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Split-brain research is based on the concept of hemispheric lateralisation, which is the idea that the two hemispheres of the brain have different specialisations, they are not entirely the same. Split br...

The ID operates in the unconscious and is responsible for instant gratification. It contains the libido, which forms our sexual desires. The super-ego is known as the 'morality principle' and punishes the...

Biopsychology and Neurology are actually a lot easier than they initially sound. I do not think it is necessary to study biology. It might help, but it certainly does not need to hold you back. It's under...

Experimental designs establish cause and effect. This is done through manipulation of the independent variable (IV) to see the effect on the dependent variable (DV). Correlations cannot establish cause an...

Harlow made use of rhesus monkeys to study maternal deprivation and found that, when they are placed in a scary environment, the monkeys were more likely to cling to the cloth artificial monkey than the i...