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AQA A-Level Psychology 7182
Social Influence
Memory
Attachment
Topic overviewCaregiver-infant interactions: reciprocity and interactional synchronySchaffer's stages of attachmentMultiple attachments and the role of the fatherAnimal studies of attachmentExplanations of attachmentAinsworth's Strange Situation and types of attachmentBowlby's theory of maternal deprivation and effects of institutionalisationInfluence of early attachment on relationshipsCultural variations in attachment
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Biopsychology
Topic overviewDivisions of the nervous systemStructure and function of neurons and synaptic transmissionThe endocrine systemThe fight or flight responseWays of studying the brainLocalisation of function and hemispheric lateralisationPlasticity and functional recovery of the brain after traumaBiological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian
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Data Handling and Analysis
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Issues and Debates in Psychology
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Explanations for Nicotine AddictionOption 3
Biopsychology
Divisions of the nervous system
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Overview
The central and peripheral divisions, the role of the somatic nervous system, and the contrasting effects of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
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What does the somatic nervous system do?
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Contrast the two branches of the autonomic nervous system.
Questions from this subtopic
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What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
Model answer
The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
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Which division of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
Model answer
The central nervous system.
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What two structures make up the central nervous system?
Model answer
The brain and the spinal cord.
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The brain is a component of which part of the nervous system?
Model answer
The central nervous system.
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The spinal cord belongs to which major division of the nervous system?
Model answer
The central nervous system.
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Which division of the nervous system encompasses all nerves outside the brain and spinal cord?
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The peripheral nervous system.
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