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Conformity, or majority influence, is a form of social influence whereby a person or groups behaviour/attitudes are changed to fall in line with the social norms or values of the majority, even when there...

Baddeley and Hitch's Working Memory Model contains four systems: the central executive, which controls attention and higher executive functions; the visuo-spatial scratch pad, which stores spatial and vis...

Fixed interval: The presentation of a reward after a fixed amount of time (e.g., $1 every hour) Fixed ratio: The presentation of a reward after a fixed amount of effort (e.g., $1 every 5 questions answer...

Operant conditioning is where one is able to change the behaviour of another person or animal using reinforcement and punishment. The term was used by Skinner (1938) who demonstrated that when rats are po...

This does depend slightly on the essay that you are writing, however as an overarching structure I would use the following:

Start by stating your argument this can be anything about the theory that...