A level AQA Psychology Paper 2 Exam
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Endocrine System - CORRECT ANSWER-the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of
glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
Examples
-Thyroid, Thyroxine, heart rate
-Pituitary gland, regulates other glands
-adrenal, adrenaline, arousal
Adrenaline Steps - CORRECT ANSWER--Hypothalamus in brain activates pituitary gland
-ANS Sympathetic state
,-Adrenaline Released for fight or flight
Immediate and Automatic
-Once threat has passed, parasympathetic nervous system returns body to original state
Structure of a neuron - CORRECT ANSWER-cell body
dendrites
axon (myelin sheath nodes of ranvier)
synapse
Neuron Types - CORRECT ANSWER-
Electrical Tranmission - CORRECT ANSWER-Action Potential, sum of the excitory and inhibitory
hormones
Synapse - CORRECT ANSWER-
Localisation vs holistic theory - CORRECT ANSWER-before Broca and Wernicke, scientists supported
the holistic theory of the brain that all parts were involved in the processing of though and action.
however, later scientists argued that different parts of the brain perform different tasks and are
involved with different parts of the body. if the brain area is damaged, the associated function will also
become affected
Human Nervous System Branches - CORRECT ANSWER-
Central Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER--Brain: consciousness, hemispheres
-Spinal Cord: passes messages from the brain, reflex actions, connects to PNS
Peripheral Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER-Transmits Messages via neurons
-Autonomic: breathing heart rate stress
-Somatic: muscle and sensory neurons
, Hemispheres of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER-Right side is more Creative (deals with art, music,
holistic thought, and intuition). Left side is more Analytical (deals with logic, language, science, and
math).
Brain Localisation - CORRECT ANSWER-
Brain Part Functions - CORRECT ANSWER-Motor- movement
Visual- sight
Somatosensory- sensory
Auditory- analysis of sound based info
Broca's- Speech production
Wernicke's- language understanding
Localisation of brain function Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-+EVIDENCE FROM NEUROSURGERY
>OCD area of brain can be treated, showing specific area
+BRAIN SCAN EVIDENCE
>activity during tasks
COUNTER
>rats having cortexes severed could still do maze (holistic)
-LANGUAGE QUESTIONED
>not just broca and wernicke, fmri showed greater spread
Left and Right Hemispheres - CORRECT ANSWER-Together, the two hemispheres control much of your
behaviour. The left is relatively more specialized for speech and language; the right, for appreciation of
3D space and spatial relationships. Right hem controls RVF and vice versa
Split brain research - Sperry - CORRECT ANSWER-Sperry studied individuals who had undergone a
commissurotomy (corpus callosum cut to separate the two hemispheres)
Images in both visual fields
Practice Latest Update 2025 With
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Endocrine System - CORRECT ANSWER-the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of
glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
Examples
-Thyroid, Thyroxine, heart rate
-Pituitary gland, regulates other glands
-adrenal, adrenaline, arousal
Adrenaline Steps - CORRECT ANSWER--Hypothalamus in brain activates pituitary gland
-ANS Sympathetic state
,-Adrenaline Released for fight or flight
Immediate and Automatic
-Once threat has passed, parasympathetic nervous system returns body to original state
Structure of a neuron - CORRECT ANSWER-cell body
dendrites
axon (myelin sheath nodes of ranvier)
synapse
Neuron Types - CORRECT ANSWER-
Electrical Tranmission - CORRECT ANSWER-Action Potential, sum of the excitory and inhibitory
hormones
Synapse - CORRECT ANSWER-
Localisation vs holistic theory - CORRECT ANSWER-before Broca and Wernicke, scientists supported
the holistic theory of the brain that all parts were involved in the processing of though and action.
however, later scientists argued that different parts of the brain perform different tasks and are
involved with different parts of the body. if the brain area is damaged, the associated function will also
become affected
Human Nervous System Branches - CORRECT ANSWER-
Central Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER--Brain: consciousness, hemispheres
-Spinal Cord: passes messages from the brain, reflex actions, connects to PNS
Peripheral Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER-Transmits Messages via neurons
-Autonomic: breathing heart rate stress
-Somatic: muscle and sensory neurons
, Hemispheres of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER-Right side is more Creative (deals with art, music,
holistic thought, and intuition). Left side is more Analytical (deals with logic, language, science, and
math).
Brain Localisation - CORRECT ANSWER-
Brain Part Functions - CORRECT ANSWER-Motor- movement
Visual- sight
Somatosensory- sensory
Auditory- analysis of sound based info
Broca's- Speech production
Wernicke's- language understanding
Localisation of brain function Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-+EVIDENCE FROM NEUROSURGERY
>OCD area of brain can be treated, showing specific area
+BRAIN SCAN EVIDENCE
>activity during tasks
COUNTER
>rats having cortexes severed could still do maze (holistic)
-LANGUAGE QUESTIONED
>not just broca and wernicke, fmri showed greater spread
Left and Right Hemispheres - CORRECT ANSWER-Together, the two hemispheres control much of your
behaviour. The left is relatively more specialized for speech and language; the right, for appreciation of
3D space and spatial relationships. Right hem controls RVF and vice versa
Split brain research - Sperry - CORRECT ANSWER-Sperry studied individuals who had undergone a
commissurotomy (corpus callosum cut to separate the two hemispheres)
Images in both visual fields
