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Briefly outline and evaluate Lorenz animal studies. (4 marks)

Lorenz used animal studies to research into imprinting. Improinting is when new-born creature bonds to thetype of animals it meets at birth and begins to pattern its behaviour after them. Lorenz got a group ...
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What type of studies can be used to assess the extent to which genes can cause psychopathology?

Twin studies are exceptionally important when studying the effect of genes on behaviour and psychopathology. Twins can be MZ (monozygotic) twins who share 100% of their DNA so they have identical genotypes, ...
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Explain the different types of conditioning.

There are 2 main types of conditioning in Psychology, namely classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is best known with the experiment involving Pavlov's dog. He first noticed...
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What might be the advantages and limitations of a laboratory experiment?

The main advantage of conducting an experiment in a lab is that variables are easier to control. This is often not the case in a field experiment, as this takes place in a normal environment for the particip...
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How would a behaviourist explain the learning process?

A behaviourist would describe the learning process to be due to either classical conditioning, operant conditioning or social learning theory. Classical conditioning refers to learning by association. For ex...
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