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AqaA LevelPsychologyPaper 3 Issues and Options in Psychology

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  • aggression

    aggression names a core Psychology idea in Aggression. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain neural and hormonal mechanisms in aggression, including the limbic system, serotonin and testosterone.".

  • limbic system

    limbic system is an evidence-aware term for Aggression. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • aggression

    aggression names a core Psychology idea in Aggression. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain genetic factors in aggression, including the MAOA gene.".

  • MAOA

    MAOA is an evidence-aware term for Aggression. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • aggression

    aggression names a core Psychology idea in Aggression. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain the ethological explanation of aggression, including innate releasing mechanisms and fixed action patterns.".

  • ethological explanation

    ethological explanation is an evidence-aware term for Aggression. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • aggression

    aggression names a core Psychology idea in Aggression. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain evolutionary explanations of human aggression.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Aggression. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • aggression

    aggression names a core Psychology idea in Aggression. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain social psychological explanations of aggression, including the frustration-aggression hypothesis, social learning theory and de-individuation.".

  • social learning theory

    social learning theory is an evidence-aware term for Aggression. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • aggression

    aggression names a core Psychology idea in Aggression. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain institutional aggression in prisons using dispositional and situational explanations.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Aggression. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • aggression

    aggression names a core Psychology idea in Aggression. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain media influences on aggression, including computer games, desensitisation, disinhibition and cognitive priming.".

  • media influence

    media influence is an evidence-aware term for Aggression. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • offender profiling

    offender profiling names a core Psychology idea in Forensic Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain offender profiling using the typology approach, investigative psychology and geographical profiling.".

  • typology

    typology is an evidence-aware term for Forensic Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • biological

    biological names a core Psychology idea in Forensic Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain biological explanations of offending behaviour, including genetic and neural explanations.".

  • explanations

    explanations is an evidence-aware term for Forensic Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • cognitive distortions

    cognitive distortions names a core Psychology idea in Forensic Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain psychological explanations of offending behaviour, including Eysenck's theory, cognitive explanations, moral reasoning, cognitive distortions and differential association theory.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Forensic Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • custodial sentencing

    custodial sentencing names a core Psychology idea in Forensic Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain aims and psychological effects of custodial sentencing.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Forensic Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • behaviour

    behaviour names a core Psychology idea in Forensic Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain behaviour modification in custody.".

  • modification

    modification is an evidence-aware term for Forensic Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • restorative justice

    restorative justice names a core Psychology idea in Forensic Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain anger management and restorative justice programmes.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Forensic Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • addiction

    addiction names a core Psychology idea in Addiction. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Describe addiction using physical dependence, psychological dependence, tolerance and withdrawal syndrome.".

  • dependence

    dependence is an evidence-aware term for Addiction. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • addiction

    addiction names a core Psychology idea in Addiction. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain risk factors in addiction, including genetic vulnerability, personality and social influences.".

  • genetic vulnerability

    genetic vulnerability is an evidence-aware term for Addiction. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

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