriticismsofthetheoryofreconstructivememory.DescribetheReductionism/HolismDebate.Applythereductionism/holismdebatetothetheoryofreconstructivememoryofmemory.

OutlinethebackgroundofBraunetal.’sresearch.Describetheaim,sampleandmethodofBraunetal.’s research.DescribetheprocedureofExperiment1inBrauneral.'sresearchDescribetheprocedureofExperiment2inBrauneral.'sresearch

DescribetheresultsofExperiment1&Experiment2ofBraunetal.’s research.

DescribetheconclusionsofBraunetal.’s research.DescribecriticismsofBraunetal.’s research,includingbiasinthesample,researchmethod,experimentaldesign,procedures,ethics,reliability,validity&bias.

Explainhowtechniquesusedforrecallareusedinadvertisting:(a)cues(b)repetition(c)avoidingoverload(d)autobiographicaladvertisingUnderstandthedevelopmentofneuropsychologyformeasuringdifferentmemoryfunctionsbydescribingtheWechslerMemoryScale.Applyknowledgeofthetechniquesforrecallinadvertistingtoanovelsource.

Readasource(extract)andidentifythekeyinformationrelatedtothequestionandthekeytermsortheories.Drawabargraphusingdataprovidedwithatitle,x-axisandy-axislabelled,accuratebarsandvalues.Calculatethemode,medianandmeanusingthevariablesgiven.Calculatethemedianasafractioninitslowestform

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Defineconformityandmajorityinfluence.

Explaintheprocessofconformityandmajorityinfluence.

Identifydifferenttypesofconformity.

Applyknowledgeofconformityandmajorityinfluence.

Definecollectiveandcrowdbehaviourandproandanti-socialbehaviour.

Identifyexamplesofpro-socialandanti-socialcrowdbehaviour.

Identifyfeaturesofcrowds.

Applyknowledgeofcollectiveandcrowdbehaviour.

Defineobedience.

Explainreasonsforobeyingtheordersofauthorityfigures.

Applyknowledgeofobedience.

Describeandidentifyexamplesofsituationalfactors.

Describetheroleofsituationalfactorstoexplainconformity.

Describetheroleofsituationalfactorstoexplaincrowdandcollectivebehaviour.

Describetheroleofsituationalfactorstoexplainproandanti-socialbehaviour.

Describetheroleofsituationalfactorstoexplainobedience.

Applyknowledgeofsituationalexplanationstoanovelsource(situationextract).

Describecriticismsofsituationalfactors.

Describethefreewill/determinismdebate.

Applythefreewill/determinismdebatetosituationalfactors.

OutlinethebackgroundofBickman’sresearch.Describethemethod,researchdesign,sample,materials/apparatus,andprocedureofBickman’sresearch.

DescribetheresultsofBickman’sresearch.

DescribetheconclusionsofBickman’sresearch.

DiscussthecriticismsofBickman’sresearch.

ApplyknowledgeofReliability,ValidityandBiastoBickman’sresearch.

Describeandidentifyexamplesofdispositionalfactors.

Describetheroleofdispositionalfactorstoexplainconformity.

Describetheroleofdispositionalfactorstoexplaincrowdandcollectivebehaviour.

Describetheroleofdispositionalfactorstoexplainproandanti-socialbehaviour.

Describetheroleofdispositionalfactorstoexplainobedience.

Applyknowledgeofdispositionalexplanationstoanovelsource.

Describecriticismsofdispositionalfactors.

Describetheissueofgeneralisability.

Applytheissueofgeneralisabilitytodispositionalfactors.

OutlinethebackgroundofNatCen’sresearch.Describethemethod,researchdesign,sample,materials/apparatus,andprocedureofNatCen’sresearch.

DescribetheresultsofNatCen’sresearch.

DescribetheconclusionsofNatCen’sresearch.

DiscusscriticismsofNatCen’sresearch.

ApplyknowledgeofinterviewstocriticiseNatCen’sresearch.

Applyknowledgeofbias,reliabilityandvaliditytoNatCen’sresearch.

