NORMALITY IS SIMPLY THE ABSENCE OF ABNORMALITY – DISCUSS. Life is complex and things do not always go smoothly. We are all troubled by major and minor tragedies. So why are some people‚ but not others‚ able to cope with life’s problems. What is abnormal behavior? Most of us would have a difficult time precisely specifying the differences between normal and abnormal behaviour. Some psychologists have argued that abnormal behaviour is culturally defined‚ and that behaviour that is considered evidence
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Discuss two social psychological theories of aggression (24 marks) One social psychological theory of aggression is social learning theory. SLT argues that like all behaviour‚ aggression is learned through both direct and indirect reinforcement. Behaviour which is reinforced‚ be that positively or negatively – positive reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes desired outcomes‚ negative reinforcement occurs when the behaviour causes undesirable outcomes - is more likely to be learned and repeated
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In the first part I want to discuss different aspects of power in organizations. “Power is defined as the ability to get someone to do something you want done or the ability to make things happen in the way you want them”. (Schermerhorn‚ Hunt‚ and Osborn). Throughout history‚ human beings have been fascinated by power. In the earlier periods power is prescribed by the structure of the organization. Without reference to the works of Marx (1967) and Weber (1978) it is hard to make sense of organizational
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Discuss one or more evolutionary explanations of group display in humans. (25 marks) Group display in humans has been studied by a variety of psychologists both classic and contemporary. Psychologists such as Le Bon believe that crowd behaviour is explained through the individual taking on the ‘psychology’ of the crowd’. Essentially‚ the actions of a crowd can be explained through situational factors‚ such as convergence in one location‚ or the result of normless situations where people look to
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Discuss research into the breakdown of romantic relationships (24) One approach to the breakdown of romantic relationships is a theory devised by Duck in 2001. Duck’s theory is a stage theory that covers both the reasons for breaking up and also the actual stages of dissolution. Pre-existing doom‚ mechanical failure and sudden death are the 3 main categories for why relationships break up. The first‚ pre-existing doom is where relationships are almost pre destined to fail due to incompatibility for
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’A personalised induction will always be more effective’. Discuss. When undergoing hypnosis‚ an induction is required to ensure that the subject is sufficiently relaxed to experience the process fully. The form which this induction takes may be dependent on the hypnotist used‚ or the type of hypnosis being undertaken. Some hypnotists will rely on a standard format for all inductees‚ whilst others advocate the use of personalised scripts tailored to each client. Whether this is a more effective
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Discuss Psychological explanations of one eating disorder. (8+16) Psychological explanations of obesity include the psychodynamic and the behaviourist approach. Behaviourism suggests three means by which obesity may occur; classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning and social learning theory. There is a great deal of evidence for the behavioural explanation. Classical conditioning is where eating becomes associated with other behaviours that are often routine‚ leading to eating when not hungry
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ESSAY It is the responsibility of government not businesses to protect the environment‚ Discuss. By‚ Asfand yar hameed ESSAY PLAN INTRODUCTION Thesis statement: Protecting the environment is not only a social responsibility of all businesses‚ but government ’s duty as well. BODY Paragraph 1 environment affected by businesses. Business being a greater danger to the environment than any other domestic activity (Fieser‚ J. 2010) Corporate sector being resistant to environmental
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Discuss the effects of increased concentration in transport markets. Concentration ratio refers to the market share of the largest firms in an industry. For example‚ a 5 firm concentration ratio of 65% means that the 5 largest firms have more 65% of market sales. If the concentration ratio increased‚ then 1 or 2 firms may start to dominate the market and the firms will be able to exercise Monopoly power. (in UK legal definition of a monopoly is a firm with more than 25%) This is likely to cause many
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Discuss factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. There are factors that affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony such as emotions‚ fundamental attribution bias‚ face recognition in other races‚ leading questions and many more. An example of the affect factors such as leading questions can have on eyewitness testimonies is the Loftus and Palmed study (1974). It’s has been proposed that we store a series of incomplete memory fragments in our mind. When we need to recall a
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