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How accurate is eyewitness testimony?

Loftus and Palmer help explain the accuracy of eyewitness testimony and whether misleading questions can have a significant effect on distorting the accuracy of an eyewitnesses' immediate recall of an eve...

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Discuss the role of neural and/or hormonal mechanisms in aggression (8 marks+ 16 marks)

In normal levels serotonin can have a calming, inhibitory effect on neural firings in the brain. However, in low levels the inhibitory effect of serotonin is removed. This results in individuals being les...

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How could the ability to recall information be affected by interference? Give examples

New things that are learnt can impair our ability to recall previously learnt information, for example, if you attempt to complete one task immediately after a previous one, your memory for the previous t...

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Give advantages of using a laboratory experiment

Within a lab, it is easier to control for extraneous variables, meaning that it can be concluded if the dependent variable is affected by the independent variable. Also, there is high replicability as ano...

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What is social learning theory and how does it explain aggressive behaviours?

Social learning theory suggests that aggression is learned through vicarious reinforcement. This means someone, usually a child, learns through watching others being reinforced when carrying out certain b...

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