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Flashcards for AQA A-level Psychology (7182), split into Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 and then by topic in the specification's order, with each Paper 3 option (Relationships, Gender, Cognition and development, Schizophrenia, Eating behaviour, Stress, Aggression, Forensic psychology and Addiction) in its own subdeck. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

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What is inside (23 subdecks)

  • Paper 1 Introductory topics in psychology375 cards
    • 4.1.1 Social influence96 cards
    • 4.1.2 Memory112 cards
    • 4.1.3 Attachment81 cards
    • 4.1.4 Clinical Psychology and Mental Health86 cards
  • Paper 2 Psychology in context464 cards
    • 4.2.1 Approaches in Psychology110 cards
    • 4.2.2 Biopsychology94 cards
    • 4.2.3 Research methods260 cards
      • 4.2.3.1 Scientific processes133 cards
      • 4.2.3.2 Data handling and analysis73 cards
      • 4.2.3.3 Inferential testing54 cards
  • Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology685 cards
    • 4.3.1 Issues and debates in Psychology81 cards
    • Addiction62 cards
    • Aggression61 cards
    • Cognition and development74 cards
    • Eating behaviour59 cards
    • Forensic Psychology74 cards
    • Gender69 cards
    • Relationships67 cards
    • Schizophrenia65 cards
    • Stress73 cards

Some of its cards

  • What is the deviation from ideal mental health definition of abnormality?
    Defining abnormality as the absence of the characteristics that a psychologically healthy person is thought to have
  • What is attachment, in psychology?
    A close emotional bond between two people, shown through behaviours such as seeking proximity and distress on separation
  • Which brain structure, part of the limbic system, is strongly associated with the regulation of aggressive behaviour?
    The amygdala
  • What is inferential testing?
    Using statistical tests to decide whether a difference or relationship found in a sample is statistically significant, and so likely to be true of the wider population
  • What is quantitative data?
    Data expressed in numbers, that can be counted or measured
  • What is the evolutionary explanation for food preferences?
    Preferences for certain foods, such as high-calorie sweet or fatty foods, evolved because they gave our ancestors a survival advantage in environments where food was scarce
  • What is classical conditioning?
    Learning through association, where a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus until it produces the same response alone
  • What is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
    An experience added to normal functioning that is not usually present, such as hallucinations or delusions
  • What are the three stores in the multi-store model of memory?
    The sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory
  • What is self-disclosure, as a factor affecting attraction in romantic relationships?
    Revealing personal, intimate information about oneself to a partner

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