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Psychological Explanations of Offending Behaviour (AQA A Level Psychology): Exam Questions

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Describe and evaluate cognitive explanations for offending.

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Psychological Explanations of Offending Behaviour (AQA A Level Psychology): Exam Questions

Social Influence

Conformity

Obedience

Explanations of Resistance to Social Influence

Minority Influence & Social Change

Memory

Multi-store Model of Memory & Types of Long-Term Memory

Working Memory Model

Explanations for Forgetting

Eyewitness Testimony

Exam Questions

Attachment

Caregiver-infant Interactions

Stages of Attachment & Role of the Father

Animal Studies in Attachment

Explanations of Attachment

Types of Attachment & Cultural Variations

Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation & Romanian Orphan Studies

Influence of Early Attachment on Later Relationships

Psychopathology

Definitions of Abnormality

Phobias

Depression

OCD

Approaches

Origins of Psychology

Learning Approaches: the Behaviourist Approach

Learning Approaches: Social Learning Theory

The Cognitive Approach

The Biological Approach

The Psychodynamic Approach

The Humanistic Approach

Comparison of Approaches

Biopsychology

The Nervous System, Endocrine System & Fight or Flight

Neurons & Synaptic Transmission

Localisation of Function & Hemispheric Lateralisation

Plasticity, Functional Recovery & Ways of Studying the Brain

Biological Rhythms

Research Methods

Aims, Hypotheses & Variables

Research Issues, Controls & Pilot Studies

Experiments: Types & Design

Sampling Techniques

Ethical Issues & Ways of Dealing with Them

Peer Review & the Economy

Observational Techniques & Design

Self-report Techniques

Correlations & Meta-analysis

Content Analysis & Case Studies

Reliability & Validity

Data Handling: Descriptive Statistics & Computation

Data Handling: Types, Interpretation & Display of Data

Data Handling: Inferential Statistics

Features of Science, Reporting Investigations & the Scientific Report

Issues & Debates (Section A)

Gender & Culture in Psychology

Free Will & Determinism

The Nature-Nurture Debate

Holism & Reductionism

Idiographic & Nomothetic Approaches

Ethical Implications of Research

Relationships: Option Topic (Section B)

Evolutionary Explanations for Partner Preferences

Factors Affecting Attraction in Romantic Relationships

Theories of Romantic Relationships

Virtual Relationships in Social Media

Parasocial Relationships

Gender: Option Topic (Section B)

Sex, Gender & Sex-role Stereotypes

The Role of Chromosomes & Hormones

Explanations of Gender Development

Atypical Gender Development

Cognition & Development: Option Topic (Section B)

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development

Social Cognition

Schizophrenia: Option Topic (Section C)

Classification & Diagnosis of Schizophrenia