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    Point Evidence Conclusion Evaluation Describe and evaluate Kohlberg’s cognitive theory of gender development. Refer to evidence in your answer. The origin of Kohlberg’s theory of gender comes from the psychologist Piaget. It was Kohlberg’s theory that a person’s understanding of the social world develops in stages. His theory relates these stages to early childhood. There are three stages in Kohlberg’s theory from age two until age seven. The first stage of Kohlberg’s

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    Psychological research shows that eyewitness testimony is not always accurate; therefore‚ it should not be used in the criminal justice system. Discuss.  Since the exoneration of wrongly convicted people through DNA evidence‚ the question of whether eyewitness testimony should be used in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) has been debated. This essay will discuss different estimator variables affecting eyewitness testimony‚ both during the event – face-recognition challenges; stress and trauma;

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    witnessed the aftermath of the earthquake‚ glanced over the ravaged ‘imperial city’ of San Francisco using photographs‚ along with its renowned citizens‚ who were distraught about their personal belongings being burned. In his article‚ “The Story Of An Eyewitness”‚ London argues that despite the tragic event that occurred‚ the citizens turned heroic due to maintaining their serenity‚ as well as working with one another to survive‚ regardless of their social status or ethnicity‚ and turning into a war soldier

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    The first testimony I analyzed was Officer Smith’s. He was assigned to patrol the outside perimeter of the stadium where the turnstiles for the Liverpool fans was located. He stated that his familiarity with the grounds were limited both in and outside the stadium. Also‚ that communication was poor that day because not everyone had a radio. This was mentioned in the documentary we watched in class. Once it got close to kickoff lots of fans were waiting to get through the gate‚ mostly younger people

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    Describe and Evaluate Lifespan changes in Sleep As humans grow from infancy to old age there are major changes in the amount and kind of sleep experienced. Babies sleep a lot more than children and adults also have different sleep patterns and different stages of sleep. They tend to sleep about 16 hours a day. But their sleep is not continuous. By the age of six months a circadian rhythm has become established (one main sleep wake cycle). By the age of give‚ children have EEG patterns like those

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    Eyewitness In 12 Angry Men

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    Analysis of voice recognition and eyewitness testimonies The film 12 Angry Men is about a murder trial conducted in a courtroom. The judge gave the jury its final instruction telling them that a guilty verdict will result in a death sentence for the defendant‚ an 18-year-old boy who was accused of murdering his father using a knife! One juror had a personal connection with the case. He has not seen his son for more than two years. He claims that the young boy is guilty and that all young

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    Describe & Evaluate any two theories in developmental psychology Piaget’s (1896­1980) theory of moral development was based on his cognitive developmental theory. Piaget stated that children’s moral reasoning developed through a number of different stages similar to that of cognitive development. (Eysenck‚ M 2002) Piaget played games of marbles with children of different ages.  He wanted to observe their understanding of the rules of that game and how important they thought it was to obey the rules

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    Describe and evaluate evolutionary explanations of gender. [8 + 16] During the evolutionary adaptation time period‚ between 10-40 thousand years ago‚ our ancestors were hunter-gatherers. This created a division between men and women. The men would hunt for food and the women would be in charge of the domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking. Doing the domestic chores would have kept women more protected‚ as it is less strenuous and would have guarded the camp whilst the men were out hunting

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    Psychology in the Court Room The Expert Witness “How reliable is eyewitness testimony” On the 28th of September 1999‚ a building society in West Bromwich was robbed by a man brandishing a gun. He had approached the cashier desk and pushed aside a customer and then produced a gun. He ordered the three customers in the bank to lie on the floor. He then pointed the gun in the face of the cashier and told her to fill the bag with money. In doing so‚ she managed to raise the silent alarm alerting

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    The Inconsistency of Eyewitness Testimonies in the Legal Setting Ashleigh Precoma Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Eyewitness testimony is an important area of research in cognitive psychology and human memory. Matsumoto‚ 2009 defined eyewitness testimony as information that an individual can provide about a crime. This includes information about the perpetrator(s) as well as information about the crime and crime scene. This information is then delivered by the bystander in a courtroom

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