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...

Report writing is a necessary skill and one that easily contributes to the student's final marks if learnt correctly. I've already given an orientation to this subject here . It's time to get practical now. Keep in mind that I am discussing the report written after psychological tests and experiments, and not a dissertation or full-fledged paper. Let's look at how the report is written in the APA format, looking step-by-step at the different sections : Introduction What this section is not meant for: Giving lengthy explanations of theories Increasing the length of the report Covering up for lack of knowledge of how to write the other sections What this section is meant for: Explaining why the experiment/test was conducted A succinct review of theories relevant to the present experiment Making evidence-based predictions of expected results from the conduct How this section should be organized (in general): Introduction of the research problem in t...

Year after year, there is an incredible fear of statistics from students across Universities. I would expect students to be excited for the subject, for it is such a relief from theory, and is very 'scoring.' On the contrary, students wish it were one subject they did not have to deal with. Why do students fear statistics? There are two answers to this. The first is that it's fear has been hyped beyond measure through the years, and students are not particularly known to pause and think about the rationality of what goes around. The second is that professors fail to teach statistics on two counts - they are unable to present solutions in a clear, step-by-step manner and they are unable to make students see the importance of statistics in the field of Psychology. I remember one of my professors coming into the class and laughing about the fact that she barely knew anything about statistics. She would then open a statistics book every lecture and dictate whatever was w...