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What are the ethical limitations of Milgram's studies on obedience to authority?

- Long-term psychological harm to participants - some participants reported psychological problems following the traumatic events of the study. There was also no period of debriefing following experime...

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What is classical conditioning?

Classical conditioning refers to the process by which an associative relationship is learned between a previously neutral conditioned stimulus (CS) and a biologically relevant unconditioned stimulus (U...

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What are the key points of Sutherland's (1939) Theory of Differential Association?

Key points include:

Criminal behaviour...

1) is learnt. Southerland is behaviourist in this respect.

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What are the clinical characteristics of Schizophrenia?

When looking at the clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, some psychologists make a distinction between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Positive symptoms are those showing an excess ...

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What are the limitations of using Informed Consent in a study? And how do researchers overcome this?

Limitations:- If a participant is given information concerning the nature and purpose of a study this may invalidate the purpose of the study.- Even if researchers have sought and obtained informed consen...

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