The Biological Approach

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A level Psychology Quiz on The Biological Approach, created by Freya Price on 17/02/2017.
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Question 1

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During Synaptic Transmission, where is the electrical impulse started?
Answer
  • Axon Terminal
  • Axon Hillock
  • Nodes of Ranvier
  • Nucleus

Question 2

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Neurones are part of the Central Nervous System (CNS).
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Label the diagram of a neuron.
Answer
  • Nucleus
  • Myelin Sheath
  • Node of Ranvier
  • Dendrite
  • Cell Body
  • Axon Terminal

Question 4

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The brain is split into two [blank_start]hemispheres[blank_end], the left and the right. These are divided by the [blank_start]Corpus Collossum[blank_end]. Each is split into four lobes - the frontal lobe, the [blank_start]parietal[blank_end] lobe, the occipital lobe and the temporal lobe. The amygdala and the [blank_start]hypothalamus[blank_end] are located in the [blank_start]pre-frontal cortex[blank_end], in the [blank_start]frontal[blank_end] lobe.
Answer
  • hemispheres
  • Corpus Collossum
  • parietal
  • frontal
  • pre-frontal cortex
  • hypothalamus

Question 5

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The Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness [EEA] The conditions in the environment that a species adapts to - when humans lived in [blank_start]hunter-gatherer[blank_end] groups. The successful humans were those who were best suited to the environment by being [blank_start]strong[blank_end] and fast. [blank_start]Evolutionary[blank_end] Psychologists look at [blank_start]fossil records[blank_end] in order to understand behaviour. They also look at universal behaviour shown by modern humans to draw comparisons.
Answer
  • hunter-gatherer
  • large
  • independent
  • strong
  • weak
  • attractive
  • Evolutionary
  • Modern
  • Biological
  • fossil records
  • photographs
  • newspapers
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