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Briefly outline two of the ethical issues around Bandura's (1961) study on imitation of models.

An ethical issue can be a positive or a negative feature of the research which takes into account or goes against ethical guidelines Consent: the children cannot give informed consent and the parents weren't...
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What is the Dopamine Hypothesis and how can I evaluate it?

The dopamine hypothesis is the theory that schizophrenia is caused by too much dopamine in the brain. The theory states that due to dopamine being a neurotransmitter that instigates the firing of neurons in ...
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What is the difference between a type 1 and a type 2 error in hypothesis testing?

To understand type 1 and 2 errors you have to first understand what p values are. A p value is the probability of finding a result. In psychology, the significance level used is p=0.05 such that if a hypothe...
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What is the difference between the independent and dependent variables.

The best way to remember the difference between independent and dependent variables is when you are conducting an experiment you are looking to see if one variable (the independent variable) has an effect on...
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Describe one study into obedience

Milgram’s study in 1963 aimed to explore the idea of obedience to see whether people would blindly follow orders from an authority figure. He gathered 40 participants aged 20 to 50 who volunteered from an ad...
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