Lesson 4.2.1.4
4.2.1.4 The biological approach Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What term describes an individual's actual genetic makeup?
- Genotype
- Schema
- Phenotype
- Neurochemistry
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What term describes observable characteristics resulting from genetic and environmental interactions?
- Schema
- Phenotype
- Karyotype
- Genotype
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Which concept explains how traits that help survival become more common over generations?
- Classical conditioning
- Imitation
- Natural selection
- Schema formation
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Which division of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?
- Central nervous system
- Autonomic nervous system
- Somatic nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
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What term refers to the study of chemicals like neurotransmitters in the brain?
- Evolution
- Epigenetics
- Genetics
- Neurochemistry
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Which neurotransmitter is commonly linked to reward and motivation in the biological approach?
- Oxytocin only
- Oestrogen only
- Dopamine
- Cortisol
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Which discipline bridges the study of brain structures and internal cognitive processes?
- Psychodynamics
- Behaviourism
- Humanistic psychology
- Cognitive neuroscience
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Which technique is used in cognitive neuroscience to map mental tasks to brain areas?
- Brain imaging
- Content analysis
- Naturalistic observation
- Introspection
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By what mechanism are survival-enhancing adaptive behaviours passed on genetically over generations?
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Natural selection
- Schema formation
- Classical conditioning
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What main limitation arises from explaining complex human behaviour purely through biological mechanisms?
- Biological reductionism
- Soft determinism
- Lack of science
- Subjective bias
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Which environmental factor makes isolating genetic influence difficult in twin studies?
- Shared environment
- Social learning
- Demand characteristics
- Unconscious conflict
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Using brain scans to locate specific memory functions in neural tissue exemplifies which discipline?
- Psychoanalysis
- Behaviourism
- Social learning theory
- Cognitive neuroscience
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What term describes an individual's observable characteristics, resulting from gene-environment interaction?
- Epigenome
- Karyotype
- Genotype
- Phenotype
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Which biological concept explains adaptive behaviours surviving because they provide a reproductive advantage?
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Social learning
- Classical conditioning
- Natural selection
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Which factor is being investigated when studying the influence of serotonin levels on human behaviour?
- Neurochemistry
- Biological structures
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Genetic basis
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What type of twins share 100% of their genetic makeup?
- Fraternal twins
- Dizygotic twins
- Non-identical twins
- Monozygotic twins
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Which famous case study provided early evidence that damage to biological brain structures alters personality?
- Little Hans
- Henry Molaison
- Phineas Gage
- Clive Wearing
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What main methodological issue arises from using brain scans to link brain activity to behaviour?
- Low internal validity
- Subjective data collection
- Demand characteristics
- Correlation not causation
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Which measure is used in twin studies to express the probability of both twins sharing a trait?
- Correlation coefficient
- Concordance rate
- Heritability index
- Standard deviation
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Which term refers to the underlying genetic code possessed by an individual organism?
- Karyotype
- Genotype
- Phenotype
- Epigenome
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