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Which psychologist is most associated with the psychodynamic approach?Sigmund Freud, who argued that unconscious drives and early experiences shape behaviour.

What is classical conditioning?Learning by association, where a neutral stimulus comes to trigger a response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, as in Pavlov's dogs.

How does operant conditioning explain behaviour?Behaviour is shaped by its consequences: reinforcement makes a behaviour more likely and punishment makes it less likely.

What is the central assumption of the cognitive approach?Mental processes such as attention, memory and perception can be studied as information processing, similar to how a computer handles data.

What does the biological approach claim about behaviour?Behaviour has physiological causes, such as genes, neurotransmitters and brain structure, which can be studied scientifically.

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Include the key assumptions of each approach, the main theorists such as Pavlov, Skinner, Freud and Bandura, and the core evidence or studies your course uses. Keep each card to one idea so you can test yourself quickly.

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