AS LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY AQA COMPLETE
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● ABCDE model
Answer: extends Ellis's explanation of depression to a therapy - D stands
for disputing irrational thoughts and E for the effect of disputing
●● acetylcholine
Answer: a neurotransmitter. In the central nervous system it plays a key
role in attention and arousal. In the peripheral nervous system it causes
muscles to contract
●● acoustically
Answer: refers to sounds or the sense of hearing
●● acquiescence bias
Answer: tendency for a person to respond to any questionnaire/interview
item with agreement regardless of the actual content
●● action potential
Answer: a short increase and decrease of electrical activity in the
membrane of a neuron, transmitting a signal away from the cell
,●● Theodor Adorno
Answer: German philosopher and sociologist who came up with the
theory of authoritarian personality
●● adrenal glands
Answer: small glands located on top of each kidney that are part of the
endocrine system that release adrenaline and noradrenaline
●● adrenaline
Answer: a hormone produced by the adrenal gland that are often part of
the immediate stress response
●● adrenocotricotrophic hormone
Answer: stimulates the release of cortisol from the cortex of the adrenal
gland
●● affectionless psychopathy
Answer: a behaviour disorder in which the individual has no ability to
experience shame or guilt and lacks a social conscience, meaning that
they may find it easier to commit crimes
●● agentic shift
,Answer: changing from being in an autonomous state to being in an
agentic state
●● agentic state
Answer: a mental state where we feel no personal responsibility for our
behaviour because we believe ourselves to be acting for an authority
figure. This frees us from the demands of our consciences and allows us
to obey even a destructive authority figure
●● agoraphobia
Answer: intense fear of being in public places where you feel escape
might be difficult
●● aim
Answer: a general statement of what the researcher intends to
investigate; the purpose of the study
●● Mary Ainsworth
Answer: the developer of the Strange Situation
●● amnesia
Answer: a loss of memory due to brain damage, disease or psychological
trauma
, ●● anomalous results
Answer: data that do not fit in with the pattern of the other data
●● anonymity
Answer: an important aspect of confidentiality; a participant remains
anonymous
●● antidepressant
Answer: a group of drugs which increase the production of serotonin
and/or noradrenaline to reduce symptoms of depression
●● antisocial personality disorder
Answer: a mental health condition where a person has a repeated pattern
of behaviour manipulating or violating the rights of others
●● anxiety
Answer: a state of emotional and physical arousal. Emotions include
having worried thoughts and feelings of tension. Physical changes
include an increased heart rate and sweatiness
●● anxiety disorders
Answer: a group of mental disorders characterised by levels of fear and
apprehension which are disproportionate to any threat posed
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● ABCDE model
Answer: extends Ellis's explanation of depression to a therapy - D stands
for disputing irrational thoughts and E for the effect of disputing
●● acetylcholine
Answer: a neurotransmitter. In the central nervous system it plays a key
role in attention and arousal. In the peripheral nervous system it causes
muscles to contract
●● acoustically
Answer: refers to sounds or the sense of hearing
●● acquiescence bias
Answer: tendency for a person to respond to any questionnaire/interview
item with agreement regardless of the actual content
●● action potential
Answer: a short increase and decrease of electrical activity in the
membrane of a neuron, transmitting a signal away from the cell
,●● Theodor Adorno
Answer: German philosopher and sociologist who came up with the
theory of authoritarian personality
●● adrenal glands
Answer: small glands located on top of each kidney that are part of the
endocrine system that release adrenaline and noradrenaline
●● adrenaline
Answer: a hormone produced by the adrenal gland that are often part of
the immediate stress response
●● adrenocotricotrophic hormone
Answer: stimulates the release of cortisol from the cortex of the adrenal
gland
●● affectionless psychopathy
Answer: a behaviour disorder in which the individual has no ability to
experience shame or guilt and lacks a social conscience, meaning that
they may find it easier to commit crimes
●● agentic shift
,Answer: changing from being in an autonomous state to being in an
agentic state
●● agentic state
Answer: a mental state where we feel no personal responsibility for our
behaviour because we believe ourselves to be acting for an authority
figure. This frees us from the demands of our consciences and allows us
to obey even a destructive authority figure
●● agoraphobia
Answer: intense fear of being in public places where you feel escape
might be difficult
●● aim
Answer: a general statement of what the researcher intends to
investigate; the purpose of the study
●● Mary Ainsworth
Answer: the developer of the Strange Situation
●● amnesia
Answer: a loss of memory due to brain damage, disease or psychological
trauma
, ●● anomalous results
Answer: data that do not fit in with the pattern of the other data
●● anonymity
Answer: an important aspect of confidentiality; a participant remains
anonymous
●● antidepressant
Answer: a group of drugs which increase the production of serotonin
and/or noradrenaline to reduce symptoms of depression
●● antisocial personality disorder
Answer: a mental health condition where a person has a repeated pattern
of behaviour manipulating or violating the rights of others
●● anxiety
Answer: a state of emotional and physical arousal. Emotions include
having worried thoughts and feelings of tension. Physical changes
include an increased heart rate and sweatiness
●● anxiety disorders
Answer: a group of mental disorders characterised by levels of fear and
apprehension which are disproportionate to any threat posed
