Psychology VCE Units 3 4 4th Edition by John Grivas ISBN 1119888107 ‎ 978-1119888109

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ISBN 10: 1119888107 ‎

ISBN 13:  978-1119888109

Author: John Grivas

Jacaranda Psychology VCE Units 3 and 4

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Table of contents: 

1 Research methods in psychology
2 The nature of psychology
3 Mental processes and behaviour
4 Steps in psychological research
5 Identification of the research problem
6 Construction of the research hypothesis
7 Design of the method
8 Collection of the data
9 Analysis of the data
10 Interpretation of the data
11 Reporting of the research findings
12 Research methods
13 Experimental research
14 Independent and dependent variables
15 Construction of the research hypothesis
16 Extraneous variables
17 Confounding variables
18 Identifying extraneous and potential confounding variables
19 Individual participant differences
20 Demand characteristics
21 Placebo effect
22 Experimenter effects
23 Order effects
24 Artificiality
25 Use of non-standardised instructions and procedures
26 Ways of minimising extraneous and confounding variables
27 Participant selection and allocation
28 Participant allocation
29 Counterbalancing
30 Single- and double-blind procedures
31 Placebos
32 Standardised instructions and procedures
33 Types of experimental research designs
34 Techniques of qualitative and quantitative data collection
35 Case studies
36 Advantages and limitations of case studies
37 Observational studies
38 Advantages and limitations of observational studies
39 Self-reports
40 Questionnaires
41 Interviews
42 Advantages and limitations of self-reports
43 Analysing and interpreting data
44 Descriptive statistics
45 Measures of central tendency
46 Tables
47 Graphs
48 Inferential statistics
49 Statistical significance and p values
50 Conclusions and generalisations
51 Reliability and validity in research
52 Reliability
53 Validity
54 Ethical principles and professional conduct in psychological research
55 Roles and responsibilities of the researcher
56 Participants’ rights
57 Confidentiality
58 Voluntary participation
59 Withdrawal rights
60 Informed consent procedures
61 Debriefing
62 Use of deception
63 Role of ethics committees
64 Use of animals in research
65 Reporting conventions
66 Research reports
67 Title
68 Abstract
69 Introduction
70 Method
71 Results
72 Discussion
73 References
74 Appendices
75 States of consciousness
76 Describing consciousness
77 René Descartes—mind and body are separate but interconnected

78 William James—streams of consciousness
79 States of consciousness
80 Characteristics of normal waking consciousness
81 Characteristics of altered states of consciousness
82 Meditative state
83 Alcohol-induced state
84 Methods used to study level of alertness in normal waking consciousness
85 Electroencephalograph
86 Heart rate
87 Body temperature
88 Galvanic skin response
89 Sleep
90 Methods used to study sleep
91 Electroencephalograph
92 Electromyograph
93 Electro-oculogram
94 Heart rate and core body temperature
95 Video monitoring
96 Self-reports
97 Characteristics and patterns of sleep
98 NREM sleep
99 NREM—stage 1
100 NREM—stage 2
101 NREM—stage 3
102 NREM—stage 4
103 REM sleep
104 Changes in sleep patterns over the lifespan
105 Sleep-wake cycle shift during adolescence
106 The purpose of sleep
107 Restoration
108 Survival
109 Sleep deprivation
110 Partial sleep deprivation
111 Total sleep deprivation
112 The central nervous system
113 The brain
114 The cerebral cortex
115 Cerebral hemispheres
116 Corpus callosum
117 Four lobes of the cerebral cortex
118 The frontal lobe
119 Parietal lobe
120 Temporal lobe
121 Occipital lobe
122 Hemispheric specialisations
123 Left hemisphere specialisations
124 Right hemisphere specialisations
125 The reticular activating system
126 The thalamus
127 The spinal cord
128 Transmission of sensory information from the peripheral nervous system
129 Transmission of motor information from the brain
130 Sensory and motor neuron activity
131 Studies on cognitive processes of the brain
132 Studies of aphasia
133 Broca’s aphasia
134 Wernicke’s aphasia
135 Spatial neglect
136 Split-brain studies
137 Perceptual anomalies
138 Motion after-effect
139 Change blindness
140 Synesthesia
141 Brain research methods
142 Direct brain stimulation
143 Electrode stimulation
144 Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
145 Value and limitations of direct brain stimulation
146 Computerised Tomography (CT)
147 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
148 Value and limitations of MRI
149 Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
150 Value and limitations of PET
151 Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
152 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
153 Value and limitations of fMRI
154 Ethical principles in brain research
155 The peripheral nervous system
156 The somatic nervous system
157 The autonomic nervous system
158 Divisions of the ANS
159 The sympathetic nervous system
160 The parasympathetic nervous system
161 Memory
162 Defining memory
163 Models for explaining human memory
164 The Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model
165 Sensory memory
166 Iconic memory
167 Echoic memory
168 Short-term memory (STM)
169 Duration of STM

