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Briefly outline and evaluate the use of Systematic Desensitisation compared to flooding as a Behavioural approach to treating phobias.

Systematic desensitisation is a method of treating phobias by gradually increasing exposure to the phobic stimulus. This is very different to the method of flooding which is instantly and explicitly expos...

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Describe and evaluate one strength and weakness for the genetic hypothesis for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is known to run in families, with occurrence in less than 1% of the general population, but 10% for those with first degree relatives. This risk is even higher with identical twins, with tho...

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In a study, researchers had to use different participants in each condition and this could have affected the results. Outline one way in which the researchers could have addressed this issue. 4 marks.

The researchers could have used a matched pairs design in order to create 'experimental twins'. The researchers would first have to identify a variable which may affect the dependent variable - the one be...

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Evaluate and Compare the Behavioural and Biological Approaches in Psychology

To compare these two vastly contrasting psychological approaches it is first necessary to understand their views and explanations for the origins of behaviour. The behavioural approach (commonly known as ...

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Outline the Strange Situation as a method of assessing attachment. Briefly explain two limitations to this method.

The strange situation is a method first used by Ainsworth to assess infant attachment. The infant and mother are observed in a controlled environment and they experience a series of 3-minute stages. The m...

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