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Exam Questions

Paper 1

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4 markers
These questions would demand more AO1 knowledge marks than you would need to include for the same concept if it were part of a 16 mark essay. Therefore, they are more demanding and are aimed at the higher achieving candidate.
 

  1. Outline reciprocity as a caregiver-infant interaction in humans. (4 marks)

  2. Outline interactional synchrony as a caregiver-infant interaction in humans. (4 marks)

  3. Outline a study investigating interactional synchrony as a caregiver-infant interaction in humans. (4 marks)

  4. Outline how Schaffer identified the stages of attachment. (4 marks)

  5. Outline one stage of attachment identified by Schaffer. (4 marks)

  6. Outline one study investigating the role of the father. (4 marks)

  7. Outline how Lorenz studied attachment. (4 marks)

  8. Outline what Lorenz found about attachment. (4 marks)

  9. Outline how Harlow studied attachment. (4 marks)

  10. Outline what Harlow found about attachment. (4 marks)

  11. Outline the concept of the critical period. (4 marks)

  12. Outline how attachments are formed according to learning theory. (4 marks)

  13. Outline how attachments are maintained according to learning theory. (4 marks)

  14. Outline the concept of monotropy. (4 marks)

  15. Outline the concept of an internal working model. (4 marks)

  16. Outline how Ainsworth investigated attachment types. (4 marks)

  17. Outline what secure attachment looks like in infants. (4 marks)

  18. Outline what insecure-resistant attachment looks like in infants. (4 marks)

  19. Outline what insecure-avoidant attachment looks like in infants. (4 marks)

  20. Outline how van Ijzendoorn studied cultural variations in attachment. (4 marks)

  21. Outline what van Ijzendoorn found about cultural variations in attachment. (4 marks)

  22. Outline the effects of maternal deprivation. (4 marks)

  23. Outline a study investigating maternal deprivation. (4 marks)

  24. Outline the effects of institutionalisation. (4 marks)

  25. Outline the procedure of a study investigating the effects of institutionalisation. (4 marks)

  26. Outline the findings of a study investigating the effects of institutionalisation. (4 marks)

  27. Outline the effects of early attachment on childhood relationships. (4 marks)

  28. Outline a study that investigates the effects of early attachment on childhood relationships. (4 marks)

  29. Outline the effects of early attachment on adult relationships. (4 marks)

  30. Outline a study that investigates the effects of early attachment on adult relationships. (4 marks)

 

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Approaches

4 markers
These questions would demand more AO1 knowledge marks than you would need to include for the same concept if it were part of a 16 mark essay. Therefore, they are more demanding and are aimed at the higher achieving candidate.
 

  1. Outline what is meant by introspection. (4 marks)

  2. Outline how Pavlov studied classical conditioning. (4 marks)

  3. Outline how Skinner studied operant conditioning. (4 marks)

  4. Outline how behaviour is learnt though classical conditioning. (4 marks)

  5. Outline how behaviour is learnt though operant conditioning. (4 marks)

  6. Outline how behaviour is learnt though reinforcement. (4 marks)

  7. Outline the role of identification in social learning theory. (4 marks)

  8. Outline the role of vicarious reinforcement in social learning theory. (4 marks)

  9. Outline the role of mediational processes in social learning theory. (4 marks)

  10. Outline how Bandura researched social learning theory. (4 marks)

  11. Outline what Bandura found in his research into social learning theory. (4 marks)

  12. Compare two differences between behaviourism and social learning theory. (4 marks)

  13. Outline what is meant by internal mental processes. (4 marks)

  14. Outline the role of schema in the cognitive approach. (4 marks)

  15. Outline the use of computer models in the cognitive approach. (4 marks)

  16. Outline the use of theoretical models in the cognitive approach. (4 marks)

  17. Outline the role of inferences in the cognitive approach. (4 marks)

  18. Outline one strength and one limitation of the role of schema in the cognitive approach. (4 marks)

  19. Outline one strength and one limitation of the use of theoretical and computer in the cognitive approach.               (4 marks)

  20. Outline one strength and one limitation of making inferences about mental processes in the cognitive approach. (4 marks)

