AQA A Level Psychology - Year 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answer (2023)

Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) Correct Answer Abnormal behavior is seen as vivid and unpredictable, causes observer discomfort and violates moral or ideal standards because it differs from most other people's behavior and standards. Part of the "Deviation from Social Norms" definition of abnormalit...

Who was Wundt and what did he do Correct Answer He is known as the father of Psychology opening the first institute for experimental psychology in Germany in 1879. He separated psychology from philosophy and focused on studying the mind. He took a very reductionist approach where he simplified every...

Define the four definitions of Abnormality Correct Answer Definition 1: Deviation from Social Norms - Standards of acceptable behaviour are set by a social group and anything that deviates from this behaviour is deemed abnormal. In the past being homosexual was seen as deviant from social norms, cam...

Methods are what psychologists use to conduct their research. There are two areas of methods, what are these? Correct Answer Experimental Methods and Non-Experimental Methods Outline what experimental methods consist of Correct Answer Lab, natural, field and quasi experiments Outline what non-...

Internal validity Correct Answer Whether the study has tested what it meant to test; degree to which observed effect was due to experimental manipulation rather than extraneous variables External validity Correct Answer Degree to which research finding can be generalised: to other settings (ecolo...

Outline what sexual selection is Correct Answer Sexual Selection is the process of selecting the right mate through competing rivals and engaging in the right behaviours in order for successful conception and child rearing. The evolutionary explanations behind this preference is important as it give...

Central executive Correct Answer - acts as a filter to determine what information is received - limited capacity - baddeley found participants couldn't type letters and numbers on a keyboard whilst speaking random numbers - limited research Phonological loop Correct Answer - stores verbal inf...