PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 3 AQA EXAM
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Name two types of determinism - Correct Answer ✔✔ Biological and Hard determinism
Briefly outline one problem associated with alpha bias in psychological research,
and one problem associated with beta bias in psychological research. - Correct Answer
✔✔ Alpha bias exaggerates differences between men and women causing one gender
to be devalued. Beta bias ignores differences between men and women causing
research using one gender cannot be generalised to the other
Briefly outline what psychologists mean by 'levels of explanation'. - Correct Answer ✔✔
explanations vary from those at a lower or fundamental level focusing on basic
components or units to those at a higher more holistic multivariable level.
What is meant by the 'nature-nurture debate' in psychology? - Correct Answer ✔✔ This
is whether behaviour is a product of the innate for example genes and hormones or
whether behaviour is the product of environmental influences
Explain what is meant by 'androgyny'. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Androgyny is when an
individual has both stereotypically masculine and feminine characteristics
Explain one limitation of a self-report technique. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Individuals may
lie to present themselves in a positive light
Briefly outline the role of ghrelin in the control of eating behaviour. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Ghrelin is a hormone produced by cells in the stomach wall that stimulates hunger and
creates the motivation to eat
Using your knowledge of the role of learning in food preference, outline how parents
might encourage their children to eat a healthy diet. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Parents are
'gate keepers' for their child's eating behaviour and restrict what is unhealthy for them
and allows them to eat healthy food. Therefore the children have a preference for the
unrestricted foods. They can also act as social role models and if the parents is
observed enjoying healthy food then the child may be indirectly reinforced and so eat
the same healthy food (vicarious reinforcement)
Explain one limitation of using non-human animals to research the brain mechanisms
of eating behaviour. - Correct Answer ✔✔ This has extrapolation issues as animals do
not have social constructs like humans, therefore their aren't testing the roles of society
and culture when using animals which effects eating behaviour.
Briefly outline one method for reducing addiction and explain one limitation of this
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Name two types of determinism - Correct Answer ✔✔ Biological and Hard determinism
Briefly outline one problem associated with alpha bias in psychological research,
and one problem associated with beta bias in psychological research. - Correct Answer
✔✔ Alpha bias exaggerates differences between men and women causing one gender
to be devalued. Beta bias ignores differences between men and women causing
research using one gender cannot be generalised to the other
Briefly outline what psychologists mean by 'levels of explanation'. - Correct Answer ✔✔
explanations vary from those at a lower or fundamental level focusing on basic
components or units to those at a higher more holistic multivariable level.
What is meant by the 'nature-nurture debate' in psychology? - Correct Answer ✔✔ This
is whether behaviour is a product of the innate for example genes and hormones or
whether behaviour is the product of environmental influences
Explain what is meant by 'androgyny'. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Androgyny is when an
individual has both stereotypically masculine and feminine characteristics
Explain one limitation of a self-report technique. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Individuals may
lie to present themselves in a positive light
Briefly outline the role of ghrelin in the control of eating behaviour. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Ghrelin is a hormone produced by cells in the stomach wall that stimulates hunger and
creates the motivation to eat
Using your knowledge of the role of learning in food preference, outline how parents
might encourage their children to eat a healthy diet. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Parents are
'gate keepers' for their child's eating behaviour and restrict what is unhealthy for them
and allows them to eat healthy food. Therefore the children have a preference for the
unrestricted foods. They can also act as social role models and if the parents is
observed enjoying healthy food then the child may be indirectly reinforced and so eat
the same healthy food (vicarious reinforcement)
Explain one limitation of using non-human animals to research the brain mechanisms
of eating behaviour. - Correct Answer ✔✔ This has extrapolation issues as animals do
not have social constructs like humans, therefore their aren't testing the roles of society
and culture when using animals which effects eating behaviour.
Briefly outline one method for reducing addiction and explain one limitation of this
