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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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
Learned Helplessness
Learned Helplessness
Learned helplessness was discovered by Martin Seligman at the university of Pennsylvania. Seligman was conducting behaviourist style experiments on dogs, when he discovered that dogs placed in a position of helplessness learn about their helplessness and then give up all hope.
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