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Psychology
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What are the stages of an action potential?

Stimulus arrives and changes membrane polarity to the threshold to elicit an action potential (all or nothing nature). Depolarisation- sodium ion channels open increasing the membrane polarity Repolarisat...

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Outline and evaluate evolutionary explanations for partner preferences.

Evolutionary explanations posit that our partner preferences are based on our fundamental desire to reproduce and pass on our genes. Both males and females therefore show a preference for mates who appear...

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Outline and Evaluate behavioural methods of treating phobias

A01(6 Marks): Treatment 1 - Systematic Desensitisation (SD) - Anxiety hierarchyList of situations related to phobic stimulus, rated from least to most...

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Answered by Tyler M. Psychology tutor
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How do I boost my marks in the longer answer questions?

In A-Level psychology, the longer answer questions are looking for a critical evaluation of the evidence or explanations. Often, the marks will be weighted towards AO3, which requires you to evaluate your...

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Answered by Emily W. Psychology tutor
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Outline a weakness of the behaviorist approach in Psychology

A weakness is that the approach is environmentally deterministic. For example, it suggests behaviours are learnt through associations made with environmental stimuli and/or the response that we get (r...

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