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    Attachment is a deep and enduring bond that emotionally connects one person to another‚ however this attachment does not necessarily have to be shared as one person may have an attachment with an individual which is not reciprocated. Such attachments are characterized by specific behaviours in children such as seeking to be in the attachment figure’s company when upset or distressed. The evolutionary theory of attachment originates with the work of John Bowlby whom was inspired by the work of renowned

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    Baddeley and Hitch (1974) developed an alternative model of short-term memory which they called the working memory model. The working memory model consists of four components. The central executive which controls and co-ordinates the operation of two subsystems‚ the phonological loop and the visuo-spatial sketchpad. The central executive controls attention and coordinates the actions of the other components‚ it can briefly store information‚ but has a limited capacity. The phonological loop consists

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    Aggression is defined as the overt behavior of initiating hostilities or launching attacks. In psychology‚ aggression relates to many different types of behavior. Originally‚ aggressive behavior is defined as one person is intended to injure or irritate another people. However‚ it is difficult to know or to measure if a person’s behavior is intentional‚ especially in children. Hence‚ when researchers carry out studies on aggression‚ the operational definition of aggression is often referred to the

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    Reducing aggression often involve altering people’s immediate perceptions of others‚ or the situational cues that may increase aggression. Conflict-resolution strategies focus on reconciling the parties’ concrete goals and aspirations. Other strategies encourage cooperation acronym for "graduated and reciprocated initiatives in tension reduction"-a strategy designed to de-escalate international tensions. encouraging people to engage in acts they might consider unthinkable under typical social circumstances

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    risen‚ leaving behind the bigger problem‚ the epidemic of institutional and identity oppression were omnipresent in that contemporary world is a testament to this claim. Institutional oppression is the systematic mistreatment of people within a social identity group‚ enforced and supported by the society and its institutions‚ based on the person’s membership and social identity within a social group. Although varying in magnitude‚ institutional oppression persists in developed and underdeveloped societies

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    (a) Outline 2 attempts to define abnormality (6 marks) Statistical infrequency is an approach that attempts to define abnormality. It suggests that most human personality and behavioural traits fall within a normal distribution with most people crowding around the middle of the distribution (the norm). Any characteristic that is statistically rare according to this distribution is considered abnormal. A further attempt at defining abnormality is the deviation from ideal mental health approach.

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    Outline and evaluate the multi-store model of memory (12) The multi-store model of memory (MSM) was developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin in 1968 and explains how information flows from one storage system to another‚ with three permanent structures in memory: sensory memory (SM)‚ short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM). It describes memory as something made up of a series of stores and these each differ in terms of their capacity‚ duration and encoding process. Information is detected

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    Outline and evaluate the working memory model The working memory model is the part of the short term memory which is governed by the ‘central executive which monitors and coordinates the operation of the store systems; Phonological loop and visuo – spatial sketchpad. The phonological loop allows sounds to be stored for brief periods. The visuo spatial sketchpad allows visual and spatial information to be stored for brief periods. The two slave systems within the WMM are completely separate and can

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    with institutional pressures. The essay is organised as follow. Firstly‚ some concepts as well as explanation related to institutional theory will be introduced. Then‚ this essay will define and explain the conception of legitimacy and the connection between legitimacy and institutional process. Thirdly‚ the strategic responses of organisations to deal with the pressures from institutional process and an example of response in terms of institutional control will be examined. Institutional theory

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    Outline and Evaluate research into individual differences in attachment Attachment is when you get a strong reciprocal‚ emotional bond between two people like with a mother and infant. The attachment acts as a basis for further emotional and psychological development. Following on from the study carried out by Schaffer and Emerson (1964) on the phases of development in attachment‚ Ainsworth and Bell (1978) investigated individual differences in attachment using the Strange Situation. They hoped

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