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Explain the process of muscle contraction in a myofibril following nervous stimulation.

Muscle contraction can be explained using the 'Sliding Filament Hypothesis'. Following nervous stimulation, a nerve impulse will be transmitted to a neuromuscular junction. This will cause a release of the n...
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A mass, m, is resting on a slope being slowly tilted upwards from horizontal. The static friction co-efficient is 0.3 and the dynamic friction co-efficient is 0.2: at what angle will the mass begin to slip?

The static friction force holding the object on the slope is given by Fr where R = m g by Newton's second law of motion. We use a < sign as the static friction is a reaction force And the force dragging i...
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What is the "Cognitive Approach" in Psychology?

The cognitive approach predominantly focuses on thoughts as a means of understanding human behaviour. The key assumption being our actions are the result of our thoughts. The approach has been successfully a...
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Outline the strengths and weaknesses of the multi store model of memory

The multi store model of memory is a linear model that shows how information flows through the processes of memory. The model is structured and focuses on unitary stores- this is a weakness as Baddeley and H...
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‘Physical, biological urges rather than reason will always control desire’ Discuss

Whilst at first it may seem that desire can only be controlled by primitive biological instincts, we shall discover that it is possible for desire to be partly controlled by reason too. This will be shown by...
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