WorksheetsIB Psychology Revision
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is one primary function of the frontal lobe?
Regulating emotion
Controlling heart rate
Inhibiting impulsive behaviour
Memory consolidation
Phineas Gage’s injury affected which part of his brain?
Temporal lobe
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Frontal lobe
Grafman et al. (1996) found that brain damage to which area was associated with aggression?
Amygdala
Prefrontal cortex
Hippocampus
Occipital lobe
What method did Grafman et al. use to measure aggression?
Laboratory observations only
Self-reports and family observations
MRI scans only
Peer reviews
System 1 processing is:
Slow and logical
Fast and intuitive
Effortful and rational
Always correct
According to the dual process model, System 2 is:
Emotional
Automatic
Reflective and effortful
Based on hormones
Bechara et al. used what task to study decision making?
Marshmallow Test
Iowa Gambling Task
Balloon Analogue Risk Task
Trolley Problem
Bechara’s study supports the theory that damage to the vmPFC results in:
Memory loss
Impulsive decision making
Lower IQ
Increased empathy
The amygdala is primarily responsible for:
Language processing
Emotional responses like fear
Motor control
Sleep cycles
SM, the woman with no fear, lacked functioning:
Hippocampi
Amygdalae
Frontal lobes
vmPFC
Feinstein et al. (2011) concluded that:
Fear is a learned behaviour
The hippocampus causes fear
The amygdala is necessary to experience fear
Trauma causes memory loss
Testosterone is primarily linked with:
Memory
Aggression
Attention
Happiness
What did Albert et al.'s rat study show?
Rats with testosterone implants became more social
Castrated rats showed less aggression
Female rats were more aggressive
Testosterone had no effect on behaviour
Radke et al. found that testosterone increased:
Avoidance behaviour
Brain size
Activation in the amygdala in response to threat
Problem-solving ability
Testosterone is released from the:
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Testes
Pituitary gland
A 'culture of honor' places value on:
Obedience
Status and retaliation
Education
Independence
Cohen et al. found that:
Testosterone is lower in collectivist cultures
Southerners reacted more aggressively after insult
Northerners displayed higher cortisol levels
Testosterone predicts income
Serotonin is associated with:
Impulsivity and aggression
Motor coordination
Visual processing
Spatial memory
Passamonti et al. found that:
More serotonin meant more aggression
Low serotonin reduced amygdala-PFC communication
Serotonin had no effect on emotion
Serotonin was unrelated to threat response
Neurotransmission is:
The study of hormones
Brain structure changes
Communication between neurons via chemicals
Evolutionary psychology
Neuroplasticity refers to:
Brain swelling
Permanent brain injury
The brain’s ability to change and adapt
Hormonal fluctuations
Desbordes et al. showed mindfulness:
Damaged the brain
Reduced memory
Reduced amygdala reactivity
Increased testosterone
The MAOA gene is also called:
Serotonin transporter
Dopamine receptor
Warrior gene
Amygdala suppressor
Caspi et al. found that the MAOA-L variant was associated with:
Higher happiness levels
Aggression, especially in mistreated children
Reduced testosterone
Memory loss
Thinking and decision-making is part of the:
Sociocultural approach
Biological approach
Cognitive approach
Humanistic approach
In the dual processing model, cognitive biases are mostly linked with:
System two
System one
Amygdala
vmPFC
What research method did Grafman et al. use?
Laboratory experiment
Correlational study
Case study
Natural experiment
A limitation of self-reports in aggression studies is:
They are too cheap
They use EEG scans
Participants may not be honest
They are too long
Why must researchers ensure anonymity in studies on aggression?
To avoid brain damage
To comply with statistical norms
To protect participant privacy
To allow random sampling
Which ethical principle ensures participants are aware of study procedures?
Anonymity
Debriefing
Informed consent
Right to withdraw
What brain imaging technique measures changes in blood flow to study brain activity?
EEG
fMRI
MRI
PET
What is the main function of the amygdala in the brain?
Decision-making
Language production
Emotional processing
Movement coordination
What hormone has been linked to aggression and social dominance?
Cortisol
Oxytocin
Testosterone
Serotonin
Which study demonstrated a link between testosterone levels and social status in rats?
Feinstein et al.
Goetz et al.
Albert et al.
Radke et al.
What is one limitation of using animal research in psychological studies?
Animals have emotions
Small sample sizes
Low ecological validity
Limited generalizability to humans
What model proposes two systems for thinking and decision-making?
Multi-store memory model
Working memory model
Dual process model
Schema theory
Which of the following is a characteristic of System 1 thinking?
Slow and analytical
Fast and automatic
Logical and deliberate
Always accurate
Which researcher is associated with the Iowa Gambling Task and vmPFC lesions?
Bechara
Loftus
Bartlett
Kahneman
In Loftus and Palmer’s study, what variable was manipulated?
The type of car crash shown
The type of participants
The verb used in the question
The length of the video
What concept describes when people only notice information that supports existing beliefs?
Misinformation effect
Rationalization
Confirmation bias
Availability heuristic
What is the term for learning cultural norms of your birth culture?
Assimilation
Acculturation
Enculturation
Conformity
Which study linked parenting practices to cultural economic systems?
Levine et al.
Cohen et al.
Barry et al.
Hofstede
What cultural dimension refers to the value placed on group harmony vs individual goals?
Masculinity vs Femininity
Power distance
Individualism vs Collectivism
Uncertainty avoidance
What is the out-group homogeneity effect?
People see out-groups as diverse
People overestimate similarities within out-groups
People prefer out-groups
People avoid social identity
In the Robbers Cave experiment, what reduced intergroup conflict?
Isolation
Competition
Superordinate goals
Individual tasks
What type of question appears in Paper 1 Section A?
Essay only
Data analysis
Short-answer question (SAQ)
Case study design
What command term is associated with a 22-mark essay question?
Outline
Describe
Discuss
Define
Which of the following is a cognitive process?
Aggression
Hormonal secretion
Decision-making
Neuroplasticity
What is the primary ethical concern when using deception in research?
Generalizability
Right to withdraw
Informed consent
Ecological validity
What is one strength of the dual process model?
Explains irrational decisions
Describes memory storage
Reduces ecological validity
Increases testosterone
What does the term 'conformity' refer to in psychology?
A change in belief due to persuasion
Following orders from authority figures
A change in behavior to fit in with group norms
A refusal to comply with group pressure
