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In order for psychology to be considered a science it needs to show cause and effect, showing that one variable is directly influencing the other. This is seen in many experiments conducted in psychology,...

One strength of using the biological treatments of anti-depressants to treat depression is that they have been proven to work very quickly at relieving the symptoms of depression and improving patients mo...

Misleading eyewitness information can be affected by proactive interference (knowledge and expectations from before the event interfere with memory retrieval), or retroactive interference (post-event info...

A strength of this kind of research is the scientific nature and the fact that it provides empirical evidence that can be replicated, due to Sperry's research being standardised. However, split brain rese...

If neurotransmitters are excitatory then they increase the positive charge of the neuron, making it more likely to fire. An example of this is dopamine, of which high amounts are linked to schizophrenia. ...