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Unit 2: Psychology: Using Psychological Concepts

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How do the five approaches inform a contemporary debate, and how do you argue both sides?

Contemporary debates (Section A): applying the five approaches to a current debate such as the ethics of neuroscience, the importance of mothering, conditioning children, the reliability of eyewitness testimony, and the value of positive psychology.
A focused answer to WJEC A-Level Psychology Unit 2 Section A on contemporary debates: how the five approaches inform current debates such as the ethics of neuroscience, the importance of mothering, conditioning children, eyewitness reliability and the value of positive psychology, and how to argue both sides.
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What do Milgram (1963) and Kohlberg (1968) reveal about obedience and moral development?

Core research for Unit 2: Milgram (1963) on obedience to authority and Kohlberg (1968) on the stages of moral development, including procedure, findings, conclusions and evaluation.
A focused answer to the WJEC A-Level Psychology Unit 2 core research: Milgram (1963) on obedience to authority and Kohlberg (1968) on moral development, covering procedure, findings, conclusions and evaluation of each study.
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How do psychologists design valid, reliable and ethical studies?

Research methods (Section B): hypotheses, variables, experimental and non-experimental methods, experimental designs, sampling, reliability, validity, and ethics.
A focused answer to WJEC A-Level Psychology Unit 2 Section B on research methods: hypotheses, variables, experimental and non-experimental methods, experimental designs, sampling techniques, reliability, validity and ethics.
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