Describe and evaluate biological explanations of depression There are many different explanations for depression‚ including biological. Links have been found between biochemical‚ genetics and hormonal imbalances with depressed people. In the biochemical explanation‚ a link has been found between neurotransmitter imbalances and depression. Serotonin is associated with pleasure and mood. Mann et al found impaired transmission of serotonin in people with depression. However Julian disagrees with
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Describe and evaluate Milgram’s agency theory [12] Milgram’s agency theory basically states that you the state of mind you are in determines if you’re obedient or not. He argued that normally we operate in the autonomous state‚ where you assert control over yourself and what we do. An example of this is when faced with danger‚ most people will turn away to try and avoid conflict. Even if you decide not to walk away‚ this is still the autonomous state because you’re deciding what to do. There is
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic
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Memory is the ability to encode‚ store and recall information. The three main processes involved in human memory are therefore encoding‚ storage and recall (retrieval). Additionally‚ the process of memory consolidation (which can be considered to be either part of the encoding process or the storage process) is treated here as a separate process in its own right. Encoding is a biological event beginning with perception through the senses. The process of laying down a memory begins with attention
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Describe and evaluate gender schema theory. (8 marks +16 marks) Martin and Halverson (1981)‚ like Kohlberg‚ believed that gender development involves acquiring information about one’s own gender. However‚ Martin and Halverson argued that children start to learn about gender – appropriate behaviour before gender constancy is achieved. They claimed that basic gender identity (gender labelling) is sufficient for a child to identify him/herself as boy/girl and take an interest in what behaviours are
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Describe and evaluate the Behaviourist Approach The basic assumption of the behaviourist approach is that all behaviour is learned through experiences a person has in their environment. From this we know that behaviourists are on the side of nature in the “nature vs. nurture” debate. In comparison bio psychologists will be firmly on the side of nurture. There is also the argument between behaviourists to whether behaviour is learnt better through positive or negative reinforcement. Positive
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Cecilia Nguyen Evaluate two models of one cognitive process This essay will be discussing one particular cognitive process: the memory by evaluating two models‚ which are the Multi store model introduced by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968 and the Working memory model by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974. The first model is the multi store model. It was first proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968 and is a typical example of the information-processing approach. According
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Describe and evaluate behavioural treatments for phobias? (10 marks) The behavioural treatments for anxiety disorders such as phobias aim to extinguish the association between the anxiety provoking situations and the patient’s responses to it. This is done in treatment methods such systematic desensitisation and flooding. Within these treatments classical conditioning is used to change your behaviour by associating undesirable behaviour with something unpleasant or associating desirable behaviours
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BUSINESS MODEL OF ONLINE BOOKSTORE The Name: College cafe Mission: Our mission is to provide college students a valuable and unique source for products‚ services and information. In order to achieve our mission‚ we are committed to the following philosophies: It ’s all about the product. Our customers are our employers. Keep our employees happy. Introduction to business: The College Cafe is a student-to-student Internet marketplace providing college students with the opportunity to buy‚ sell
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*Evaluate a model or a theory of one cognitive process (e.g. memory‚ perception‚ language)‚ with reference to research studies (22)* The Multi Store Model of Memory (also known as the Atkinson and Shiffrin Model of Memory) is a simplified cognitive model of the memorial structure of the human mind. It was first proposed by Richards Atkinson and Shiffrin‚ in 1968. It was one of the first models of memory to show a clear and systematic approach to the store and retrieval of memory‚ and although now
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