AQA PSYCHOLOGY

AQA-7181-2-PSYCHOLOGY QUESTION PAPER 2:Psychology in context-AS LEVEL-21May24-PM. Section A box Approaches in Psychology Answer all questions in this section. 0 1 Outline the emergence of psychology as a science. [4 marks] Extra space 000002 Page 2 of 20 PSYCHOLOGY 3 *03* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun24/7181/2 Do not write outside the box 0 2 Describe how Bandura investigated social learning. [4 marks] Extra space 0 3 Briefly explain one limitation of the way Bandura inves...

AQA-7181-1-PSYCHOLOGY QUESTION PAPER 1:Introductory topics in psychology-AS LEVEL-13May24-PM. 0 1 Outline how two variables investigated by Asch affected conformity. [4 marks] Extra space Section A Social Influence Answer all questions in this section. 000002 Page 2 of 24 PSYCHOLOGY 3 *03* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun24/7181/1 Do not write outside the box 0 2 Explain two ethical limitations of Asch’s investigations into conformity. [4 marks] Extra space 0 3 Suggest ...

MEMORY (AQA A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE How are STM and LTM distinguished? STM and LTM are often distinguished in terms of their coding, capacity and duration. STM and LTM are often distinguished in terms of their coding, what does this refer to? Coding refers to the format in which information is stored in the various memory stores. - Information enters the brain via the senses (e.g. eyes and ears) and then is changed to another form...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY : SOCIAL INFLUENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE What is conformity? Myres(1999) : A change in a person's behaviour or belief as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people.-also known as MAJORITY INFLUENCE What is social influence? The scientific study of the ways in which people's thoughts, feelings and behaviours are affected by other people. What are the three ways in which people conform ? Kelman(1958): s...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY - PERCEPTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS RATED A++ Sensation The physical process of collecting data from the environment via the senses. Perception The cognitive process of interpreting or making sense of sensory information that we recieve. Experience builds our perception. Perception - examples Auditory, olfactory, tactile, visual, gustatory. Sensation - examples Hearing, smelling, feeling, seeing, tasting. Height in plane Objects that are hig...

A LEVEL AQA PSYCHOLOGY: APPROACHES IN PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE Who was Wilhelm Wundt? - First psychologist, believed all aspects of nature and human mind could be scientifically studied, paved way for acceptance of psych as a science - Studied aspects of behaviour that could be strictly controlled under experimental conditions e.g. reaction time, sensation and perception - Structuralism approach of studying structure of mind by breaking down...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY - ABNORMALITY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 4 definitions of Abnormality 1) Statistical Deviation 2) Deviation from Social Norm 3) Failure to function Adequately 4) Deviation from Ideal Mental Health Definition of Statistical Deviation Occurs when an individual has a less common characteristic e.g. being more depressed or less intelligent than the rest of the population. Statistical deviation comes in when there is a characteristic that c...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY- BIOPSYCH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ Divisions of the Nervous System Central Nervous System (CNS): Involves both brain and the spinal cord. Brain is the centre of all conscious awareness. The brain's outer layer is the cerebral cortex and is highly developed in humans. Brain is divided into two hemispheres. Spinal cord transmits messages to and from the brain and also to the PNS. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): Made up of the nerves outsid...

AQA PSYCHOLOGY, THE APPROACHES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ psychology emerging as a science; timeline 17th-19th century → psychology is a branch of philosophy 1879 → psychology becomes a science and Wundt's lab is established 1900s → Freud established psychodynamic approach 1913 → Watson and Skinner established the behaviourist approach 1950s → Rogers and Maslow established the humanistic approach 1960s → cognitive approach is establ...

MEMORY AQA PSYCHOLOGY (ALEVEL) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE Baddeley Coding - 4 groups (different word lists: accoustically similar, acoustically dissimilar, semantically similar, semantically dissimilar) pps shown words and asked to recall in same order stm recall - worse with accoustically similar words (coded acoustically) ltm recall - worse with semantically similar words (coded semantically) Coding The process of converting information from one fo...