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Explain the fight or flight response (to acute stressors)

An acute stressor can trigger the fight or flight response in animals. The amygdala is activated which sends a stress response to the hypothalamus, this activates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The...

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What is meant by "Statistical Infrequency" as a definition of abnormality? (2 marks)

A persons behaviour would be classed as abnormal if it does not occur in the majority of the general population. For example, OCD is classed as abnormal via this definition of abnormality as it only occur...

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Briefly outline the process of synaptic transmission (2 marks)

Neurotransmitters are released from the pre-synaptic neuron into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitters then bind to receptor sites on the post-synaptic neuron's dendrites. (Include a diagram to aid st...

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Discuss one strength of the working memory model

One strength of the working memory model is the support of evidence for the working memory model. The KF case study su...

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Describe the key learning theories in Psychology, giving examples of each.

There are two routes to discussing learning theories in Psychology, either behavioural learning or cognitive learning, though I shall be focusing on behavioural learning for the purposes of this example. ...

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