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What makes a good essay? (AQA spec)

A good essay will always have a good balance between outline, evaluation and (if there's a 'stem' in the question) application. You need to make sure that you outline the theory/treatment, but that you also ...
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How would behaviourist psychologists treat phobias?

There are two common forms of treatments that are based on the conditioning explanations of phobias. If phobias are acquired through classical conditioning and maintained through operant conditioning, system...
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What is the difference between reinforcement and punishment in operant conditioning?

Reinforcement is anything that increases the frequency of a behaviour. Punishment decreases the frequency. Reinforcement can be split into two categories: positive reinforcement refers to adding something pl...
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What is the multi-store model of memory?

Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) proposed a model of memory that consists of three stores: the sensory store, short-term memory and long-term memory. The sensory store receives information about the world from t...
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Solve the Simultaneous equations '2x-3y=24' and '6x+2y=-5'

To solve you must make sure there are the same number of either x's or y's in both equations. We will call '2x-3y=24' equation 1, and '6x+2y=-5' equation 2. If you multiply equation 1 by 3 then you get '6x-9...
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