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Outline and evaluate one way behaviourists treat specific phobias

One of the most common techniques for treating phobias is flooding, which is is based on the fact that an individual cannot stay in a state of high anxiety for an extended period of time. The patient is expo...
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Evaluate the biological explanation of gender

The biological explanation of gender argues that gender is shaped and defined purely by our biological make up. David Reiner (Money, 1975), who was biologically male, felt and acted as a male despite being r...
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What is involved in the fight or flight response?

The fight or flight response is triggered when the brain registers a threatening stimulus. It mobilizes the amygdala, sending a message to the hypothalamus which triggers activity in the sympathetic branch o...
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How can classical conditioning be used to explain the formation of attachment between an infant and their caregiver?

Attachment is perceived by psychologists such as Dollard and Miller(1950) to be a product of learned behaviour and this can be explained using the Pavlovian derived concept of classical conditioning. Classic...
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Explain two differences between procedural and episodic memory

Procedural memories are subjected to the unconscious mind and can not be explained verbally (non-declarative) they are concerned with how to do something and not with the rules of what to do; whereas episodi...
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