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Psychology
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Using theories and/or studies, evaluate how the retrieval of memory can be affected by misleading information on eyewitness testimony

Misleading eyewitness information can be affected by proactive interference (knowledge and expectations from before the event interfere with memory retrieval), or retroactive interference (post-event info...

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Briefly evaluate research using split brain patients to investigate hemispheric lateralisation of function (4 marks).

A strength of this kind of research is the scientific nature and the fact that it provides empirical evidence that can be replicated, due to Sperry's research being standardised. However, split brain rese...

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Briefly outline how excitation and inhibition are involved in synaptic transmission (4 marks)

If neurotransmitters are excitatory then they increase the positive charge of the neuron, making it more likely to fire. An example of this is dopamine, of which high amounts are linked to schizophrenia. ...

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Outline one or more ways in which behaviourists treat phobias (6 marks)

Systematic desensitisation is one of the main behavioural treatments for phobias. It is based on classical conditioning, with a focus on counterconditioning the specific phobia, i.e. unlearn the maladapti...

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Outline clinical characteristics of OCD

One characteristic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is obsessions. Obsessions are defined as recurrent, persistent, intrusive thoughts, images or impulses that are distressing to the individual. Com...

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