AS and A Level: Psychology

2,934 AS and A Level Psychology essays

Compare and Contrast Any Two Theories of Personality

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This essay is rather more like an early draft of an answer than the final essay as much of the material is describing detail of Freud's theory without much reference…
- Essay length: 911 words
- Submitted: 23/03/2009
- Marked by teacher: Stephanie Porras 26/12/1999
compare and contrast two theories of language development

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This essay makes an attempt to answer the question and to some extent succeeds. It is somewhat brief in depth however so the opportunity to demonstrate a good academic understanding…
- Essay length: 830 words
- Submitted: 14/11/2007
- Marked by teacher: Stephanie Porras 26/12/1999
Describe the main theoretical models of child abuse.(

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This essay asks only for a description of child abuse theories - within this there is still the opportunity to give detail of knowledge and research used to inform theory.…
- Essay length: 1167 words
- Submitted: 25/05/2007
- Marked by teacher: Stephanie Porras 26/12/1999
Outline the multi-store model of memory and consider its strengths and limitations

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A reasonable balanced argument on both sides to evaluate the Multi Store Model. Develop the points mentioned and proofread.…
- Essay length: 637 words
- Submitted: 08/03/2007
- Marked by teacher: Stephanie Porras 04/12/1999
Outline and evaluate one or more explanations of attachment

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This essay offers a reasonable opening with a pretty comprehensive definition of 'attachment'. It has a good structure and attempts with some level of success to evaluate the behaviourist explanation…
- Essay length: 427 words
- Submitted: 08/03/2007
- Marked by teacher: Stephanie Duckworth 09/04/2013
Outline and evaluate evolutionary explanations of parental investment

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Although the writer has outlined the explanation of parental investment a lot of the work is not in the writer's own words. Also to evaluate the subject there would…
- Essay length: 1177 words
- Submitted: 10/05/2006
- Marked by teacher: Linda Penn 01/05/2013
Outline and evaluate two methods of stress management

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Like many student essays, this one stops short of the main point. There needs to be a final analysis and evaluation leading to a conclusion: So which is better -…
- Essay length: 686 words
- Submitted: 08/12/2005
- Marked by teacher: Jo Wilcox 10/04/2012
Contrast Principles of Classical and Operant Conditioning

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Summary

The writer has gone into quite a lot of detail about both classical and operant conditioning and has included various studies. It would be helpful in future if…
- Essay length: 2244 words
- Submitted: 25/10/2005
- Marked by teacher: Linda Penn 01/05/2013
Consider what psychological research has shown us about cross-cultural variations in attachment

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This essay covers the the topic in some detail showing an understanding of the subject. However, the latter part of the essay is a bit thin on the…
- Essay length: 839 words
- Submitted: 10/10/2005
- Marked by teacher: Linda Penn 01/05/2013
Compare and contrast two of the main approaches to personality psychology

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This work has covered in some depth two different personality theories. Freud's theory of personality has been explained and the writer has shown an understanding of the struggles between the…
- Essay length: 2283 words
- Submitted: 06/06/2005
- Marked by teacher: Linda Penn 30/12/1999