Introduction to Higher Psychology
Studying CfE Higher Psychology
Individual Behaviour: Sleep, Dreams and Sleep Disorders
What is Sleep?
Quiz: What is Sleep?
The Biological Approach to Sleep and Dreams
Quiz: The Biological Approach to Sleep and Dreams
Biological Theories of Sleep and Dreams
Quiz: Biological Theories of Sleep and Dreams
Cognitive Theories of Sleep and Dreams
Quiz: Cognitive Theories of Sleep and Dreams
Psychoanalytic Theories of Sleep and Dreams
Quiz: Psychoanalytic Theories of Sleep and Dreams
Applying Knowledge: Sleep Disorders
Quiz: Applying Knowledge: Sleep Disorders
Star Study: Dement and Kleitman (1957)
Example Answers: The Biological and the Cognitive Approach
Quiz: Example Answers: The Biological and the Cognitive Approach
Star Study: Czeisler et al (1990)
Example Answers: The Psychoanalytic Approach
Quiz: Example Answers: The Psychoanalytic Approach
Individual Behaviour: Memory
The Nature of Memory
Quiz: The Nature of Memory
The Biological Approach to Memory: The Hippocampus Theory
Quiz: The Biological Approach to Memory: The Hippocampus Theory
Star Study: The Case of Clive Wearing
The Cognitive Approach to Memory: The Multi-Store Model of Memory
Quiz: The Cognitive Approach to Memory: The Multi-Store Model of Memory
The Working Memory Model - Baddeley and and Hitch (1974)
Quiz: The Working Memory Model - Baddeley and Hitch (1974)
Star Study: Word Length Effect and the Structure of Short Term Memory
Quiz: Star Study: Word Length Effect and the Structure of Short Term Memory
The Psychoanalytic Approach to Memory
Quiz: The Psychoanalytic Approach to Memory
Theories of Forgetting
Forgetting Due to Absence of Cues
Applied Research: Applying Theories to Memory Improvement
Applied Research: Applying Memory Theories to Crime - Eyewitness Testimony
Social Behaviour: Conformity and Obedience
Introduction to Conformity and Obedience
Quiz: Introduction to Conformity and Obedience
Star Study: Asch (1951): The Line Judgement Experiment
Individual Factors That Affect Conformity
Quiz: Individual Factors that Affect Conformity
Situational and Cultural Factors That Affect Conformity
Quiz: Situational and Cultural Factors that Affect Conformity
Star Study: Mori and Arai (2010): Conformity in Japan
Obedience Theories and Research
Quiz: Obedience Theories and Research
Star Study: Milgram (1963): Obedience to Authority
Factors That Reduce Obedience
Quiz: Factors that Reduce Obedience
Applied Strategies for Resisting Social Pressure
Quiz: Applied Strategies for Resisting Social Pressure
Social Behaviour: Prejudice
What is Prejudice?
Quiz: What is Prejudice?
Analysis: The Language of Prejudice
Quiz: Analysis: The Language of Prejudice
Theories of Prejudice
Quiz: Theories of Prejudice
Cognitive Theories of Prejudice: Social Identity
Quiz: Cognitive Theories of Prejudice: Social Identity Theory
Reducing Prejudice – The Media and Affirmative Action
Quiz: Reducing Prejudice – The Media and Affirmative Action
Applied Theory: Reducing Prejudice Through Education
Applied Research: Sherif's (1956) Super-Ordinate Goal Theory
Research: The Research Process
Overview of the Research Process
Quiz: Overview of the Research Process
The Research Process and Results Analysis
Quiz: The Research Process and Results Analysis
Ethical Issues and the British Psychological Society
Quiz: Ethical Issues and the British Psychological Society
Research Methods: Case Studies
Quiz: Research Methods: Case Studies
Star Study: Freud and Breuer (1895): The Case Study of Anna O
Research Methods: Laboratory Experiments
Quiz: Research Methods: Laboratory Experiments
Research Methods: Field and Natural Experiments
Quiz: Research Methods: Field and Natural Experiments
Research Methods: Observation
Quiz: Research Methods: Observation
Research Methods: Questionnaires and Interviews
Quiz: Research Methods: Questionnaires and Interviews
Sampling Techniques
Quiz: Sampling Techniques
Research: The Research Assignment
How to Start the Research Assignment
The Introduction
The Method
The Results
The Discussion