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To what extent can the findings of memory research be used to benefit society?

The findings of memory research can be used to benefit society as they can be applied to education systems. For example the Multi-Store Model can be used to inform teaching strategies. By knowing that one...

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Outline Bowlby’s evolutionary theory of Attachment

According to Bowlby, attachment is an innate behavioural system that has evolved because of its survival value. Bowlby posits a ‘sensitive period’, during which an infan...

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What is the difference between a one-tailed and two-tailed hypothesis? How Would you operationalise a hypothesis?

A one-tailed hypothesis predicts the direction of the results, whereas a two-tailed hypothesis does not. A two-tailed hypothesis simply states there will be an effect of the Inde...

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What's the difference between positive and negative reinforcement?

Positive- rewards for carrying out specific behaviour (leaver = food)Negative- specific behaviour removes an unpleasant consequence (leaver = no shock)

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How do I learn all of the studies supporting features of the multi-store model stores?

Break them down- Remember the aim is the same for all of them.I made two separate tables: one for the procedure and one for the findings so it doesn't look like as much information.Use as few words as pos...

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