Recap last lesson
Contributions to society
You need to be able to describe and evaluate
–2 contributions for each of the 5 Approaches
–1 for each of the A2 applications
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
All of you should be able to
• Recall the key assumptions of each approach
Most of you should be able to
• Identify at least two contributions to society that
each approach/application has made to increase
our understanding of human behaviour
Some of you should be able to
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each
approach/application
Gimme 5… How many studies can
you remember?
HEALTH
CLINICAL
COGNITIVE
PSYCHODYNAMIC
BIOLOGICAL
SOCIAL
LEARNING
CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY 1
Each approach has their own paradigm,
(a collection of agreed thoughts which are
starting blocks in explaining behaviour)
we know them as ASSUMPTIONS.
CARD SORT THE KEY
ASSUMPTIONS INTO THE
RIGHT APROACHES
What is a ‘contribution to society’?
• A contribution to society is something
that helps that society to function in
some way.
– For example, society needs to know what
will cause unrest, and to know what causes
crime so that it can be reduced.
– Society needs to know about education so
that its members are skilled for jobs, as the
economy of a society is very important.
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE EACH APPROACH/APPLICATION
MADE TO SOCIETY?
THINK
Contributions
Strengths
Weaknesses
Cognitive
Social
Biological
Psychodynamic
Learning
Health
Criminal
Clinical
PG 136 IN TEXT BOOK
USE OTHER BOOKS TOO
Choose a psychological concept and spend a
minute making notes on how RESEARCH
into this topic has benefited society.
VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA
TOKEN ECONOMY
GENDER
ABNORMALITY
THERAPY
ADDICTION
FORGETTING
OBEDIENCE
MEMORY
PREJUDICE
REDUCING DRUG MISUSE
BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
EDUCATION
For each of the 5 following
approaches:
–
–
–
–
You need to recall one assumption,
the research methods,
describe and evaluate one study
general notes about the approach including advantages
and disadvantages.
– the contributions to psychology and to society.
– You also need to be able to compare and contrast any
2 of the approaches,
• Describe and evaluate two
contributions to society made by one
application of psychology that you
have studied.[12]
Extension/Home work: Read the example essays in handout
Write your own answer to the question.