PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 3 AQA QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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sicA2componentsA2orA2unitsA2toA2thoseA2atA2aA2higherA2moreA2holisticA2multivariableA2level.
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ineA2characteristics
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IndividualsA2mayA2lieA2toA2presentA2themselvesA2inA2aA2positiveA2light
BrieflyA2outlineA2theA2roleA2ofA2ghrelinA2inA2theA2controlA2ofA2eatingA2behaviour.A2-A2Ans--
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hungerA2andA2createsA2theA2motivationA2toA2eat
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2isA2unhealthyA2forA2themA2andA2allowsA2themA2toA2eatA2healthyA2food.A2ThereforeA2theA2c
hildrenA2haveA2aA2preferenceA2forA2theA2unrestrictedA2foods.A2TheyA2canA2alsoA2actA2asA2s
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theA2childA2mayA2beA2indirectlyA2reinforcedA2andA2soA2eatA2theA2sameA2healthyA2foodA2(vic
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AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
NameA2twoA2typesA2ofA2determinismA2-A2Ans--BiologicalA2andA2HardA2determinism
BrieflyA2outlineA2oneA2problemA2associatedA2withA2alphaA2biasA2inA2psychologicalA2resear
ch,
andA2oneA2problemA2associatedA2withA2betaA2biasA2inA2psychologicalA2research.A2-A2Ans--
AlphaA2biasA2exaggeratesA2differencesA2betweenA2menA2andA2womenA2causingA2oneA2ge
nderA2toA2beA2devalued.A2BetaA2biasA2ignoresA2differencesA2betweenA2menA2andA2women
A2causingA2researchA2usingA2oneA2genderA2cannotA2beA2generalisedA2toA2theA2other
BrieflyA2outlineA2whatA2psychologistsA2meanA2byA2'levelsA2ofA2explanation'.A2-A2Ans--
explanationsA2varyA2fromA2thoseA2atA2aA2lowerA2orA2fundamentalA2levelA2focusingA2onA2ba
sicA2componentsA2orA2unitsA2toA2thoseA2atA2aA2higherA2moreA2holisticA2multivariableA2level.
WhatA2isA2meantA2byA2theA2'nature-nurtureA2debate'A2inA2psychology?A2-A2Ans--
ThisA2isA2whetherA2behaviourA2isA2aA2productA2ofA2theA2innateA2forA2exampleA2genesA2and
A2hormonesA2orA2whetherA2behaviourA2isA2theA2productA2ofA2environmentalA2influences
ExplainA2whatA2isA2meantA2byA2'androgyny'.A2-A2Ans--
AndrogynyA2isA2whenA2anA2individualA2hasA2bothA2stereotypicallyA2masculineA2andA2femin
ineA2characteristics
ExplainA2oneA2limitationA2ofA2aA2self-reportA2technique.A2-A2Ans--
IndividualsA2mayA2lieA2toA2presentA2themselvesA2inA2aA2positiveA2light
BrieflyA2outlineA2theA2roleA2ofA2ghrelinA2inA2theA2controlA2ofA2eatingA2behaviour.A2-A2Ans--
GhrelinA2isA2aA2hormoneA2producedA2byA2cellsA2inA2theA2stomachA2wallA2thatA2stimulatesA2
hungerA2andA2createsA2theA2motivationA2toA2eat
UsingA2yourA2knowledgeA2ofA2theA2roleA2ofA2learningA2inA2foodA2preference,A2outlineA2how
A2parents
mightA2encourageA2theirA2childrenA2toA2eatA2aA2healthyA2diet.A2-A2Ans--
ParentsA2areA2'gateA2keepers'A2forA2theirA2child'sA2eatingA2behaviourA2andA2restrictA2whatA
2isA2unhealthyA2forA2themA2andA2allowsA2themA2toA2eatA2healthyA2food.A2ThereforeA2theA2c
hildrenA2haveA2aA2preferenceA2forA2theA2unrestrictedA2foods.A2TheyA2canA2alsoA2actA2asA2s
ocialA2roleA2modelsA2andA2ifA2theA2parentsA2isA2observedA2enjoyingA2healthyA2foodA2thenA2
theA2childA2mayA2beA2indirectlyA2reinforcedA2andA2soA2eatA2theA2sameA2healthyA2foodA2(vic
ariousA2reinforcement)
ExplainA2oneA2limitationA2ofA2usingA2non-
humanA2animalsA2toA2researchA2theA2brainA2mechanisms
ofA2eatingA2behaviour.A2-A2Ans--
ThisA2hasA2extrapolationA2issuesA2asA2animalsA2doA2notA2haveA2socialA2constructsA2likeA2h