Edexcel•A-Level•Psychology
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Criminological Psychology
Explanations of crime, eyewitness testimony, and treatment of offenders
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Criminological Psychology is a key topic in the Edexcel A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers explanations of crime, eyewitness testimony, and treatment of offenders.
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Defining crime and antisocial behaviourIndividual differences in criminalityNature vs nurture debateBiological explanations of criminalityGenetic explanationsLombroso's atavistic formTwin and adoption studiesXYY syndromeBrain abnormalitiesRole of prefrontal cortexRaine's researchRole of amygdalaHormonal factorsTestosterone and crimeEvaluation of biological explanationsSocial explanations of criminalityLearning theoriesSutherland differential associationSocial learning theoryLabelling theorySelf-fulfilling prophecySocial deprivationEvaluation of social explanationsPsychological explanationsPersonality theoriesEysenck's criminal personalityPsychodynamic explanationsCognitive explanationsMoral reasoningCognitive distortionsFactors affecting EWTLeading questionsLoftus and Palmer researchPost-event discussionAnxiety and arousalWeapon focus effectAge of witnessRecognising facesCross-race effectCognitive interview techniqueComponents of cognitive interviewEffectiveness of cognitive interviewJury decision makingCharacteristics affecting decisionsPre-trial publicityExpert witnessesDefendant characteristicsAttractiveness biasBiological treatmentsCastration for sex offendersDrug treatmentsPsychological treatmentsAnger managementToken economy programmesCognitive skills programmesRestorative justiceEffectiveness of treatmentsRecidivism ratesLoftus and Palmer (1974) eyewitness testimonyExperiment 1: verb impactExperiment 2: false memoriesEvaluation of studyValentine and Mesout (2009) Horror DungeonAnxiety and face recognitionReal-world EWT research
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