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    Discuss Bowlby’s work on attachment. Refer to the work of at least one other researcher in your answer. (12 marks) Attachment theory was developed in the 1950’s by psychoanalyst John Bowlby‚ who defined attachment as a ‘lasting psychological connectedness between human beings’. Whilst working with James Robertson in 1952‚ he observed that children experienced intense distress when separated from their mothers and if fed by other caregivers‚ the child’s anxiety did not diminish. This led to his theories

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    EVOLUTIONARY EXPLANATIONS Animal Aggression Lorenz- aggressive behaviour in animals have the following functions: • Selection of the fittest for survival • Aggression will protect the young animals for survival • Distribution of animal territories What are the criticisms of Lorenz? Human Aggression Benign Aggression and Malignant Aggression Nelson: the 3 basic factors affecting human aggression • Process of Learning: Social Learning theory-observation/imitation‚ Learning strategies

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    The Mystery of the Female Orgasm Review of Puts et al. (2012)‚ Why Women Have Orgasms: An Evolutionary Analysis. Introduction One of the greatest mysteries in human biology is that of the female orgasm; and like any mystery‚ humans want to solve it. However‚ what happens if there is nothing to solve? Some scientists believe that the female orgasm has a purpose‚ that is‚ it evolved for some adaptive function. Other scientists stress that there does not need to be a purpose to the female

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    As a naturalist‚ Darwin constantly gathered facts‚ and observations of the natural world. He allegedly used an inductive system of inquirer that reviled generalization or universal truths. Howbeit‚ Darwin retained within his science a hypothetico-deductive method that formulated a hypothesis which created testable experiments on an empirical scale. As well as‚ Darwin understood that hypotheses allowed for the interaction between the development of creative predictions and viability of these ideas

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    Prompt: If a particular person has influenced your life‚ tell us about it. Touched By an Angel (464)   “I don’t want to die”‚ Veronica proclaimed as we sat in math supposedly working on a class exercise. She continued‚ “Life is precious”. I replied thoughtlessly‚ “Yes‚ it is”. Then‚ inconspicuously we changed the subject to our weekend plans. That day‚ the customary routine played over as it did every other day with Veronica and I waving good bye and saying

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    Psyc 3331 Psychology of Gender Notes 02.02.05 Chapter 1 Key Terms • Androcentric bias: discipline of psychology that is largely focused on men and describes men as superior and women as inferior. • Bias in Research Methods: bias occurs in every part of the research process-from question formulation and research design to data analysis and interpretation • Blatant sexism: occurs when women are treated in a transparently harmful and unequal way. • Covert sexism: form of sexism that’s intentional

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    Charles Baudelaire: Romantic‚ Parnassian‚ and Symbolist Often compared to the American poet Edgar Allen Poe‚ the French poet Charles Baudelaire has become well-known for his fascination with death‚ melancholy‚ and evil and his otherwise eccentric yet contemplative style. These associations have deemed him as a "patron saint of modernist poetry" while at the same time closely tying his style in with the turbulent revolutionary movements in France and Europe during the 19th century (Haviland‚ screens

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    attending Contemporary Social Work lectures‚ I did not think I would have any interests of it. The reason for me to choose General Theme A in year 2 because I like Psychology and this is the one and only reason for me to study in community college. Base on my pervious understanding‚ all about social work is to learn how to help people and what is the difference between it and Psychology is that the main focus of social work is a group of people and that of Psychology is individual. However‚ after

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    har baserat sina verk på Barndom We are going to talk about Charles Dickens who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian area. Many of his classic novels for example Oliver Twist and David Copperfield are still today immensely popular and a number of screen plays have been made based on these novels. There is no doubt in my mind that if Dickens lived today he would have been honored the Nobel literature price. Charles Dickens was not only a famous novelist but he was also a social

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    PSYCH Chapter One: Psychology and Scientific Thinking What is Psychology? Psychology is the scientific study of the mind‚ brain‚ and behavior. As a discipline‚ psychology spans many levels of analysis. Biological  social influences Attachment Need to examine ALL of them: genetic/neurochemical/physiological and mental/behavioral/social level Depression at differing levels of Explanation Molecular level>Neurochemical>Neurological/physiological>Mental>Behavioral>Social Challenging

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