plumiStructure and function of the brain: AQA GCSE Psychology questions
Every AQA GCSE Psychology exam question on 3.2.3.3 Structure and function of the brain, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 11 questions on Structure and function of the brain, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q13 (6 marks): The brain contains four lobes. Briefly describe each of these structures and their basic function. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q17 (9 marks): Psychologists have developed many ways to study the brain. A psychologist called Penfield used a method called the Montreal procedure to study the cortex. The m
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q12.5 (6 marks): Outline how neurological damage from a stroke or injury can affect motor abilities and behaviour. Refer to localisation of function in the brain in your answer.
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q12 (2 marks): Read the following descriptions of two structures of the brain. Write the correct letter A, B, C, D or E in the box next to each description. [2 marks] It is lo
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q13 (4 marks): Read the following information. Adrianna and Jayla were at home watching a movie when they decided to make some popcorn. Adrianna thought the popcorn looked bur
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q13 (3 marks): This outline of the brain shows the temporal lobe. This is one of four lobes in the brain. On the outline, sketch the location of the three other lobes. Label t
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q14 (3 marks): Read the following article. Doctors Puzzled by Patient M! Doctors have been treating a man known as Patient M. He had an accident that left him with a serious b
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q15.1 (3 marks): Briefly describe Penfield’s study of the interpretive cortex. [3 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q15.2 (5 marks): Evaluate Penfield’s study of the interpretive cortex. [5 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q16.1 (1 mark): Name one of the lobes of the brain where a language area is located. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q14 (9 marks): Describe Penfield’s case study of the interpretive cortex. Evaluate the research method used in this study. [9 marks]
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