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Psychology
A Level

Can you give me a breakdown of how to answer 'discuss' questions?

'Discuss' questions are normally worth either 12 or 24 marks. An example may be 'Discuss neural mechanisms in aggression'. Disuss questions should always start with describing something e...

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Answered by Lydia C. Psychology tutor
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What is a meta analysis and how is it useful?

A meta analysis is a paper that rather than conducting independent research analyses the conclusions of several other papers. This is particularly useful to uncover tendencies within the field of psycholo...

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Answered by Zinet R. Psychology tutor
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Outline one study that has investigated stress-related illness and the immune system. In your answer you should refer to what was done and what was found. (4 marks)

One study which investigated into the relationship between stress-related illness and the immune system was carried out by Kiecolt-Glaser et al (1984). They used medical students to look into whether shor...

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Answered by Tina S. Psychology tutor
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What is the difference between validity and reliability?

Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it sets out to measure. For example, a study may have strong internal validity if there is a causal relationship between the independent variabl...

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Outline Asch’s findings in relation to two variables affecting conformity. Briefly explain two limitations of Asch’s conformity research. [8 marks]

Read over what the question is asking you carefully and look at a number of marks the question is worth. This question is worth 8 marks. You can get 4 marks from the first part of the question ‘Outline As...

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Answered by Scott M. Psychology tutor
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