Revision & Examination technique Advice on final revision • It might to bear in mind what the purpose of the examination is. Examinations test for three main characteristics: o An overall understanding of the syllabus o An ability to recall facts and ideas covered in the syllabus o An ability to marshal these facts and ideas into a coherent argument (which is relevant to the question being asked!) within a limited time • These are the characteristics which you ought to bear in mind during
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DSE212 - Ethics 1. The Ethics Committee does not grant ethical approval for the proposal‚ citing failure to adequately address the issues involved in consent (as required by the British Psychological Society) as a primary reason. Explain why this might have been the case. (150 words) The main purpose of informed consent is to consider the impact that the research may have on the participant‚ that he or she fully understands what the purpose of the research is‚ what will happen during the research
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DSE212 Part 1 Essay OPTION B: The case study of Phineas Gage‚referred as being within the subject of Biological Psychology. As we human beings are a “biological species”‚ we need to be able to understand our biological make-up‚ to further study the Physiological field‚ only once we can fully understand the different part of our bodies‚ including the brain can we then apply Psychological research methods to study & develop understanding . Science constantly evolves to study and gain understanding
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Option 2 The Burial at Thebes What is the main contribution made by the Chorus in The Burial at Thebes? Answer with specific references to the text of the play. A chorus is a common element to Greek tragedy’s and in ancient theatre consisted of a group of people who provide a number of different contributions to a play‚ providing a historical perspective‚ acting as counsellors and advisors to the plays characters and at times representing various groups such as villagers or a jury. Within
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People‚ being naturally inquisitive‚ have often been referred to as scientists. Even as young children‚ people are constantly testing and evaluating the boundaries to decipher their own social environment and quickly recognise what is acceptable and what is not. This soon evolves into intuition and whether it is constructed in a logical and rational way depends on a number factors. However‚ when considering cognitive psychology and the information processing that underpins judgements and risks‚ people
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HOW IMPORTANT IS THE CONCEPT OF SITUATED KNOWLEDGES TO THE CRITICAL EVALUATION OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY? ILLUSTRATE ESSAY WITH REFERENCE TO TWO TOPICS OF RESEARCH IN DD307 This essay will explore the concept of situated knowledges‚ and assess the importance of this concept to the critical evaluation of social psychological topics. The concept of situated knowledges is used as an interrogative theme to assist in evaluating knowledge produced in research. All knowledge produced‚ is situated historically
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Critically evaluate why experts are better problem solvers than novices. What do experts have that novices lack? A novice is defined in an English dictionary as a person who is new to a field or an activity. In sum‚ a beginner. This explanation seems to suggest that the progression towards becoming experienced in a given area is simply a matter of amassing the necessary knowledge which will eventually lead to a different status- one in which the skill or comprehension of the once novice will be
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’Humans have evolved to be fundamentally distinct from other animals’. Critically evaluate this claim drawing on evidence from Chapter 2 and 3 in Book 2. Communication is essential in both humans and other animals. It can take different forms‚ from birds using a song to attract mates‚ to humans using symbols to convey meaning‚ and from cats and dogs using certain postures to signal aggression to humans using gestures to convey a message (Cooper T. and Kaye H.‚ 2007). Ethology studies and case
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Social justice is a notion that shapes norms‚ values and practices of individuals and groups within societies‚ by highlighting social harms‚ injustices‚ inequalities and discrimination experienced by individuals and groups a mobilising force is created which challenges and contests pre-existing ideas of what is considered to be just. Through mobilising new ideas of social justice new social welfare and crime control policies are created to regulated and enforced‚ and resources can be redistributed
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*DSE2121206* DSE212/B Module Examination 2012 EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY Monday‚ 11 June 2012 2:30pm – 5:30pm Time allowed: 3 hours This examination is in THREE parts. You should attempt all parts: Part 1 (short answers): 25% of total marks Part 2 (two essays): 50% of total marks Part 3 (one essay): 25% of total marks. Follow carefully the instructions at the beginning of each part. You are strongly advised to spend approximately 45 minutes on all of Part 1 and 45 minutes on each essay
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