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Ghrelin and leptin are the two main hormones associated with the control of eating. Ghrelin, which is released from the stomach, activates the hypothalamus and increases a person's appetite. The levels of...

An examiner will certainly expect you to engage with named research and studies within the academic field, as this is an easy way for you to support your own assertions and remain critical. However, you d...

Classical conditioning is the behavioural process through which the subject will exhibit a behaviour in response to a conditioned stimulus; the conditioned stimulus having previously become associated wit...

In essence, there are two main theorists behind the stages of child development: Piaget and Vygotsky. Piaget's theory is based on the assumption of the existence of schemas. Schemas are defined by Piaget ...

Bowlby studied infant attachment systems and was a key figure in developmental psychology. As an evolutionary psychologist he believed attachment was based on innate systems. One good example of a mechani...