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There's a mnemonic I used to use which I found really helpful to remember the ethical guidelines; When Doing Psychology Do Do It Correctly (W.D.P.D.D.I.C). Each one of these letter then refers to an ethic...

Active immunity occurs when an individual develops immunity against a specific antigen when they are exposed to it - your body reacts by producing memory cells that provide long lasting immunity against t...

An antigen is a substance that is introduced to the body and stimulates an immune response and the production of antibodies. Antibodies are proteins produced by cells in the body in in repsonse to the pre...

Diamond is covalently bonded and has a giant covalent structure. Covalent bonds require lots of energy to break as they are strong so diamond has the hig...

Utilitarianism is one of the major moral theories along with deontology and virtue ethics.

According to utilitarianism, the morally best action is the action that maximises utility (or good) to the...