Excelling Psychology

I, Jyotika Varmani, tutor students of Psychology at all levels. I reside in Mumbai and tutor students online. You can contact me personally on my e-mail id jyotikapsychology@gmail.com or call/message me on 9892507784 for enquiries. --- Writing tiny-looking short notes appears to be an easy task. But in reality, when it comes  to a subject like psychology in which abundant information is available, condensing that information into a precise and relevant answer is a confusing task. Let's take a look at how an answer can be made as informative as possible in a mere 100 words: Q. Describe the role of the hippocampus in memory. Ans. The hippocampus, located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain plays a key role in the consolidation of memory . The case study of H.M. by Dr. Milner showed that only bilateral damage to the hippocampus results in a severe loss of memory suggesting that hippocampi in both hemispheres co-ordinate for keeping long-term memories intact. The later case st...

(Please Note - I have diversified my work on Excelling Psychology into different blogs for better organization of content. I am continually working on the same, so these sites will be updated with more content soon. IGNOU Psychology learners may be interested in the following: Model answers for various blocks of sub-communities of courses: https://psychologymodelanswers.blogspot.com/2019/04/ignou-bpc-001-sample-answer-for.html Statistics for Psychology in very simple language: https://statisticsforpsychology.blogspot.com/ )  IGNOU notes provide answers of perfect length and content for examination questions. But how much information can you remember without understanding any of it? In this series, I provide a series of simplified explanations to supplement the Statistics component of MAPC.  This guide is for the introductory unit - Block 1 Unit 1.  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...