Localisation of function - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A Level Biopsychology Final Exam 2023...

A LEVEL BIOPSYCHOLOGY EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATES 2024/2025 GUARANTEED SUCCESS Motor area - ANSWER -Back of the frontal lobe. Controls voluntary movements in opposite side of the body. Visual area - ANSWER -In the occipital lobe at the back of the brain. each eye sends info from the right visual field to the left visual cortex and opposite. damage to the left hemisphere, can produce blindness to the right visual field of both eyes. auditory area - ANSWER -in th...

lOMoARcPSD| Practice Test 1. What is Homeostasis? The ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions 2. What is a Receptor? Picks up the change in environment 3. What is the Control center? Analyses the input compares it with the normal input and determines the correct response 4. What is an Effector? Produces the response initiated by the control center 5. What does the negative feedback system do? The variable changes in the opposite direction to that of the initial cha...

AQA A Level Psychology: Biopsychology Test 2023-2024...

AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY: BIOPSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / 100% ACCURACY Localisation of function - √√Theory that states that different areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours, processes or activities. Motor area - √√Back of frontal lobe, involved in regulating movement. Somatosensory area - √√Front of both parietal lobes, processes sensory information such as touch. Parts of the brain: Visual area. - √√Occipital lobe, receives and p...

10 comprehensive, fully-developed exemplar essays (16 / 16 marks) covering hemispheric lateralisation, localisation of function, split-brain research, circadian rhythms, ultradian and infradian rhythms, exogenous zeitgebers and endogenous pacemakers, fight or flight and methods of studying the brain. Finally, the notes include two bonus 8-mark essays on the structure and function of both the endocrine system and the nervous system, leaving you fully prepared to tackle the Biopsychology section o...

AQA Alevel Psychology Paper 2 Exam 2024 Predictions Revision List Potential 16 Mark Questions With Verified Answers

These are A/A* summary notes/essay plans for AQA A level Psychology, the topic Biopsychology. They can be used for 6 mark, 16 mark or 12 mark questions. I wrote them textbooks as well as revision guides. The essay plans clearly show A01 and A03. The essay plans are colour coded, blue represents key words, green represents strengths and red represents weaknesses. Topics included in this pack are: Localisation of function of the brain, synaptic transmission, nervous system, endocrine system, st...

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Gender bias Psychologists seek universality but bias may be inevitable (social historical contexts) Gender bias: psychological theory/research not accurately represent experience/behaviour of men + women Alpha bias: differences exaggerated, devalue women E.g. Freud = genuine psychological differences due to physiological differences Girls suffer from 'penis envy', femininity is failed masculinity Beta bias: differences minimised, needs of women ignored E.g. fight or flight researc...