Eduqas (A-level Psychology) Component 3 Knowledge Organisers

This document includes a knowledge organiser for addictive behaviours, criminal behaviours, schizophrenia and controversies in psychology. Below is a list of what is included in each knowledge organiser:
Addictive behaviours:

• Key terms and definitions
• Characteristics
• Biological explanations with evaluation: dopamine and addiction gene
• Individual differences explanations with evaluation: personality and cognitive biases
• Social psychological explanations with evaluation: peer influence and the role of the media
• Methods of modifying the behaviour with evaluation: agonist and antagonist substitution and aversion therapy

Criminal behaviours:

• Key terms and definitions
• Characteristics
• Biological explanations with evaluation: inherited criminality and role of the amygdala
• Individual differences explanations with evaluation: Eysenck’s criminal personality and cognitive factors
• Social psychological explanations with evaluation: differential association theory and gender socialisation
• Methods of modifying the behaviour with evaluation: anger management and restorative justice

Schizophrenia:

• Key terms and definitions
• Characteristics
• Biological explanations with evaluation: dopamine hypothesis and structural abnormalities
• Individual differences explanations with evaluation: psychodynamic approach and cognitive approach
• Social psychological explanations with evaluation: dysfunctional family and sociocultural factors
• Methods of modifying the behaviour with evaluation: antipsychotic drugs and CBT

Controversies:

• Key terms and definitions
• Ethical costs of conducting research
• Scientific status
• Non-human animals
• Sexism
• Cultural bias