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- June 2025, Paper 1, Q10 (8 marks): In your studies of biological psychology, you will have learned about an adoption study. Evaluate one adoption study you have learned about in biological psycho
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q1(a) (3 marks): Complete Table 1 with the name of the correct part of the central nervous system (CNS) in the space provided. (3) Definition Part of the central nervous system
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q8 (12 marks): Maddie works at a country park and is asked by the owner to introduce safety signs as part of new health and safety rules. She was asked by the country park own
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q9 (2 marks): Jude’s manager at work shouted at her for a mistake that another employee made. When Jude tried to explain this, the manager just shouted louder and made nasty
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q10 (4 marks): Dan is 15 years old and is playing in a school football match. During the football match, an opposition player tripped Dan over when he was about to try and sco
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q12 (8 marks): In your studies of biological psychology, you will have learned about the effect of recreational drugs on the transmission process in the central nervous system
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q10 (12 marks): To what extent do operant conditioning and hormones explain human behaviour? (12)
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q7 (4 marks): Explain two strengths of brain structure as an explanation of aggression. 1 2
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q8 (8 marks): Assess whether hormones can fully explain human behaviour such as aggression. (8)
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q13 (12 marks): Marco has been suffering with memory processing issues that cause him to become confused. He is not always able to understand situations and becomes frustrated
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q5 (12 marks): Ada was reading a book about a woman who became a police officer and solved an important crime. She enjoyed reading the book so much that she read it all in a s
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q1(a) (3 marks): Complete Table 1 with the name for the different parts of the personality in the space provided. (3) Part of the Definition personality This part of the persona
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q1(b) (4 marks): Explain two weaknesses of Freud’s psychodynamic explanation of aggression. (4) 1 When studying biological psychology, you will have learned about Freud’s psycho
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q2(a) (2 marks): Describe how one hormone could explain Claus’s aggressive behaviour. (2) 2 Claus is a 14-year-old teenager who has been getting into trouble in basketball match
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q2(b) (2 marks): Explain one strength of hormones as an explanation for aggression. (2) 2 Claus is a 14-year-old teenager who has been getting into trouble in basketball matches
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q5 (12 marks): Jay and his friends are 17 year-olds and are all learning to drive a car. Some of his friends are studying for their theory test and some are practising for the
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q1(a) (3 marks): Complete Table 1 with the name of the correct lobe in the space provided. (3) Lobe Function of the lobe This lobe is involved in higher executive functioning, m
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q1(b) (4 marks): Explain one strength and one weakness of brain functioning as an explanation of aggressive human behaviour. (4) 1 When studying biological psychology, you will
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q3 (8 marks): Evaluate the role of evolution in human development. (8)
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q8 (12 marks): Alik and Joshua are competitive teenage brothers. When preparing for tests in school, they revise extra hard to try and achieve higher marks than each other. Th
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q8 (4 marks): In your studies of biological psychology, you will have learned about one adoption study. Explain one strength and one weakness of your chosen adoption study. (
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q9 (8 marks): Rachael is in prison for assault. She has a history of aggressive behaviour such as fighting and shouting abuse at people. Rachael was exercising with a group o
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q3(b) (6 marks): Using research evidence, explain how far evolution and natural selection could account for the findings of the scary and nasty beasts study. (6) 3 Scary and nas
- October 2020, Paper 1, Q9(a) (2 marks): Describe how evolution and natural selection could account for David’s aggression. (2) 9 David was in a restaurant with his girlfriend who was talking to anothe
- October 2020, Paper 1, Q9(b) (2 marks): Explain one weakness of the role of evolution and natural selection as an explanation of David’s aggression. (2) 9 David was in a restaurant with his girlfriend
- October 2020, Paper 1, Q11 (8 marks): Evaluate Freud’s psychodynamic explanation of aggression. (8)
- October 2020, Paper 3, Q3(b) (6 marks): Using research evidence, explain how far biological psychology could account for the findings regarding the purchase of in-game rewards in the computer video ga
- October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q2 (4 marks): Max has been learning about evolution and natural selection. He has been asked by his psychology teacher to prepare a presentation to show how evolution and nat
- October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q5 (8 marks): Assess whether the role of hormones can explain human behaviour such as aggression. (8)
- October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q11 (12 marks): To what extent do classical conditioning, the process of synaptic transmission and neurotransmitter functioning explain human behaviour? (12)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q6 (3 marks): Charles is 14 years old and has been displaying aggressive behaviour. Recently he has shouted insults at other students and broken classroom equipment in his sc
- June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q4 (8 marks): Evaluate the role of the central nervous system (CNS) and neurotransmitters in explaining human behaviour. (8)
- June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q10 (12 marks): Melissa is a 16-year-old girl who has started to wear make-up like her favourite celebrity. She went shopping and bought new clothes like the ones she had seen
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q8 (3 marks): Describe the process of synaptic transmission.
- June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q3(a) (3 marks): Describe how Freud’s psychodynamic theory could explain Belinda’s aggressive behaviour. (3) 3 Belinda is an 11-month-old child whose parents were recently conta
- June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q3(b) (4 marks): Explain one strength and one weakness of Freud’s psychodynamic explanation of aggression. (4) 3 Belinda is an 11-month-old child whose parents were recently con
- June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q9 (12 marks): Harrison and two of his friends were arrested for fighting whilst watching their local football club play against a rival team. During the fight Harrison’s frie
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q7 (2 marks): Describe how recreational drugs change the way neurotransmitters operate within the brain. (2)
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q9 (2 marks): Compare the biological explanation of aggression with Freud’s psychodynamic explanation of aggression. (2)
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q10 (8 marks): Twin studies are used as a research method to investigate human behaviour in biological psychology. Evaluate one twin study you have covered in biological psych
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q16 (12 marks): Matt is 16 years old and has been getting into fights when he goes out with his friends. His mother blames his friends, however Matt denies this and says he can
- June 2017, Paper 3, Q5 (12 marks): Companies that enable people to meet potential romantic partners are becoming increasingly popular. Some companies include a series of questions during registra
- June 2017, AS Paper 2, Q3(a)(i) (2 marks): Identify the areas of the diagram. (2) 3 The diagram below shows a typical neuron.
- June 2017, AS Paper 2, Q3(a)(ii): Soma Node of Ranvier Schwann cell Axon Nucleus 3 The diagram below shows a typical neuron.
- June 2017, AS Paper 2, Q3(b) (3 marks): Tina begins taking recreational drugs as she feels stressed due to her forthcoming examinations. Explain the effects the recreational drugs may have on the tran
- June 2016, AS Paper 2, Q1(a)(i) (3 marks): Identify the three lobes highlighted on the diagram of the brain below. (3) (i)
- June 2016, AS Paper 2, Q1(a)(ii): .
- June 2016, AS Paper 2, Q1(a)(iii): (iii)
- June 2016, AS Paper 2, Q3 (8 marks): Assess how far evolution and natural selection can be used to explain aggression. (8)
- June 2016, AS Paper 2, Q8 (12 marks): ‘Taking recreational drugs is purely a choice and to stop using drugs is easy.’ To what extent do the learning and biological approaches agree with the above st
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