Zusammenfassung der Ressource
WJEC AS Psychology - the four approaches
- Cognitive
- Assumptions: Computer Analogy and Psychology is a science
- Theory : Attribution, the FAE and Covariation theory
- Therapy: CBT - Internal mental processes. Aim, cause, features, research.
- Strengths: Mediational processes and scientific nature - Loftus and Palmer.
- Weaknesses: Reductionist, mechanistic, nature/nurture.
- Methodology: Lab studies and psychology as a science
- Strengths: strict controls and quantifiable data.
- Weaknesses: Ecological validity, demand characteristics, case studies and HM.
- Evaluation
- Strengths: Idiographic, ecological validity
- Weaknesses: Ethical issues and mostly qualitative data
- Psychodynamic
- Assumptions: Levels of consciousness and Tripartite Model of Personality.
- Theory: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency and Genital - Oedipus and Electra Complexes.
- Therapy: Dream Analysis - unconcious mind, manifest, latent, aim, features, dreamwork, nightmares, research.
- Strengths: Deterministic - rules; reductionist - easy to follow
- Weaknesses: Deterministic - free will; reductionist - overlooks purpose.
- Methodology: Case Studies and Clinical Interviews
- Strengths: True picture, idiographic
- Weaknesses: un-generalisable, unrepresentative - Anna O.
- Biological
- Behaviourist