Learning approach — AS & A Level Psychology (9990) questions by topic

From the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning): State the number of elephants that successfully passed the trunk-wash test.

From the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia): One aim was to investigate the role of disgust in a childhood phobia. Outline one other aim of this study.

Your friend, Imelda, tells you about a problem with her child's behaviour. Her child keeps taking all of his toys from where they are stored in a box and throwing them…

Outline one assumption of the learning approach.

Outline what is meant by the term 'positive reinforcement'. Include an example from the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning) in your answer.

From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression): Describe the procedure for the 'Aggression Arousal' part of this study.

From the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning): State the number of elephants used in this study.

From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression): One aim was to investigate whether children would reproduce the aggression shown by a model when that model is no longer there.…

Evaluate the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about subjective data.

The first stage of the study by Bandura et al. (aggression) was when the children were rated on four scales by the experimenter and a nursery school teacher. One of these scales…

Describe the psychology being investigated in the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning).

From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression): Outline one aim of this study.

From the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning): Describe how the elephants were trained to perform the 'trunk up' behavioural task.

Evaluate the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about quantitative data.

From the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia): Outline the change in ratings of distress when the boy had to imagine hugging his mother with her shirt full of buttons.

Evaluate the study by Bandura et al. (aggression) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about validity.

In the study by Saavedra and Silverman, a boy was treated for a specific phobia. Identify the specific phobia the boy was being treated for.

Tejas is talking about the study by Bandura et al. (aggression). He says that the study is not ethical. Explain why Tejas is correct that the study is not ethical, using evidence…

From the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia): Outline how positive reinforcement was used in the treatment of the boy's phobia.

Outline two assumptions of the learning approach in psychology.

Describe the sample used in the study by Fagen et al. (elephant learning).

From the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia): Describe the Disgust/Fear hierarchy used in this study.

Evaluate the study by Bandura et al. (aggression) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about reliability.

From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression): Describe how the participants were allocated into the experimental groups.

From the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia): Outline what is meant by a phobia.

In the final part of the study by Bandura et al. (aggression), each participant spent 20 minutes in the experimental room and their behaviour was observed through a one-way…

Outline two assumptions of the learning approach. You must use an example from a core study for each assumption.

Two friends, Maria and Oscar, are discussing the ethics of the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia). Maria thinks the study is ethical but Oscar thinks the study is not…

Saavedra and Silverman studied a boy with a phobia of buttons. One aim was to investigate whether exposure to buttons would help to treat his phobia. Outline one other aim of this…

In the study by Bandura et al. (aggression), the final part of the procedure was named the 'test for delayed imitation'. Describe the procedure used to 'test for delayed…

Describe the sample used in the study by Pepperberg (parrot learning).

The study by Saavedra and Silverman investigated a boy with a phobia of buttons. The boy reported an experience that he thought was the cause of his button phobia. Describe the…

In the study by Pepperberg (parrot learning), a principal trainer was used during the 'test procedures'. Describe the procedure that the principal trainer followed during the…

Two friends, Zayn and Danna, are discussing the nature versus nurture debate in relation to the study by Bandura et al. (aggression). Zayn thinks the study supports the nature…

From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression): Describe the background to this study.

Suggest two real-world applications based on the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia). Your suggestions must be ethical.