GCSE Psychology OCR
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44 topics in 7 modules
☑️ Criminal Psychology 4 topics
- Key Concepts
- The Social Learning Theory
- Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory
- The Changing Nature of Punishment
☑️ Development 5 topics
- Key Concepts
- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
- Dweck's Mindset Theory
- Willingham's Learning Theory
- The Changing Role of Education
☑️ Psychological Problems 6 topics
- Key Concepts
- Biological Explanation of Schizophrenia
- Psychological Explanation of Schizophrenia
- Biological Explanation of Clinical Depression
- Psychological Explanation of Clinical Depression
- The Development of Treatments
☑️ Social Influence 4 topics
- Key Concepts
- Situational Factors
- Dispositional Factors
- Changing Attitudes
☑️ Memory 4 topics
- Key Concepts
- The Multi-store Model of Memory
- The Theory of Reconstructive Memory
- Techniques Used for Recall
☑️ Sleep and Dreaming 5 topics
- Key Concepts
- The Nature of Dreaming
- The Freudian Theory of Dreaming
- The Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming
- Development of Treatments for Insomnia
☑️ Research Methods 16 topics
- Planning Research: Hypotheses
- Planning Research: Variables
- Planning Research: Experimental Designs
- Planning Research: Populations and Sampling
- Planning Research: Ethical Guidelines
- Doing Research: Experiments
- Doing Research: Interviews
- Doing Research: Questionnaires (Surveys)
- Doing Research: Observations
- Doing Research: Case Studies
- Doing Research: Correlations
- Analysing Research: Types of Data
- Analysing Research: Descriptive Statistics
- Analysing Research: Tables, Charts and Graphs
- Analysing Research: Reliability and Validity
- Analysing Research: Sources of Bias
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Criminal Psychology
Key Concepts
Theories of Crime
- Understanding the term crime: the breaking of laws or rules to which some governing authority can prescribe a penal consequence.
- Biological explanations of crime: these include genetics and neurological factors.
- Psychological theories of criminal behaviour underline the importance of learning and experiences, such as Bandura’s Social Learning Theory.
- Appreciating sociological theories of crime like the Social-Bond Theory which concentrates on the relationship between the individual and society.
Forensic Psychology
- Unraveling forensic psychology: a branch of psychology that deals with understanding criminal behaviour, helping law enforcement agencies to resolve criminal activities.
- Understanding the role of a forensic psychologist, which includes assessment, counselling and intervention design.
- Familiarity with psychological profiling: a method used by forensic psychologists to predict and profile the character traits of unknown criminal subjects or offenders.
Eye Witness Testimony and Memory
- Understanding eye witness testimony (EWT): an account given by people who have witnessed a significant event or crime.
- The strengths and weaknesses of EWT, how it can be influenced by the Misinformation Effect and the leading questions created by the psychologist Elizabeth Loftus.
- Understanding how the cognitive Interview technique can improve the reliability of witness recall.
Rehabilitation and Treatment
- Looking at the purpose of sentencing: punishment, deterrence, rehabilitation, reparation and protection of the public.
- Understanding the principles behind rehabilitation: to change an offender's behaviour and make a positive contribution to society, reducing rates of recidivism.
- Familiarity with the different types of treatment programmes for offenders, such as cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and cognitive skills programmes.
Research Methods
- Understanding different research methods: from experimental methods to observation and case studies.
- Knowledge of ethics in research, including informed consent, protection from harm, confidentiality and the right to withdraw.
- Understanding validity and reliability in research: a valid research study is one that measures what it intended to measure; a reliable study produces consistent results.
Question: According to Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, explain how criminal behaviour may be learned.
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