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Study psychology concepts using flashcards designed for quick revision and better retention. These flashcards focus on key terms, theories, and important psychological concepts.

Explore psychology flashcard decks that help you review concepts like memory models, behavioral theories, developmental stages, and psychological terms. Flashcards are ideal for reinforcing knowledge and preparing efficiently for exams.

For deeper understanding, you can also browse study notes and documents or practice with questions and solutions to improve your understanding of human behavior and mental processes.

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Key Concepts in Learning and Memory

This deck covers fundamental concepts in learning and memory, including classical and operant conditioning, memory types, and developmental theories.

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Developmental Psychology Essentials

This deck covers key concepts in developmental psychology, including domains of development, the nature vs. nurture debate, and cultural influences on development, with a focus on the South African context.

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Shadow Work Concepts

This deck explores the fundamental concepts of shadow work, a process of self-discovery and personal growth.

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PSY 1010 Module 1 Study Guide: Introduction to Psychology

This deck covers the key concepts from the first module of PSY 1010, including the different theoretical approaches in psychology and the domains of psychology.

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Introduction to Psychology: Key Concepts

This deck covers fundamental concepts in psychology, including definitions, theoretical approaches, research methods, and learning theories.

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Understanding Communication Needs

This deck explores the different ways communication fulfills essential human needs, including physical, identity, social, and practical aspects.

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ADHD Diagnostic Criteria and Features

This deck covers the diagnostic criteria, features, prevalence, and differential diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as associated features and comorbidities.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Key Concepts and Diagnostic Criteria

This deck covers the essential features, diagnostic criteria, and associated factors of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It includes information on social communication deficits, repetitive behaviors, and the impact of ASD across different life stages.

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Speech Sound Disorder: Diagnostic and Developmental Insights

This deck covers the diagnostic criteria, features, development, and differential diagnosis of speech sound disorder, as well as associated features and comorbidities.

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Psychologie du Développement

Ce jeu de cartes couvre les concepts clés, l'histoire, et les méthodes de la psychologie du développement, y compris les contributions de figures influentes et les théories du développement.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology: Psychopathology: The Cognitive Explanation

These flashcards explore how the cognitive approach explains depression as being linked to internal mental processes. They clarify that negative and irrational thoughts don’t directly cause depression but instead increase vulnerability to it, as proposed by cognitive psychologists Ellis and Beck.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology: Psychopathology: The Behavioural, Emotional

These flashcards describe the three main categories of psychological characteristics — behavioural, cognitive, and emotional — and identify specific behavioural and cognitive symptoms of depression, such as disrupted sleep or eating patterns, poor concentration, negative thinking patterns, and black...

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology: Psychopathology: The Behavioural Treatments Of Phobias

These flashcards explain behavioural methods used to treat phobias, including systematic desensitisation and flooding. They highlight how these therapies use classical conditioning principles to help individuals unlearn maladaptive responses by breaking the association between the conditioned stimul...

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology: Psychopathology: The Behavioural Explanation Of Phobias

These flashcards outline how the behaviourist approach explains phobias as learned behaviours. They describe the two-process model, which involves classical and operant conditioning, showing how fear responses are acquired through association and maintained through reinforcement.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology - Research Methods: Sampling Techniques - KU

A Target Population is the large group of individuals that a researcher is interested in studying. It represents everyone who fits the criteria for the research, from which a smaller sample is usually selected for the actual study.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology - Research Methods: Observations and Behaviour sampling

A Controlled Observation is when the researcher manipulates conditions or variables in order to observe how participants behave in a structured or controlled environment. This allows for greater control over extraneous variables and easier replication of the study.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology: Psychopathology: Behavioural, Cognitive

These flashcards explain the three main categories of human characteristics — behavioural, cognitive, and emotional — and describe how each relates to different aspects of human functioning, such as how we act, think, and feel.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology: Attachment: The Effects Of Institutionalisation

These flashcards explore the concept of institutionalisation — when children spend extended periods in institutions rather than family homes. They outline its definition, examples, and the three main psychological effects, including a focus on reactive attachment disorder.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology - Psychopathology: The Biological Approach To Explaining and Treating OCD TW

The biological approach explains OCD through three main factors: genetic, neurochemical, and neuroanatomical influences. The genetic explanation suggests that OCD can be inherited, with certain genes increasing an individual’s vulnerability to the disorder.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Attachment: The Influence Of The IWM on Childhood And Adult Relationships

This flashcard set covers the Influence of the Internal Working Model (IWM) on later relationships, explaining how early attachment experiences create a mental representation of relationships. These internal models then shape and mirror future childhood and adult relationships.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology - Research Methods: Experimental Methods - Lab Field Natural Quasi - KB

