Psychology

Psychology
Using evidence in essays

WJEC EDUQAS

Choose a description of a research study to examine more closely. Rewrite the description in a more concise way for use in an essay.

Rewrite the description in a more concise way for use in an essay.

Bowlby’s 44 thieves study showed that children who had suffered maternal deprivation were more likely to be classified as affectionless psychopaths and therefore experience behavioural issues such as becoming a delinquent.

Notes When using studies as evidence in an essay you do not need to remember the date it was carried out but the names are useful for adding detail. It is also not necessary to give extensive details of the sample and procedures as the important part here is the finding that there was a relationship between maternal deprivation and affectionless psychopathy.

Rewrite the description in a more concise way for use in an essay.

Raine (1997) used PET scans and showed that there were areas of the brain that were different in murderers to non-murderers e.g. the amygdala and prefrontal cortex.

Notes If you were using this study in an essay there is no need to report the date it was done. It is also not necessary to give extensive details of the sample as the important part here is the finding that there was a difference in the brains of the murderers and non- murderers.