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Describe and Evaluate Asch's research into conformity. (16 marks)

A 16 mark question is divided into 6 marks for AO1 and 10 marks for AO3. AO1 involves describing and outlining the study or theory. In this case, you should outline the key features of Asch's study:How many ...
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Using an example of an attachment research study, explain what is meant by 'institutionalisation'. (4 marks)

Start by giving the definition of the key term: Institutionalisation is when children live in institutions, such as hospitals or orphanages, for extended periods of time. Then, bring in an attachment study a...
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Briefly outline two of the monocular depth cues shown in Figure 1. Explain how each cue you have identified helps us to perceive the distance of objects in this image. (4 marks).

Cue 1: Occlusion, objects closer in the visual image will block those farther away as they take up more of the field of view. This can be seen by the man occluding the Eiffel tower indicating the Eiffel towe...
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(A) What is Ecological Valdity? (B) Why is Milgram's study weak in terms of Ecological Validity?

(A) Ecological Validity is the extent to which an experiment's findings can be generalised to real life settings.(B) Milgram's study took place in a Laboratory setting. In the experiment, the task of asking ...
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What are measures of central tendency and how do you work them out?

Measures of central tendency are averages of the data from an experiment. There are few different types: mean, median and mode. The mean is worked out by adding all the scores together and dividing that numb...
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