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Brain

Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

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Magnifying Glass Tilted Left

Unit 1 - Research Methodology

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Herb

Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour

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Globe Showing Europe Africa

Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behavior

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Thought Balloon

Unit 5 - Abnormal Psychology

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Performing Arts

Unit 6 - Health psychology

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Busts In Silhouette

Unit 7 - Psychology Of Human Relationships

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Chart Increasing

Unit 8 - Developmental Psychology

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Bar-Chart

Unit 9 - Internal Assessment

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Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model

Hello there, young minds! We are going to embark on an awesome journey exploring the development of the cognitive approach in psychology. Picture it like a spiral staircase where each step uncovers a new twist that&#39;s just a bit better than the last, but doesn&#39;t replace the step you just climbed. Pretty cool, right? Let&#39;s dive in!

Kickstarter Words: Conscious, Rational, Introspection

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Imagine trying to understand what&#39;s going on inside your computer just by typing commands and observing the results. This is like introspectionism, where psychology tries to study the mind, viewed as a rational entity, through self-examination. Kinda like having a conversation with yourself about your feelings and thoughts, you know?

Kickstarter Words: Unconscious, Irrational, Psychoanalysis

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Picture being a detective, deciphering the hidden meanings behind dreams (kinda like Inception, cool, huh?). That&#39;s psychoanalysis! It suggests our mind is mainly an irrational, mysterious place, and we need to dig deep and interpret things like dreams to understand it.

Kickstarter Words: Observable, Objective, Trial and Error, Black Box

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Remember Pavlov&#39;s dogs? They&#39;d start drooling when a bell rang, expecting food - that&#39;s behaviourism! It&rsquo;s like treating the mind as a &#39;black box&#39;. We can&#39;t see inside, so we study what goes in and what comes out - the observable behaviour.

Kickstarter Words: Latent, Mental Representation, Model, Computer Metaphor, Conscious, Rational

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Here&#39;s where things get super cool! Cognitive psychology says, &quot;Hey, let&#39;s not just look at the inputs and outputs, let&#39;s also try to understand what&#39;s happening inside that black box.&quot; It suggests we can objectively study this using models, just like using a software model to predict how a computer might behave. The mind is likened to a computer processing information.

Kickstarter Words: Latent, Mental Representation, Model, Computer Metaphor, Unconscious, Irrational

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Even the smartest of us make weird decisions sometimes, right? Ever bought something you didn&#39;t need in a sale? Behavioural economics points out that our mistakes and irrational decisions aren&#39;t random - they follow patterns. It&#39;s like our brain has a secret code that sometimes loves to defy logic!

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For now, we&#39;ll be focusing mainly on three areas in cognitive psychology: memory (like trying to remember where you left your keys), thinking (like planning the quickest bike route to school), and decision-making (like choosing whether to study or game).

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This is a wild ride, isn&#39;t it? Don&#39;t worry though, we&#39;ll unpack everything bit by bit, making sure you understand all these fancy terms and how they apply to our everyday lives!

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Now, let&#39;s gear up and start this adventure!

Unlocking the Spiral of Cognitive Psychology Evolution

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Higher Level

Psychology HL

Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

Unlocking the Spiral of Cognitive Psychology Evolution

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Introspectionism 🧠

Psychoanalysis 💭

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Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

Unlocking the Spiral of Cognitive Psychology Evolution

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Introspectionism 🧠

Psychoanalysis 💭

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