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What did the state do for housing in towns with increased populations? - ANSWERSDivide up the already small apartments. What was housing like in new factory towns (built under the Five Year Plans)? - ANSWERSInitially workers were housed in tents or mud huts, and then conditions slowly improved throughout the 1930s, but were still basic. What was the culture in new factory towns? - ANSWERSPoor communal areas, lawless, lots of crime and violence. What two goods were there shortages of, po...

processing - ANSWERSThe operations we perform on sensory information in the brain. input - ANSWERSIn human memory information processing, this refers to the sensory information that enters our memory from our environment e.g. visual data through our eyes. storage - ANSWERSThe retention of information in our memory system. encoding - ANSWERSThe stage after input. Refers to the turning of sensory information into a form that can be used and stored by the brain. acoustic ending - ANSWER...

Discuss the impact on a business of giving employees permanent contracts - ANSWERSWorkers employed on permanent contracts are more likely to be feel secure in their job (1). Therefore, motivation may be higher, which may increase the productivity of the business (1). This will reduce the cost per unit (3). Workers employed on permanent contracts are less likely to leave the business (1). Therefore, the business may save money on recruiting and training new workers (1). This may allow money to...

Business Aims - ANSWERSThe overall goal, what a business wants to achieve long term Business Objectives - ANSWERSThe things a business does to reach its aims To Grow - ANSWERSTo increase the size of the company, product ranges, staff, premises and revenue To Survive - ANSWERSTo keep the business going, paying costs and operating To gain Market Share - ANSWERSTo gain a bigger percentage of the total market, usually taking it away from competitors To increase Share Value - ANSWERSTo...

UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION - ANSWERS Negative triad - ANSWERSThe self- feeling inadequate The world- feeling defeated The future- believing that things wont change Ellis's ABC model - ANSWERSA- activating event: events that make you sad B- beliefs: your interpretation of events C- consequences: rational beliefs come to healthy outcomes Strength of Ellis's ABC model - ANSWERSApplication to therapy Weakness of Ellis's ABC model - ANSWERSAlternative explanations that suggest i...

Explain one advantage to a business of improving its environmental sustainability in terms of ethicality (3) - ANSWERSThis may make the business appear more ethical (1). This may reduce pressure group activity (1). Therefore, the brand image of the business may improve (1) Explain one advantage to a business of improving its environmental sustainability in terms of fines (3) - ANSWERSIt is now less likely that the business will have to pay fines to the government for polluting the environment...

Life stages ? - ANSWERSLife stages are the number of distinct phases people pass through during their lives. The six (6) life stages ? - ANSWERSInfancy, Early childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood and Late Adulthood Age range of Infancy ? - ANSWERS0 - 2 years old Age range of Early childhood ? - ANSWERS3-8 years old Age range of Adolescence ? - ANSWERS9-18 years Age range of Early adulthood ? - ANSWERS19-45 years old Age range of Middle adulthood ? - ANSWERS...

Globalisation - ANSWERSThe growing interdependence of countries, people and cultures worldwide through increasing connections including trade in goods and services and flows of capital, technology and ideas/ Shrinking world - ANSWERSAlthough physical distances around the world are unchanged, technology has massively reduced the time it takes to trade, travel, and communicate globally. Transport developments for globalisation - ANSWERS- Railways - Aircraft - Containerisation ICT develo...

Explain one reason why an entrepreneur might find setting up a business rewarding (3) - ANSWERSIf the business succeeds then it could make a large profit (1). This could result in the entrepreneur making more money than before they started (1). This could give them a better quality of life (1) Explain one method a business could use to add value to its product (3) - ANSWERSOne method is by having a unique selling point (USP) (1). This will help the product to stand out against competitors by ...

What is insurance? - ANSWERSprotection against financial loss what is a premium - ANSWERSa scheduled amount to be paid for an insurance policy. What are premiums used for - ANSWERSpremiums are collected into a "pool" or "reserve to pay out claimants when needed. how can insurance companies afford to pay for an individuals catastrophic loss? - ANSWERSthe insurer collects premiums from all policy holders and uses them to pay out the claims of a few. what is Indemnity - ANSWERS...