Lab experiments take place in a highly controlled environment, such as a laboratory or research setting. This allows researchers to carefully manage variables and establish clear cause-and-effect relationships.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Attachment: Bowlby’s Theory Of Maternal Deprivation TW

This flashcard set explores Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation, focusing on how prolonged separation from the primary caregiver can lead to intellectual and emotional damage. It also defines key terms like separation, emphasizing its impact on a child’s development.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology - Research Methods: Extraneous Variables and Controls

An Extraneous Variable is any variable other than the independent variable that could unintentionally influence the dependent variable. Researchers try to control these to ensure they don’t distort the results of an experiment.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology - Research Methods: Hypotheses - DS

A Null Hypothesis (H₀) states that there is no significant difference or relationship between variables in an experiment. It suggests that any observed effects are due to chance rather than the manipulation of the independent variable.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Attachment: Explanations Of Attachment - Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory

This flashcard set focuses on Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory (Adaptive aspect), highlighting how attachment is an innate and inherited system that enhances an infant’s survival. It also covers the idea that babies are born with social releasers to trigger caregiver responses and strengthen attachment bo...

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology - Research Methods: IV DV AIM - RN

An Independent Variable (IV) is the variable that the researcher deliberately changes or manipulates to test its effect on another variable (the dependent variable). It is the cause or factor believed to influence the outcome being measured.

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Psychology - Chapter 16 - Important Concepts

Women are more likely to seek psychological treatment than men. This difference is often attributed to socialization, greater willingness to express emotions, and higher recognition of mental health needs among women.

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Psychology - Chapter 15 - Important Concepts

The failure-analysis approach involves studying breakdowns in adaptation or psychological problems to gain insights into how healthy psychological functioning works. By understanding what goes wrong, psychologists can better identify the processes that contribute to mental well-being.

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Psychology - Chapter 16 - Key Words

Psychotherapy is a psychological intervention aimed at helping individuals resolve emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems and enhance their overall quality of life. It involves structured conversations and techniques that promote insight, coping skills, and positive change.

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Psychology - Chapter 15 - Key Words

The demonic model is an early view of mental illness in which unusual behavior, hallucinations, or talking to oneself was believed to result from evil spirits or demonic possession. Treatments under this model often involved exorcism, rituals, or other supernatural interventions.

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Psychology - Mtuner4

Optimism is the tendency to focus on the positive aspects of situations and expect favorable outcomes. Individuals like Adena use optimism to cope with challenges, maintain motivation, and enhance emotional well-being even during difficult circumstances.

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Psychology - Chapter 9 - Important Concepts

A child prodigy is an individual who demonstrates extraordinary intellectual or artistic abilities at a very young age, far beyond what is typical for their peers. These exceptional talents often manifest in areas like music, mathematics, or language, highlighting advanced cognitive development earl...

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Psychology - Chapter 10 - Important Concepts - Part 2

Easy infants – generally cheerful, adaptable, and have regular routines. Slow-to-warm-up infants – tend to be inactive, show mild reactions, and gradually adapt to new experiences.

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Psychology - Chapter 10 - Important Concepts

Cohorts are groups of people who were born and lived during the same time period. Studying cohorts helps psychologists understand how shared historical, social, and cultural experiences influence development, behavior, and attitudes across generations.

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Attachment: Explanations Of Attachment - Learning Theory

This deck covers key concepts and questions related to learning theories of attachment, focusing on classical and operant conditioning as well as the roles of stimuli and responses.

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Psychology - Chapter 9 - Key Words

An intelligence test is a diagnostic tool designed to assess a person’s overall cognitive abilities, including reasoning, problem-solving, memory, and understanding. These tests help evaluate intellectual strengths and weaknesses and are often used in educational, clinical, and occupational settings...

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Animal Studies: Lorenz and Harlow TW

This flashcard set focuses on Lorenz’s and Harlow’s animal studies of attachment. It highlights Lorenz’s research on imprinting in goslings and Harlow’s findings on the importance of contact comfort over food in forming attachments.

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Psychology - Chapter 14 - Important Concepts - Part 2

Neo-Freudian theories share with Freud’s original theory the emphasis on unconscious influences and the importance of early experiences in shaping personality. While they agreed with these core ideas, Neo-Freudians placed more focus on social and cultural factors rather than solely on sexual and agg...

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2023-2025 Year 12 A-Level Psychology Attachment: Cultural Variations of Types of Attachment

This flashcard set covers Van Ijzendoorn’s study on cultural variations in attachment. It explains the aim to investigate cross-cultural differences using 32 Strange Situation studies from 8 countries with around 2000 children.

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Psychology - Chapter 14 - Important Concepts

The **fundamental attribution error** is the tendency to overestimate the influence of personal traits or dispositions and underestimate the impact of situational factors when explaining others’ behavior. This bias often leads us to judge people harshly without considering the context of their actio...

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