  21. Outline the emergence of the cognitive approach in the cognitive approach. (4 marks)

  22. Using an example, outline the role of genes in human behaviour. (4 marks)

  23. Using an example, outline the role of neurochemistry in human behaviour. (4 marks)

  24. Using an example, outline the role of hormones in human behaviour. (4 marks)

  25. Using an example, outline how biological structures of the brain can affect human behaviour. (4 marks)

  26. Outline what is meant be genotype and phenotype. (4 marks)

  27. Outline how evolution has affected human behaviour. (4 marks)

  28. Outline the role of the unconscious in the psychodynamic approach. (4 marks)

  29. Outline the structure of personality in the psychodynamic approach. (4 marks)

  30. Outline the role of defence mechanism in the psychodynamic approach. (4 marks)

  31. Outline what is meant by free will in the humanistic approach. (4 marks)

  32. Outline the role of self-actualisation in the humanistic approach. (4 marks)

  33. Outline the role of congruence in the humanistic approach. (4 marks)

  34. Outline the role of conditions of worth in the humanistic approach. (4 marks)

  35. Outline how the humanistic approach has influenced counselling psychology. (4 marks)

  36. Outline two ways in which the humanistic approach rejects the scientific method. (4 marks)

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6 markers

  1. Outline the emergence of psychology as a science. (6 marks)

  2. Outline Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. (6 marks)

  3. Outline the psychosexual stages in the psychodynamic approach. (6 marks)

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8 markers

  1. Discuss the emergence of psychology as a science. (8 marks)

  2. Discuss the role of theoretical and computer models in the cognitive approach. (8 marks)

  3. Discuss the emergence of the cognitive neuroscience in the cognitive approach. (8 marks)

  4. Discuss how the humanistic approach has influenced counselling psychology. (8 marks)

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Biopsychology

These questions would demand more AO1 knowledge marks than you would need to include for the same concept if it were part of a 16 mark essay. Therefore, they are more demanding and are aimed at the higher achieving candidate.

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3 markers

  1. Outline the structure and function of the motor cortex. (3 marks)

  2. Outline the structure and function of the somatosensory area. (3 marks)

  3. Outline the structure and function of the visual area. (3 marks)

  4. Outline the structure and function of the auditory area. (3 marks)

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4 markers

  1. Outline the function of the nervous system. (4 marks)

  2. Outline the structure and function of the central nervous system. (4 marks)

  3. Outline the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system. (4 marks)

  4. Outline the structure and function of the somatic nervous system. (4 marks)

  5. Outline the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system. (4 marks)

  6. Outline the structure and function of the sensory neurons. (4 marks)

  7. Outline the structure and function of the relay neurons. (4 marks)

  8. Outline the structure and function of the motor neurons. (4 marks)

  9. Outline the process of excitation in synaptic transmission. (4 marks)

  10. Outline the process of inhibition in synaptic transmission. (4 marks)

  11. Outline the process of summation in synaptic transmission. (4 marks)

  12. Identify and outline the function of one neurotransmitter. (4 marks)

  13. Outline the function of the endocrine system. (4 marks)

  14. Identify and outline the function of one hormone. (4 marks)

  15. Identify and outline the function of one gland. (4 marks)

  16. Outline the role of adrenaline. (4 marks)

  17. Using an example, outline what is meant by localisation of function. (4 marks)

  18. Outline the structure and function of Broca’s area. (4 marks)

  19. Outline the structure and function of Wernicke’s area. (4 marks)

  20. Outline the structure and function of the language centres. (4 marks)

  21. Using an example, outline what is meant by hemispheric lateralisation. (4 marks)

  22. Outline a study using split brain patients. (4 marks)

  23. Outline the procedure of a study using split brain patients. (4 marks)

  24. Outline the findings of a study using split brain patients. (4 marks)

  25. Outline what is meant by plasticity of the brain. (4 marks)

  26. Outline a study investigating plasticity of the brain. (4 marks)

  27. Outline the procedure of a study investigating plasticity of the brain. (4 marks)

  28. Outline the findings of study investigating plasticity of the brain. (4 marks)

  29. Outline what is meant by functional recovery of the brain after trauma. (4 marks)

  30. Outline how fMRIs are used as ways of studying the brain. (4 marks)

  31. Outline how EEGs are used as ways of studying the brain. (4 marks)

  32. Outline how ERPs are used as ways of studying the brain. (4 marks)

  33. Outline how postmortem examinations are used as ways of studying the brain. (4 marks)

  34. Outline circadian rhythms. (4 marks)

  35. Outline a study investigating circadian rhythms. (4 marks)

  36. Outline the procedure of a study investigating circadian rhythms. (4 marks)

  37. Outline the findings of a study investigating circadian rhythms. (4 marks)

  38. Outline infradian rhythms. (4 marks)

  39. Outline a study investigating infradian rhythms. (4 marks)

  40. Outline the procedure of a study investigating infradian rhythms. (4 marks)

  41. Outline the findings of a study investigating infradian rhythms. (4 marks)

  42. Outline ultradian rhythms. (4 marks)

  43. Using an example, explain the differences between infradian and ultradian rhythms. (4 marks)

  44. Outline the effects of endogenous pacemakers on the sleep/wake cycle. (4 marks)

  45. Outline a study investigating the effects of endogenous pacemakers. (4 marks)

  46. Outline the procedure of a study investigating the effects of endogenous pacemakers. (4 marks)

  47. Outline the findings of a study investigating the effects of endogenous pacemakers. (4 marks)

  48. Outline the effects of exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle. (4 marks)

  49. Outline a study investigating the effects of exogenous zeitgebers. (4 marks)

  50. Outline the procedure of a study investigating the effects of exogenous zeitgebers. (4 marks)

  51. Outline the findings of a study investigating the effects of exogenous zeitgebers. (4 marks)

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6 markers

  1. Outline the process of synaptic transmission. (6 marks)

  2. Outline the fight or flight process in humans. (6 marks)

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8 markers

  1. Discuss the effects of endogenous pacemakers on the sleep/ wake cycle. (8 marks)

  2. Discuss the effects of exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/ wake cycle. (8 marks)

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