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What are demand characteristics and how can they be minimised?

Demand characteristics are the clues in an experiment which could convey the purpose of the research to the participant. Participants will be affected by: (i) their surrounding: (ii) the researchers chara...

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How does Synaptic Transmission work?

The brain is made up of structures alled neurons, which acts processed and sends information through electircal impulses. Because neurons do not touch eachother, hese electrical impulses are sent through ...

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Answered by Zara S. Psychology tutor
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Can you give me a breakdown of how to answer 'discuss' questions?

'Discuss' questions are normally worth either 12 or 24 marks. An example may be 'Discuss neural mechanisms in aggression'. Disuss questions should always start with describing something e...

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Answered by Lydia C. Psychology tutor
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What is a meta analysis and how is it useful?

A meta analysis is a paper that rather than conducting independent research analyses the conclusions of several other papers. This is particularly useful to uncover tendencies within the field of psycholo...

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Answered by Zinet R. Psychology tutor
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Outline one study that has investigated stress-related illness and the immune system. In your answer you should refer to what was done and what was found. (4 marks)

One study which investigated into the relationship between stress-related illness and the immune system was carried out by Kiecolt-Glaser et al (1984). They used medical students to look into whether shor...

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Answered by Tina S. Psychology tutor
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