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Describe, using a relevant study, schema theory.

Schema theory suggests that all knowledge is organised into units based on previous experiences and factors such as childhood experiences , repetitive exposure and reinforcement. Bartlett's 1932 study invest...
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Evaluate the Behaviourist approach to psychology

Outline a weakness - it relies on animal studies Give evidence - Pavlov, Skinner Explain - this makes it difficult to generalise to humans, lacks ecological validity Link back - this makes a weakness of beha...
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How should I structure a 16 mark essay?

Firstly, you must analyse what the question is asking. For example, the question may be to outline and evaluate genetic explanations of OCD. The question is asking you to outline and evaluate, and therefore ...
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Briefly describe and evaluate the procedure of Milgram's 1963 study of obedience.

In 1963, Milgram conducted a study whereby participants were asked to administer an electric shock to another participant (who was actually a confederate) upon incorrectly pairing words. Each time a the pair...
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What is the difference between atypical and typical antipsychotics used to treat schizophrenia?

Atypical antipsychotics are known as second generation antipsychotics as they came about in the late 90's they treat both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. An example is clozapine. It work...
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