AQA PSYCHOLOGY

AQA PSYCHOLOGY - AGGRESSION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE Person-orientated aggression the main aim is to cause harm and hurt someone else e.g. punching a person who is annoying. Instrumental Aggression The main goal is to use aggressive behaviour as means of obtaining a desired reward e.g. stealing a bag. Limbic System Located in the frontal cortex area of the skull just above the brain stem, the neural structures within the limbic system are involved ...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY - BIOPSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS The Central Nervous System (CNS) Comprising the Brain and the Spinal Cord has 2 main function: Control behaviour and the regulation of bodies physiological processes What is the brain's function? The brain receives and transmits information to and from the Sensory Receptors (Eyes, Ears, Skin ) and the Motor Receptors What is the Peripheral Nervous System? A part of the nervous system that is outside the b...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY, MEMORY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS What is memory? A cognitive process of coding, storing and retrieving information. Define coding The form in which information is stored in memory. Coding can be..... visual, auditory or semantic Visual coding coding in the mind in the form of a visual image Auditory coding coding in the mind in the form of a sound Semantic coding coding where you recall the meaning of the information Define storage Retaini...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY - ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED Who is Wilhelm Wundt? Wundt is labelled the 'father of psychology' as he was the first to set up a lab on a psychological aspect - introspection. What is introspection? A systematic method used to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and sensations. What is structuralism? Isolating the structure of unconsciousness. Used in intros...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY SOCIAL INFLUENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 Social Influence What is conformity? Yielding to group pressure What is conformity also known as? Majority Influence When does Conformity occur? An individuals behaviour and/or beliefs are influenced by a larger group of people. Who made reference to three types of conformity? Kelman What is the weakest form of conformity? Complaince What is Complaince? An individual m...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY- BIOPSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ Spinal Cord connect the brain and peripheral nervous system Somatic Nervous System controls voluntary muscles and transmits sensory information to the CNS Autonomic Nervous System controls involuntary body functions Sympathetic Nervous System arouses body for flight or fight Parasympathetic Nervous System calms body for rest and digest Sensory Neuron tells the brain about internal a...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY- PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS Psychopathology What are the definitions of abnormality? -Statistical Infrequency -Deviation of social norms -Failure to Function adequately -Deviation from ideal mental health What is statistical infrequency? Describes behaviour as normal or not based on the number of times we observe it. If the persons scores cluster around the average then they are considered 'normal' for that ...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY - MEMORY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED Coding The format in which information is stored. (How) Who Did Research On Coding? Baddely Process of Baddely's Experiment on coding Group 1 - Accoustically similar Group 2 - Acoustically disimilar Group 3 - Semantically similar Group 4 - Semantically disimilar They were given a list of original words in wrong order. Had to recall in correct order. (LTM 20 Min Interval) Result of Baddley's Experim...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY ATTACHMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE what is Reciprocity ? how 2 people interact both infant and mother respond to each others signals and elicit a response mothers usually pick up on and respond to the infants 2/3 of the time ( Feldman and Eildman 2007) Brazleton et al describes the interaction as a couples dance as each partner responds to each others moves what is Interactional Synchrony and who are the researches behind i...