AQA A-Level June 2024 Psychology Paper 2 Psychology In Context Mark Scheme

AQA A Level Psychology Paper 2: Psychology in Context Mark Scheme Questions Section 1: Approaches Question 1 Application question on Alzheimer's disease John‟s father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer‟s disease, john wishes to have his genome sequenced to see if he will also develop it. It is not 100% caused by genetics Explain why John‟s genotypewill not show whether he will suffer from Alzheimer's disease (4 Marks) Question 2 Describe the psychodynamic structure of the personality (4 Marks) Question 3 Application question on Tatiana. Describe and evaluate the humanistic approach. Refer to Tatiana‟s behaviour in your answer (16 Marks) Section 2: Biopsychology Question 4 Describe the process of synaptic transmission (4 Marks) Question 5 Lotta‟s grandmother suffered a stroke in the left hemisphere and damaged Broca's area and the motor cortex. Explain what Lotta‟s grandmother is likely to suffer from (4 Marks) Question 6 Lotta worries that because of her grandmother‟s age, she is unlikely to recover fully. Use your knowledge of plasticity and functional recovery to explain why Lotta might be wrong. (4 Marks)