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AQA paper 2: Psychology in context

Approaches in psychology

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Unit 2

AQA paper 2: Psychology in context

3 lessons · 7 h of study

Approaches in psychologyReading · 0%
Biopsychology2 h 30 min of study
Research methods and maths skills2 h 30 min of study

This unit is ≈6% of the Psychology, across 3 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 1 of 3 · AQA paper 2: Psychology in context

Approaches in psychology

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Explain the behaviourist approach, including the assumptions of learning theory and the features of classical conditioning, operant conditioning and reinforcement.
Explain social learning theory, including imitation, identification, modelling, vicarious reinforcement, the role of mediational processes, and how social learning theory differs from behaviourism.

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Evaluate the learning approaches using concepts and evidence such as scientific methods, environmental determinism, explanatory power and real-world application.

Explain the cognitive approach, including internal mental processes, inference, the use of theoretical and computer models, and the emergence of cognitive neuroscience.

Evaluate the cognitive approach using relevant strengths and limitations, including scientific methods, machine reductionism and application.

Explain the biological approach, including the influence of genes, neurochemistry and evolution, and evaluate it using concepts such as scientific methods, biological determinism and implications for treatment.

Explain humanistic psychology, including free will, self-actualisation, Maslow and Rogers, and evaluate the approach in relation to scientific status, optimism and holistic explanation.

Compare approaches by analysing similarities and differences in assumptions and explanations, including nature-nurture, free will-determinism, reductionism-holism and idiographic-nomothetic features where relevant.

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