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Psychology
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Explain the process of synaptic transmission

When an electrical impulse reaches the pre-synaptic terminal, this is known as an action potential and is the start of the process, this impulse then triggers the release of neurotransmitters from the ves...

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How do I know when to choose which statistical test?

MOID - Mann Whitney U test; ordinal data, independent groups, test of DifferenceSCOR - Spearmans test; test of Correlation, ordinal data, repeated measures or matched pairs designCIND - Chi squared test; ...

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What is the difference between an etic and emic approach? What's an imposed etic?

The etic and emic approaches in psychology are used to understand cultural bias in the study of human behaviour. The distinction between the two was proposed by John Berry in 1969. An etic approach looks ...

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Outline and evaluate Zimbardo's research into social roles (6 marks).

Zimbardo set up a mock prison and randomly assigned the roles of guards or prisoners to 24 male students, who were deemed emotionally stabled after extensive psychological testing. To increase the realism...

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What are the three types of conformity?

Compliance: Changing public behaviour but not private beliefs in order to fit in with the group. Identification: Changing public behaviour and private beliefs but only when WITH the group. Internalisation...

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