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A persons behaviour would be classed as abnormal if it does not occur in the majority of the general population. For example, OCD is classed as abnormal via this definition of abnormality as it only occurs i...

Neurotransmitters are released from the pre-synaptic neuron into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitters then bind to receptor sites on the post-synaptic neuron's dendrites. (Include a diagram to aid stude...

The MSM was created by Atkinson and Shiffrin to describe how information is retained by individuals. The first store is the sensory register, this contains an echoic or iconic store (echoic meaning auditory ...

As this question is a 2 mark question, the examiner is looking for two AO1 (description) points. A motor neuron transmits electrical signals from the brain (or spinal chord) to an effector muscle. (1 mark)Th...

The multi-store model of memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968) suggests that information from the environment initially enters sensory memory, which includes senses such as vision and hearing. If this informa...