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A cognitive psychologist wants to measure the precise millisecond-by-millisecond brain response when a person reads a grammatically incorrect word in a sentence. They decide to use Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) as part of their investigation.

Explain how Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) would enable the researcher to isolate this specific brain response from general electroencephalogram (EEG) activity.

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Ways of studying the brain (A-level only) Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Ways of studying the brain (A-level only) with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 20 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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