Outline and evaluate the working memory model (12) The working memory model (WMM) suggests that there are three main components to human memory. The central executive is the key component of working memory and is what directs attention to particular tasks‚ deciding which ‘resources’ (being the phonological loop and visual-spatial sketchpad) are allocated to which tasks. The central executive has a very limited capacity however‚ and can’t attend to too many things at once. The phonological loop
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Outline and evaluate restoration theory as an explanation of the function of sleep (8+16 marks) Sleep is believed to function as a means of restoring the biological system to a better working order this is the basis of the restoration theory‚ Sleep is divided into several different stages such as SWS‚ and REM sleep‚ Oswald proposed that each of these sleep stages has a different restorative function. SWS enables the body to repair itself and REM enables brain recovery and memory consolidation
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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Pickhardt‚Carl (October 18‚ 2010). Adolescence and The Influence of Parents. Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/201010/adolescence-and-the-influence-parents Children follow their parents more closely‚ they evaluate their parents more carefully and they know their parents better than them. Children of parents with a more powerful position in the position to cause. Adolescent appraise becomes more critical of parents‚ with
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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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Michael Dennedy - Word Count : 1944 How do Dickens and Hosseini present the influence of childhood experiences in their novels ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘The Kite Runner’? The influence of childhood experience is at the core of these novels as both of the main protagonists go through a rite of passage and change of character which is influenced by their contrasting childhood experiences. In Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’‚ the main character Pip grew up in southeast England with his harsh and
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Outline and evaluate two models of abnormality (12 marks) The essence of a psychodynamic approach is to explain behaviour in terms of its dynamics – i.e. the forces that drive it. The best known example of this approach is Freud. Freud believed that the origins of mental disorder lie in the unresolved conflicts or childhoods which are unconscious. Medical illnesses are not the outcome of physical disorders but of these psychological conflicts. Conflicts between the id‚ ego‚ and superego create
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Power and influence tend to have a negative connotation to some people that have perhaps encountered negative situations. Machiavelli suggested for those in power to do whatever it would take to maintain that power‚ in order to extend that power (McManus‚ 2006). Additionally‚ Machiavelli suggested that power has nothing to do with right or wrong‚ nor the welfare of the people (McManus‚ 2006). Furthermore‚ Machiavelli suggests for a leader to do everything in their power to maintain that power‚ even
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tackled it ain’t agoing to no more.”(Howard 1) Twain is saying that no matter what the challenge is into writing a good book‚ you shouldn’t just give up because you think you’re going to fail‚ you’ll succeed no matter what. Twain’s Career-Shaping Childhood Experience‚ and how he became a famous novelist‚ and his lasting legacy in the world of Literature‚ made him the icon he is known as in today’s world. In other words‚ his early life was harsh and was mostly spent in Hannibal‚ near the bank of the Mississippi
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Outline and evaluate research into the relationship between the immune system and Stress-related illness. (12marks) It is suggested that stress can result in immunosuppression which can lead to stress-related illnesses such as Coronary Heart Disease and high blood pressure. Kiecolt and Glaser conducted an experiment to see the effects of stress on the immune system. This was achieved by taking blood samples of 75 medical students one month before and during their examination period. They then compared
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Outline and evaluate the social learning theory as an explanation of aggression (24) According to the social learning theory there are multiple ways of learning behaviours‚ such as aggression. One way of learning behaviours is through observation and some psychologists have claimed children primarily learn aggressive behaviours observing role models (someone who is similar to the child or in a position of power‚ of who the child can copy behaviour from). For example‚ children may learn aggression
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