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Psychology
A Level

Briefly describe and explain one study in which plasticity of the brain has been investigated. (4 marks)

Maguire et al. (2000) looked at MRI scans of London taxi drivers. These drivers had to undergo extensive navigational training, known as ‘The Knowledge’ before they became drivers. It was found that, comp...

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Outline and discuss the nature-nurture debate in Psychology. Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer.

The nature-nurture debate relates to the relative importance of heredity and environment on behaviour. The nurture side of the debate argues that environmental experience (pre- and post-natal) shape our b...

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Evaluate the Behavioural Approach in Psychology

A strength of the behavioural approach is that it is one of the most objective approaches in psychology. This approach primarily centres around the use of lab studies in which observable behaviour is used...

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Briefly explain two explanations as to why people may conform (5)

Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a group. There are two main explanations for why people may conform. The first is Normative confor...

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Evaluate the validity of a lab experiment.

One reason a lab experiment could be considered high in internal validity is the increased level of controls over the extraneous variables. This lowers the risk of findings being due to conditions which w...

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