Paper 1 Reading Material

Zimbardo (1973) conducted an extremely controversial study on conformity to social roles, called the 'Stanford Prison...

Psychologists have examined dispositional (internal) factors that also contribute to obedience. One particular characteristic...

It’s not just majority influence that people conform to; minority influence can also cause a change in people’s behaviour and...

The power of minority influence: Minorities are essential to change in society. If minorities did not exist and were not...

According to psychologist Mary Ainsworth, "attachment" may be defined as "an affectional tie that one person or animal forms...

Two studies that are important for you to know and understand were conducted by Harlow (1958) and Lorenz (1935). Make sure you...

Psychologist John Bowlby is generally thought of as the father of attachment theory. He defined attachment as a "lasting...

Ainsworth's 'Strange Situation' procedure has had a profound impact within developmental psychology and has become an accepted...

The effect of institutional care was investigated by Hodges Tizzard (1989) in a longitudinal study which followed the...

​Abnormality can be defined as a deviation from social norms This means that we label people as abnormal if their behaviour is...

Psychopathology - Becks Model

Beck developed a cognitive explanation of depression which has three components: cognitive bias; negative self-schemas; the...

Ellis took a different approach from Beck (the cognitive triad) to explaining depression and started by explaining what is...