Psychology

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Question: What evidence is there that children’s development is influenced by play with siblings and peers?

Answer: Children’s play provides an interesting arena for viewing developmental skills in action. Play may be considered as one of the most vital activities for children in all cultures. It is believed to serve many important functions for children\\\'s development, including cognitive skills (such as, language use, problem-solving, role-playing) and social advances (such as, friendships, social compete......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Title: A comparison study into the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing and Relapse Prevention as treatments for alcohol problems.

Answer: The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing and Relapse Prevention as treatments for alcohol problems. The most popular forms of less-intensive treatment currently available are based on the set of therapeutic principles and counselling techniques known as motivational interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 1991; 2002). The Relapse Prevention model......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Critical review of a report titled “The incidence of workplace bullying” conducted by Charlotte Rayner (1997). Source: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, (1997, vol.7, pp.199-208.

Answer: Charlotte Rayner conducted a quantitative study in 1994 into workplace bullying in the UK. Her rationale for this study was founded on the lack of research into adult bullying as a phenomenon. Child-child bullying has received considerable attention, e.g. Besag (1989), Batch & Knoff (1994), and a yet there is a dearth of research, especially in the UK, into adult-adult bullying. Child-child bullyi......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: To what extent do transactional models help in understanding the origins and development of disturbing behaviour in young children?

Answer: This essay will assess the usefulness of transactional models in understanding the origins and development of disturbing behaviour in young children. I will briefly explore what constitutes disturbed behaviour and then outline some cause/effect explanations by different psychological approaches. The reasoning behind transactional models will be laid out as proposed by Sameroff and Chandler 1975 (i......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What kinds of evidence do researchers draw on when considering the effects of Nature and Nurture on personality?

Answer: Nature and Nurture are two themes that pervade all aspects of psychology. Does Nature shape our psyche through biological (e.g. hereditary) means or does environment (e.g. families) and social interactions Nurture our inner selves? This debate runs through attempts at defining/explaining the concept of personality. The definition of personality can be simple ie\" the sum total of all behaviours an......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What kinds of evidence do researchers draw on when considering the effects of Nature and Nurture on personality?

Question: Exploring children’s temperament coherence - A short research plan.

Answer: Hinde & Tobin, 1986 (cited in Bk1 pp187-188) carried out a study into children’s temperament coherence. Their findings did not provide conclusive evidence for coherence as simply an exact repetition of behaviours across social contexts. However Hinde 1989 (ibid. pp187-188) suggested the results showed that, although children’s behaviours across situations are not identical, behaviours were sim......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Why is counterbalancing used in experimental research? What is a cross-sectional research design?

Answer: Cross-sectional research design is where different participant groups are populated by people sharing a personal property thus allowing cross-sectional comparisons to be made. The personal property is usually demographic in its nature (e.g. age, gender or group). For example Sen et al (2001) use a cross-sectional design in a study comparing depth perception in five and seven-month-old infants.......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What is a research hypothesis?

Answer: A research hypothesis is a prediction of relationships between variables. For example a causal relationship: Participants will recall more item names which were presented with a matching olfactory stimulus than item names presented with a non-matching olfactory stimulus. In this case the olfactory stimulus is the independent variable (i.e. manipulated) and number of items remembered is the......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What is informed consent? Give an example of how it might be obtained when working with children.

Answer: Informed consent is the process of making participants aware of the key elements and methods of a research study that they will be taking part in. This allows participants to fully appreciate possible ramifications for themselves and therefore freely agree to take part in research. Consent must be gained before participants take part in the research. It is essential that consent is formalised ......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

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