Types of Validity
There are many types of validity and knowing then is extraordinarily useful for achieving the highest possible marks in your OCR A2 Psychology exam.
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Category Archives: Psychology Concepts
The Confirmation Bias
Depression
Depression
Depression is a persisting state of sadness with pessimistic thoughts and a loss of interest or enjoyment.
If you want to further your knowledge of depression, it is highly recommended that you read: Introduction to Coping with Depression (Overcoming: Booklet series)
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
There are two main misconceptions about schizophrenia.
Firstly that people with schizophrenia are violent. This is not true, although some people with schizophrenia can be violent, that is not to say that schizophrenia causes violent behaviour. Many people are violent without schizophrenia. Continue reading Schizophrenia
The Optimism Bias
The Optimism Bias
Humans are fallible creatures. We get things wrong. We get things wrong even when we know statistics about our current condition. Around 80% of us tend to over-estimate our success. Continue reading The Optimism Bias