OUTLINE AND EVALUATE EVOLUTIONARY EXPLANATIONS OF FOOD PREFERENCES (4 MARKS + 16 MARKS) Outline (A01) Tastes experiences come from our taste receptors. These make us sensitive to a range of taste qualities. For example‚ sweet foods are usually associated with carbohydrates that are a great source of energy. Sour food allows us to identify food that has gone off and would therefore contain harmful bacteria. Salt food is vital for the function of our cells. Bitter tastes are associated with
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definition. Depression and anxiety disorders may be frequent in some cultures‚ nevertheless somewhat absent in others‚ which can also indicate cultural differences in search of help for disorders rather than differences in their incidence. c) Outline and evaluate attempts to define psychological abnormality (18 marks) Abnormality can be described as a deviation from a social norm or standard. The problems in accepting this definition are the difficulties in determining the exceptions and characteristics
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Critically evaluate Piaget ’s theory of cognitive development Piaget has been described as the father of cognitive psychology (Shaffer‚ 1988) and his stage theory as the foundation of developmental cognitive psychology (Lutz & Sternberg‚ 2002). It is not possible to describe Piaget ’s empirical findings and theory in only 1‚500 words. Instead‚ I will briefly review the theory ’s scope‚ comprehensiveness‚ parsimony‚ applicability‚ heuristic value and methodological underpinning. I will then evaluate
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“Outline and evaluate fators that affect eating behaviours.” There is huge debate as to which factors affect the eating behaviours of an individual. A key issue is whether our food choices are down to innate behaviours and our genetics or whether they are an outcome of the environment in which we are brought up in‚ such as our cultures and socio-economic circumstances. One key factor which affects our food choices is our mood. It is generally accepted that food can be comforting when we feel upset
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Deep‚ surface and strategic. Evaluate these approaches to learning Nowadays‚ approaches to learning (deep‚ surface and strategic learning) are increasingly popular in the contemporary world. But in the meantime‚ which approach is the most effective has become a highly debated issue. Some students adopt a surface approach to their studies (Lublin‚ 2006) and others adopt a deep approach (Morgan‚ 1993). Therefore‚ this essay will analyze deep‚ surface and strategic learning‚ and show that these three
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Evaluating My own Role and Responsibilities in Lifelong Learning To evaluate my own role and responsibilities as an assessor I need to be honest with myself as well as brave. I have a good understanding of my role and responsibilities‚ but to improve I need to become a reflective practitioner which can only be achieved if I am prepared to evaluate my own performance [ Petty.G pg 527]. By using Kolb’s learning style model‚ I realise it’s useful concepts can help me understand how my learning behaviour
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Monitor how children use the prepared area and evaluate how effective it has been Activity conducted 8th January 2013 When given the choice of seven activities all three of the children‚ aged two years old‚ went straight for the sandpit to draw letters in the sand with thick and long sticks. The children doing the activity love to draw by making shapes and different movements with a variety of implements‚ for example paint‚ colouring pencils or chalk‚ which is similar to writing in the sand in
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Describe and evaluate the biological explanation of gender development. Give evidence in your answer. (10 marks) The biological approach states that human beings have evolved so that males and females possess different chromosomes that trigger the production of different levels of certain hormones. It is these hormonal differences between the sexes that lead to differences in behaviour. This allows for males and females to perform different roles in reproduction thus ensuring the survival of
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DESCRIBE AND EVALUATE THE MULTI-STORE MODEL OF MEMORY (25 MARKS) The multi- store model of memory is an explanation to how memory processes work‚ we hear‚ see and feel many things but only a small number are remembered‚ the model was first introduced by Atkinson and Shiffrin in (1968)‚ whereby they explained tat the multi-store model of memory has 3 stages which is sensory memory‚ short-term memory and long-term memory‚ this information processing approach to Cognitive Psychology‚ describes the
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Chrysalis; diploma in Psychotherapeutic counselling; Year 2 Essay 1 2‚406 words P.Reeve; City College‚ Norwich 08/06/2014 “Evaluate the claim that Person-Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients”. For the purpose of this essay‚ I will attempt to evaluate the theory that Person-Centred Therapy offers the therapist all they need to treat clients. Therapists will have many different approaches and theories for their interventions
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