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Psychology Notes

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Learning Approach

Sample: One child with a phobia of buttons.

Learning Approach

Sampling Technique: Opportunity sampling.

Learning Approach

Research Method: Case study.

Learning Approach

Controls: Not specified.

Learning Approach

Ethical Issues: The study involved working with a vulnerable child, and the therapist needed to ensure the child's safety and well-being.

Learning Approach

Results: The study found that the child's phobia of buttons was significantly reduced after therapy.

Learning Approach

Conclusion: The study suggests that classical conditioning can be an effective treatment for phobias.

Biological Approach

Results: Participants who were injected with epinephrine and were exposed to the euphoric confederate reported feeling happier. Participants who received epinephrine and were exposed to the angry confederate reported feeling angry.

Biological Approach

Conclusion: The study provides support for the two-factor theory of emotion. When participants were physiologically aroused, they looked to the environment to explain their arousal.

Biological Approach

Strengths: The study used a controlled experiment, allowing researchers to manipulate variables and isolate the effects of physiological arousal and cognitive labeling.

Biological Approach

The use of a placebo control group allowed researchers to rule out the possibility that the participants' emotional responses were simply due to the injection itself.

Biological Approach

Weaknesses: Ethical concerns related to the use of epinephrine and deception.

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