“Outline and evaluate research into one or more biological rhythms” [research = theories and studies] There are three main biological rhythms‚ which are called infradian‚ circadian and ultradian. Ultradian rhythms occur multiple times in one day. Circadian rhythms are cycles‚ which occur once a day‚ so within the 24 hours such as the sleep-wake cycle. Infradian rhythms are less frequent once in a day such as the menstrual cycle or hibernation. The research into these rhythms offers an insight
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Outline and evaluate the evolutionary explanation for gender roles Gender refers to culturally constructed distinctions between femininity and masculinity. Individuals are born female or male but they become feminine or masculine through complex developmental processes that take many years to unfold. For example‚ women usually look after babies while men are the providers. The evolutionary approach argues that gender role division appears as an adaptation to the challenges faced by the ancestral
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Brandon Nelson Comm 15000 Persuasive Speech Outline Gun Control Is Stripping Away Your Right to Protect Yourself Introduction I. It’s late at night and you’re in bed. You hear a loud crashing noise coming from another room and it jolts you awake. You hear things being rustled and quiet whispers. You begin to panic and look around for something to protect yourself with. Nothing. Because you live in Ferguson and tried to purchase a gun to protect you from the coming storm of the Grand Jury decision
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Evaluate the need for security and control in a custodial environment Security and control is needed in a custodial environment as people are sent there for a reason so if they were allowed to do whatever they want then it wouldn’t be a punishment. An advantage of having control is that the staff will always have authority over the prisoners‚ which is vital as they must be able to enforce discipline. Another advantage of having control is that they can keep an account of offences that prisoners
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Outline and assess Functionalist explanations of crime and deviance. This question includes assessment of your understanding of the connections between crime and deviance and sociological theory. Functionalist explanations of deviance begin with society as a whole looking for the origins of deviance in the nature of society‚ not the biological or psychological make up of an individual. Functionalists favour quantative methods to look at society‚ using statistics to see society as a whole‚ rather
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Outline and evaluate biological therapies as treatments of depression. There many forms of treatment to cure depression‚ many of which are biological. These target the physical and chemical side of the body. Anti-depressants and other drugs are the most common forms of treating depression. They work by boosting levels of insufficient neurotransmitters such as serotonin and nor-adrenaline. They will either reduce the amount of re-absorption or block the enzyme that is trying to break down neurotransmitters
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“Outline and evaluate fators that affect eating behaviours.” There is huge debate as to which factors affect the eating behaviours of an individual. A key issue is whether our food choices are down to innate behaviours and our genetics or whether they are an outcome of the environment in which we are brought up in‚ such as our cultures and socio-economic circumstances. One key factor which affects our food choices is our mood. It is generally accepted that food can be comforting when we feel upset
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND OF STUDY Generally‚ researchers have investigated issues relating to aspects of career choice by teenagers (Breakwell‚ 1988; Dick & Rallis‚ 1991; Jawitz‚ 2000; Woolnough‚ 1994). Southwick (2000)‚ for example: observes the trend toward a decline in graduate enrolments in health-related fields‚ as well as science and engineering‚ having recorded enrolment decline from 1993-1997‚ after four decades of annual increases. A continuing decline of admissions
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Gun Control Speech Outline General Goal: I want to inform my audience Specific Goal: I want my audience to understand that gun control is not the answer to crime rates‚ suicide and homicide‚ but rather better and more mental health recognition and help and gun safety awareness. INTRODUCTION I. Columbine‚ Virginia Tech‚ Aurora‚ Newtown are just a few places where mass shootings have happened that have left people forever scarred and unable to forget. Because of these and other incidents
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Psychologists have put forward different explanations of attachment‚ such as learning theory and Bowlby’s theory. Outline and evaluate one or more explanations of attachment One explanation of attachment is Bowlby’s theory who described attachment as "lasting psychological connectedness between human beings" Bowlby believed that the earliest bonds formed by children with their caregivers have a tremendous impact that continues throughout life. According to Bowlby‚ attachment also serves to
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