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What makes a good essay? (AQA spec)

A good essay will always have a good balance between outline, evaluation and (if there's a 'stem' in the question) application. You need to make sure that you outline the theory/treatment, but that you also ...
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How would behaviourist psychologists treat phobias?

There are two common forms of treatments that are based on the conditioning explanations of phobias. If phobias are acquired through classical conditioning and maintained through operant conditioning, system...
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What is the difference between reinforcement and punishment in operant conditioning?

Reinforcement is anything that increases the frequency of a behaviour. Punishment decreases the frequency. Reinforcement can be split into two categories: positive reinforcement refers to adding something pl...
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What is the difference between an experiment in a within-subject design and in a between-subject design?

An experiment in a within-subject design is an experiment when all the participants have the same conditions - therefore we have only one group of participants. Whereas an experiment in a between-subject des...
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Describe one individual cause of criminal behaviour and explain how one study investigates it

An individual cause of criminal behaviour could be biological influences with an example being Brunner - who investigated how genes and serotonin can lead to criminal behaviour. He investigated 5 males from ...
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