170 Forgetting
171 The forgetting curve
172 Measures of retention
173 Recall
174 Recognition
175 Relearning
176 Relative sensitivity of measures of retention
177 Theories of forgetting
178 Retrieval failure theory
179 Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
180 Interference theory
181 Retroactive interference
182 Proactive interference
183 Motivated forgetting
184 Decay theory
185 Manipulation and improvement of memory
186 Manipulation of memory
187 Studies by Elizabeth Loftus
188 Improvement of memory
189 Context- and state-dependent cues
190 Context-dependent cues
191 State-dependent cues
192 Mnemonic devices
193 Acronyms and rhymes
194 Peg-word method
195 Narrative chaining
196 Method of loci
197 Brain, behaviour and experience
198 Mechanisms of learning
199 Defining learning
200 Behaviour not dependent on learning
201 Reflex actions
202 Fixed-action patterns
203 Behaviour dependent on maturation
204 Neural basis of learning
205 Areas of the brain and neural pathways involved in learning
206 Plasticity and effects of experience on the brain
207 Developmental plasticity and adaptive plasticity
208 Adaptive plasticity
209 Theories of learning
210 Classical conditioning
211 Key elements of classical conditioning
212 Key processes in classical conditioning
213 Acquisition
214 Extinction
215 Spontaneous recovery
216 Stimulus generalisation
217 Stimulus discrimination
218 Applications of classical conditioning
219 Watson’s “Little Albert” experiment
220 Graduated exposure
221 Flooding
222 Aversion therapy
223 Trial and error learning
224 Thorndike’s experiments with cats
225 Operant conditioning
226 Three-phase model of operant conditioning
227 Skinner’s experiments with rats
228 Elements of operant conditioning
229 Reinforcement
230 Schedules of reinforcement
231 Fixed-ratio schedule
232 Variable-ratio schedule
233 Fixed-interval schedule
234 Variable-interval schedule
235 Positive reinforcement
236 Negative reinforcement

237 Normality, mental health and mental illness
238 Normality and abnormality
239 Approaches to defining normality and abnormality
240 Socio-cultural approach
241 Functional approach
242 Historical approach
243 Situational approach
244 Medical approach
245 Statistical approach
246 Health and illness
247 Differentiating physical health from physical illness
248 Differentiating mental health from mental illness
249 The biopsychosocial framework
250 Systems of classification of mental conditions and disorders
251 Categorical and dimensional approaches
252 Categorical approaches
253 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
254 International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
255 Strengths and limitations of categorical approaches
256 Dimensional approaches
257 Strengths and limitations of dimensional approaches
258 Stress and health
259 Physiological and psychological responses to stress
260 Physiological responses to stress
261 Fight–flight response
262 Selye’s general adaptation syndrome
263 Stage 1: Alarm reaction
264 Stage 2: Resistance
265 Stage 3: Exhaustion
266 Strengths and limitations of Selye’s GAS
267 Eustress and distress
268 Psychological responses to stress
269 Psychological determinants of the stress response
270 Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping
271 Strengths and limitations of the model
272 Social, cultural and environmental factors that influence the stress response
273 Social factors
274 Cultural factors
275 Environmental factors
276 Allostasis
277 Allostatic load
278 Strategies for coping with stress
279 Biofeedback
280 Meditation and relaxation
281 Physical exercise
282 Social support
283 Anxiety disorder: phobia
284 Anxiety and anxiety disorders
285 Phobias
286 Specific phobia

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