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What are the types of long-term memory devised by Tulving (1972)?

Tulving (1972) - proposed a distinction between episodic, semantic and procedural memory.
Procedural Memory: Part of the long-term memory is responsible for how to do things i.e. mem...

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Answered by Alisha C. Psychology tutor
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What is the difference between the null hypothesis, alternate hypothesis, directional hypothesis and non-directional hypothesis?

A hypothesis is a statement about the relationship between two variables (usually, the IV and the DV). The statement must usually also be operationalised or 'testable', which is another way of saying made...

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How does Classical conditioning work?

Classical conditioning was studied by Pavlov and focuses on the learning process. Thinking about Pavlov's experiments with dogs, imagine: a dog salivates when he sees food - that is an uncondition...

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Answered by Goda M. Psychology tutor
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Outline animal studies in relation to attachment.

Harlow conducted a study into attachment using 8 Rhesus monkeys over a time period of 6 months. He place them in a cage with a 'mother' covered in cloth to represent a caring mother whilst also next to a ...

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Answered by Ella P. Psychology tutor
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Freud studied the process of dreamwork but it is very difficult to investigate. Explain why dreamwork is difficult to investigate.

Dreaming is an unconscious process so it is a difficult concept to test. Interpretations of the dreams are required which raises the issue of subjectivity. Also, people may lie about and/or not remember t...

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