1. UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
AREA OF STUDY 1: WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?

2. CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY
Four perspectives that are prominent in contemporary Psychology are;
BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE
COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE
SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
GRIVAS – pg.26

3. BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Focuses on the biological (physiological) influences on behaviour and mental processes, including the brain and the rest of the nervous system, the endocrine system, the immune system and genetics
GRIVAS – pg.26-29

4. BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE
Focuses on how behaviour is acquired or modified by environmental consequences such as rewards and punishments
GRIVAS – pg.29-31

5. COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE
Focuses on how we acquire, process, remember and use information about ourselves and the world around us
GRIVAS – pg.31-33

6. SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
Focuses on the roles of social and cultural influences on human behaviour and mental processes
GRIVAS – pg.33-35

7. UNIT 1 – AoS 1: SAC 1 Contemporary Perspectives In Psychology:
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