Evaluating Theories: Applications, Alternatives, and Design Studies
Discover how to evaluate theories using evidence, applications, and alternatives. Learn to design your own study to test biological explanations. Explore Seligman's Learned Helplessness Theory and its relevance to human depression and stress.
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This is An,dre (He s A Nice lad, Didn t Revise Enough) But it s okay because , you re here to help! Can you help Andre to sort his answer out?
How do we evaluate a theory? EAA : Evidence, Applications and Alternatives! TEACUP or SCOUT Build a tower of support research rainbows chains of reason
How could we test the biological explanantion? Design your own study! Embedding core AS skills with regard to experimental design Preparing for design your won stuydy questions at AS and A2 Thinking about how to link description and evaluation through implications, if X is the case, then Y should follow .
Learnt Helplessness Theory Seligman (1960s) http://study.com/academy/lesson/how- seligmans-learned-helplessness-theory- applies-to-human-depression-and-stress.html
