Stage 1 and 2 Psychology

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Stage 1 and 2 Psychology

• Levels of Explanation
• February 2009

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Levels of Explanation (4)

• Biological
• Basic processes
• Person
• Socio-cultural

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Framework (two dimensions)

• Aspects (4)

Levels (4)
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Each Topic
Aspects (4)
Level (1)
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Biology Curriculum

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Levels of Explanation

• Biological level explanations
• Focuses on biological and chemical processes
• Aggressive behaviour
• Role of hormones
• Drugs
• Nerve damage

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Levels of Explanation

• Basic processes level explanations
• Focuses on psychological processes that are
  universal (or at least very widespread) across
  humans learning and cognition
• Aggressive behaviour
• Emotions
• Cognitions
• that precede

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Levels of Explanation

• Person level explanations
• Focuses on individual differences in behaviour
• Aggressive behaviour
• Personality
• Intelligence

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Levels of Explanation

• Socio-cultural level explanations
• Focuses on the influence other people exert on
  behaviour behaviour in social and cultural
  contexts
• Aggressive behaviour
• Role of onlookers
• Cultural influence

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Human Behaviour

• Biological factors
• Brain activity
• Drug effects
• Basic Processes
• Attention
• Perception
• Word finding
• Person characteristics
• Intelligence
• Personality
• Social and cultural context
• Audience number and identity
• Social meaning of interaction