Cambridge OCR A Level · Psychology - H569

Areas, perspectives, issues and debates: Practice Questions

2 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Areas, perspectives, issues and debates.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following describes a key principle of the Biological Area in psychology?

Question 2

1 mark

Which debate is most centrally illustrated by Raine et al. (1997) research using PET scans to compare the brains of murderers with non-murderers?

Question 3

2 marks

In the Areas, perspectives, issues and debates section, identify one key principle of the Biological Area and explain how it differs from the Social Area in its explanation of human behaviour.

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Question 4

4 marks

Using the Areas, perspectives, issues and debates framework, discuss why the Psychodynamic perspective is often considered less scientific compared to the Behaviourist perspective, referring to the concept of falsification.

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Question 5

5 marks

Within the Areas, perspectives, issues and debates, explain the reductionism vs holism debate using the medical model of mental health as an example of a reductionist approach.

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Question 6

4 marks

Describe two key principles of the social area in psychology and explain how the core study by Milgram (1963) on obedience to authority illustrates one of these principles. [4]

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Question 7

6 marks

Discuss the nature/nurture debate in relation to perceptual development. In your answer, you must refer to the core study by Gibson and Walk (1960) and explain how their findings contribute to this debate. [6]

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