Psychology AS Level Guy Webber The Biological Approach What assumptions do biopsychologists make? Psychologists from the biological approach assume that behaviour and experiences are caused by activity in the nervous system of the body. The things that people think and feel‚ say and do are caused‚ one way or another‚ by electrochemical events occurring within and between the neurones that make up their nervous system‚ particular those in the brain. Many biopsychologists also agree that
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The debate here is do ethics and religion deal with fact or opinions. There are two types of ethical statement descriptive and normative. Descriptive ethical statements such as “most crime is carried out by young men” are verifiable which means that they can be proved as fact or fiction. The key areas pf philosophical debate during the 20th century concern meta-ethics and meta-physics‚ where the meaning of what is said takes central stage. For instance what is the nature of language and how can
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Forgetting is the inability to recall or recognise information that was once stored in the memory and is now not available or cannot be accessed. There are four main theories to forgetting; trace decay‚ cue dependant‚ displacement and interference. Displacement seeks to explain forgetting in the short term memory. According to Shiffrin and Atkinson’s model of memory‚ the short term memory has certain characteristics such as limited capacity so if information is not rehearsed‚ it would be forgotten
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In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Iago is seen by many as an honest and trustworthy person‚ though in reality he is a man of deceit and malevolence. This duplicitous nature of Iago’s is arguably one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing antagonists. From the outset‚ the audience is immediately drawn in by his sinister‚ yet unclear motives by revealing to them – “I am not what I am”. Iago is truly an evil character: he is extremely immoral and wicked‚ associating himself with the devil. He shows no
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In The Agamemnon women are portrayed as strong and powerful. Clytaemestra rules Argos which she calls ’my city’ while her husband Agamemnon is away at Troy‚ and the Chorus of Argive Elders show her ’reverence’. She manages to persuade Agamemnon to ’give way’ and walk on the tapestry she spreads out for him showing she has power over him and in the end her ’strength of heart’ leads to her being able to ’strike’ Agamemnon down and kill him. Cassandra also is shown to be strong‚ but in a different
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Describe and Evaluate the Psychodynamic Approach to psychology. 10 Marks The psychodynamic approach was proposed by Freud‚ an Austrian neurologist turned psychologist. It focuses on the unconscious mind‚ and states that our behaviour is determined by instincts‚ such as the aggressive (Thanatos) and sex (libidinal) drives‚ which energise the unconscious mind. Many people will ask ‘What is the unconscious?’ The psychodynamic approach suggests that when people make important decisions in life‚ instinctive
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The Meiji Restoration of 1868 led to administrative modernization and subsequent rapid economic developments. But Japan did not possess enough natural resources to cope with the rising demand. She needed both overseas markets and sources of raw materials‚ fuelling a drive for imperial conquest which began with the Sino-Japanese War in 1894‚ followed by expansions in Korea and Manchuria. The internal and external circumstances at that time enabled Japan’s expansion in East Asia. One internal factor
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Confederation Essay I would like to introduce you to my colony Canada East (also known as Lower Canada). It has a mainly French speaking population and a steady supply of water from the St. Lawrence River. There are many factories in Canada East which are powered by steam which runs the drills‚ pumps and other equipment. The factories produce food items such as baked goods‚ dairy products and sugar. Other factories produce consumer goods such as shoes and textiles. It is a good place to live
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What is the purpose and function of art? Art plays a large role in our everyday life. It has a heavy impact on our different cultures countries around the world. With the different countries there are different forms of art. These forms of art are some people lives. Some people enjoy art as a hobby; some make a living from art. It is just involved in so many of our daily lives. Art enhances our creativity. It also allows your curiosity explore. For the fact that art is so versatile everyone can learn
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There are several different explanations for the disorder schizophrenia. One of these explanations is the biological model. This model explains schizophrenia through biological faults‚ for example viral infections and brain abnormalities. Genetic Factors Some psychologists say that schizophrenia can be passed down generations‚ meaning that some people inherit the disorder from their parents. Twin research has consistently shown that identical twins have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia
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