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What exactly is determinism?

Determinism is the opposite to having free will over your behaviour, so you have no free will/ no control over your behaviour, and your behaviour is therefore caused by other external fac...

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Describe the effects of institutionalisation. Refer to Romanian orphan studies in your answer [6]

Rutter et al. found in his study that institutionalisation has a very damaging effect on children’s cognitive, physical and emotional development based on his research into Romanian orphans.
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Outline research into the effect of misleading information on the accuracy of EWT [6]

1. Strength – Practical applications - A strength of research into leading questions is that it has real-life application because it has provided the criminal justice system with...

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Describe and evaluate Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model.

Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) states that prolonged chronic exposure to stress can be harmful to an individual and suggest that individuals go through three physiological stages: alarm, resist...

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Discuss 'deviation from ideal mental health' as a definition of abnormality. (8 marks)

This definition identifies the characteristics required for good mental health, and suggests that the further an individual is from this ideal, the more likely they are to be classified as abnormal. Jahod...

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