DescribehowminorityinfluenceaffectssocialchangeApplythisknowledgetochangeattitudesandbehaviourtowards,increasingawarenessof,andreducingmentalhealthstigmaanddiscrimination.

DescribehowmajorityinfluenceaffectssocialchangeApplythisknowledgetochangeattitudesandbehaviourtowards,increasingawarenessof,andreducingmentalhealthstigmaanddiscrimination.

Readasource(extract)andidentifythekeyinformationrelatedtothequestionandthekeytermsortheories.Drawabargraphusingdataprovidedwithatitle,x-axisandy-axislabelled,accuratebarsandvalues.

Calculatethemode,medianandmeanusingthevariablesgiven.

Calculatethemedianasafractioninitslowestform

IdentifywhentouseaPieChart.ConstructanaccurateandcorrectlylabelledPieChartofthefindingsofBickman'sstudy.

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Describe the functions, features and benefits of sleep: healthy brain; physical repair; emotional stability

Define key terminology. Describe areas of the brain and neurotransmitters associated with sleep (i.e. the role of the pineal gland and melatonin).

Outline a norm and a deviation from a norm.

Describe the features of sleep stages.

Apply knowledge of the functions, features and benefits of sleep.

Identify the symptoms of sleep onset and sleep maintenance insomnia.

Describe the causes of sleep onset and sleep maintenance insomnia.Describe and identify examples of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers.Explain how endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers influence sleep patterns.Calculate the range and central tendency for a set of data.

Describe The Freudian Theory of Dreaming.

Define the key terminology from The Freudian Theory of Dreaming:

(a) the unconscious mind

(b) the role of repression

(c) the concept of wish fulfilment

(d) manifest and latent content of dreams

Apply knowledge of The Freudian Theory of Dreaming.

Discuss criticisms of The Freudian Theory of Dreaming.

Describe the issue of subjectivity.Apply the issue of subjectivity to The Freudian Theory of Dreaming.

Outline the background of Freud’s research. Describe the method, design), sample, materials/apparatus, and procedure of Freud’s research.

Describe the results of Freud’s research.

Describe the conclusions of Frued's research.

Apply knowledge of strengths & weaknesses of case studies to Freud’s research:

(a) use of qualitative data

(b) use of small samplesDiscuss criticisms of Freud’s research.

Define the key terminology from The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming: REM sleep; neurons; pons; synthesis; cerebral cortex.

Describe The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming:(a) the role of REM sleep

(b) the function and actions of the brain during sleep, including the limbic system(c) activity of neurons in the pons during sleep(d) the process of synthesis as a function of the cerebral cortexExplain the process of synaptic transmission.Discuss criticisms of The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming.

Describe the Reductionism/ Holism Debate.Apply the reductionism/holism debate to The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming.

Outline the background of William et al.’s research: study into Bizarreness in Dreams and Fantasies: Implications for the Activation Synthesis Hypothesis.Describe the method, design), sample, materials/apparatus, and procedure of William et al.’s research.

Describe the results of William et al.’s research.

Describe the conclusions of William et al.’s research.

Discuss the criticisms of William et al.’s research (including social desirability bias).

Apply knowledge of practical experience of self-report to Williams et al.’s research.

Application: Development of treatments for insomniaDescribe how the nervous system is involved in sleep.

Describe the nervous system is managed through relaxation.

Describe how physical environment impacts on sleep.

Apply knowledge of sleep hygiene to explain how insomnia can be treated.Apply knowledge of neuropsychology and the hypothalamus to explain how insomnia can be treated.

Read a source (extract) and identify the key information related to the question and the key terms or theories.

Describe the differences between qualitative and quantitative data.

Identify different measures of central tendency.

Calculate different measures of central tendency.

Calculate Range using a data set.

Calculate Ratios using a data set..

Calculate Percentages using a data set..

Calculate Fractions using a data set..

Express data in decimal and standard form.

Analyse data to a required decimal place and significant figure.

Identify the features of Normal distributions.

Make estimations from data collected.

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