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Describe synaptic transmission

The electric transmission reaches the presynaptic terminal and action potential then causes these vesicles to fuse with the presynaptic membrane before they are released to diffuse across the synapse. They t...
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Summarise what is meant by Classical Conditioning.

Classical conditioning refers to a type of learning in which a biologically reactive stimulus is paired with a stimulus which was previously neutral. The result of this process is learning a response to a pr...
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A psychologist interviewed Zina and Amanda 5 months after witnessing a car crash to see if they could remember the same level of detail about the incident. Explain one ethical issue the psychologist must consider before interviewing Zina and Amanda.

The psychologist must consider Zina and Amanda's psychological wellbeing after witnessing the incident. Witnessing a car crash is a stressful ordeal; by recalling details of the incident Zina and Amanda coul...
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Outline the research conducted by Gabbert et al into the effects of post event discussion on eye witness testimony

Gabbert et al took 120 participants and put them into pairs. He then showed each participant a video of a girl putting a book back into a University office. However, each person from the pairs could see an a...
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Outline and evaluate the multi-store model of memory.

The multi-store model was developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) in order to make the distinction between the separate stores of memory; the sensory, short term and long term. Sensory memory is characteri...
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