Scheme for Approaches.
Link to check list for approaches.
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Differentiation |
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Learning approaches and the behaviourist approach |
Classical conditioning and Pavlov’s research |
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operant conditioning, types of reinforcement and Skinner’s research |
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social learning theory |
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imitation |
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identification |
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modelling |
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vicarious reinforcement |
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the role of mediational processes |
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Bandura’s research. |
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The cognitive approach |
the study of internal mental processes |
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the role of schema |
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the use of theoretical and computer models to explain and make inferences about mental processes |
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The emergence of cognitive neuroscience |
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The biological approach |
the influence of genes |
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biological structures and neurochemistry on behaviour |
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Genotype and phenotype |
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genetic basis of behaviour |
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evolution and behaviour |
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The psychodynamic approach |
the role of the unconscious |
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the structure of personality |
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that is ID, ego and superego |
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defence mechanisms including: |
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repression |
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denial |
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displacement |
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psychosexual stages |
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Humanistic psychology |
free will |
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self-actualisation |
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs |
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focus on the self |
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congruence |
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the role of conditions of worth |
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The influence on counselling psychology |
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Comparison of approaches |
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