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Pearson Edexcel IAL Psychology

Unit 1: Social and cognitive psychology

Unit 2: Biological psychology, learning theories and development

Topic C: Biological psychology

Topic D: Learning theories and development

4.1.1 - Classical conditioning

4.1.2 - Operant conditioning

4.1.3 - Social learning theory

4.1.4 - Psychodynamic personality development

4.1.5 - Systematic desensitisation

4.1.6 - Psychoanalysis

4.2.1 - Observational research method

4.2.2 - Types of observation

4.2.3 - Content analysis

4.2.4 - Freud’s case study method

4.2.5 - List A quantitative and qualitative data

4.2.6 - Analysis of qualitative data using thematic analysis

4.2.7 - List B inferential statistics

4.2.8 - Animal research and ethics

4.3.1 - Watson and Rayner (1920) Little Albert

4.3.2 - Capafóns et al. (1998) fear of flying

4.3.3 - Prot (2014) prosocial media

4.3.4 - Bastian et al. (2011) cyber-dehumanization

4.4.1 - Learning theories practical investigation

A-Level/Edexcel/Psychology//AS/Concept/Unit 2: Biological psychology, learning theories and development/Topic D: Learning theories and development/4.2.4 - Freud’s case study method

Unit 2: Biological psychology AS, learning theories and development

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Level: AS

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Topic C: Biological psychology
Topic D: Learning theories and development