Psychology (XPS01)

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Pearson Edexcel International AS Level の学習者向けの無料Psychology (XPS01)学習ノート。各章のリンクから、要点・例題・練習問題への導線にアクセスできます。

Unit 1 Topic A: Social psychology

  • Obedience: agency theory and social power theory

  • Milgram (1963) and variation studies

  • Conformity: types, explanations and Asch

  • Minority influence and factors affecting social influence

  • Classic study: Moscovici et al. (1969)

  • Contemporary studies: Burger (2009); Yi Huang et al. (2014) or Haun et al. (2014)

  • Self-report methods, sampling and BPS ethics

Unit 1 Topic B: Cognitive psychology

  • Multi-store model of memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)

  • Working memory model (Baddeley and Hitch, 1974)

  • Reconstructive memory and schema theory (Bartlett, 1932)

  • Brain-damaged patients and memory: the case of HM

  • Classic study: Bartlett (1932) War of the Ghosts

  • Contemporary studies: Schmolck et al. (2002); Darling et al. (2007) or Sacchi et al. (2007)

  • Experiments and experimental design

Unit 2 Topic C: Biological psychology

  • CNS, neurons, neurotransmitters and synaptic transmission

  • Brain structure and aggression

  • Hormones and genes in aggression

  • Circadian sleep-wake cycle: pacemakers and zeitgebers

  • Infradian rhythms, SAD and light therapy

  • Classic study: Raine et al. (1997)

  • Contemporary studies: Brendgen et al. (2005); McDermott (2008) or Hoefelmann et al. (2006)

  • Correlations, brain scanning and twin studies

Unit 2 Topic D: Learning theories and development

  • Classical conditioning

  • Operant conditioning and Skinner (1948)

  • Social learning theory

  • Psychodynamic approach to personality development

  • Therapies: systematic desensitisation and psychoanalysis

  • Classic study: Watson and Rayner (1920) Little Albert

  • Contemporary studies: Capafons et al. (1998); Prot (2014) or Bastian et al. (2011)

  • Observations, content analysis, case studies and animal ethics

Research methods and statistics (Lists A and B)

  • Hypotheses, variables and control

  • Descriptive statistics, tables and graphs (List A)

  • Distributions, levels of measurement and probability

  • Inferential testing: Wilcoxon, Spearman and chi-squared (List B)

  • Qualitative data and thematic analysis

  • Evaluating studies: validity, reliability, generalisability, objectivity

  • Practical investigations across Topics A-D

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