Word Count: Approx. 1000 words You should reflect on the feedback you have received from your first attempt and use this to inform how you approach your essay. Social What makes us commit acts which we wouldnt necessarily do? Discuss factors which may explain conformity? Your answer should define social psychological theories which could explain conformity. You should present two competing theories (Compliance and Internalisation for example) that can explain conformity, source peer reviewed evidence to support and evaluate these theories or explanations. You should present a line of argument that suggest which theory best explains conformity. Biological Critically discuss the claim that schizophrenia is a condition caused by dopamine dis-regulation. Your answer should define schizophrenia and outline the main symptoms and then present psychology theories which could explain this condition. You should present two competing factors that can explain schizophrenia and at least one should be biological, source peer reviewed evidence to support and evaluate these theories or explanations. You should present a line of argument that suggest which theory best explains schizophrenia. Cognitive Describe a type of conditioning and evaluate its effectiveness when used as part of a modern psychological intervention. Your answer should provide a brief description of either Classical or Operant conditioning. Using relevant theories and evidence from the literature, you should also explain how your chosen type of conditioning can be used as part of a modern psychological intervention, i.e. exposure therapy. Finally, your answer should evaluate the effectiveness of your chosen intervention. ______ Guidance You should begin with a brief introduction to the topic and the competing theories that they you will be addressing. You should include citations to support the claims/definitions presented and should give some indication as to what the line of argument is going to be. The main body of the essay should then assess each of th
e theories/explanations in turn. This could be one approach completely explored and then the second/alternate approach or it could be that you switch between the two throughout the assignment. You should demonstrate synthesis between points (not just outlining individual points compartmentalised and then crash on to the next with no explanation as to why or how the following point is related). Your assignment should show a logical path through the argument with attempts to link back and forth between theories and supporting evidence. It was recommended that you should use about three or four major points for each approach. These points should be supported with evidence from the literature, which ideally will be recent journal articles. There should be a brief outline of the theory/evidence being used to support the point being made and then a focus on how this evidence explains/supports the given behaviour and a detailed analysis of the strengths and weakness of the theory/evidence. The emphasis should be on evaluation, both support and criticism for each of theory/studies presented and you should avoid being overly descriptive as whilst it is important to have a clear outline of the theories and studies presented, all questions call for critical analysis. You should ensure that you clearly and explicitly explain how the evidence supports your developing argument and not just sum up by saying this therefore supports the argument that, you need to say how exactly rather than letting the reader make the link for themselves. The essay should then finish with a conclusion which needs to argue, based on the evidence, which of the explanations appears to be the most convincing in their ability to outline their respective behaviours. This should pull together all the main points and should be in balance with the argument outlined in the main body of the assignment. You should finish with a short paragraph reflecting on how you have used the feedback from your first attempt to inform how you have approached your resit.