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1.3 Biopsychology

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Question 3

Which statement correctly describes Wernicke's area? Shade one box.

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A

It is in the left frontal lobe and is involved in producing speech.

B

It is in the left temporal lobe and is involved in understanding language.

C

It is in the occipital lobe and is involved in reading written words aloud.

D

It is in the parietal lobe and is involved in hearing the sounds of speech.

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1.3 Biopsychology Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /1.3 Biopsychology

88 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 1.3 Biopsychology, covering 1.3.1 Divisions of the nervous system, 1.3.2 The endocrine system, 1.3.3 Autonomic nervous system and fight or flight, 1.3.4 James-Lange theory of emotion, 1.3.5 Structure and function of neurons, 1.3.6 Synaptic transmission, 1.3.7 Hebb's theory of learning, 1.3.8 Brain structure, 1.3.9 Localisation of function in the brain, 1.3.10 Penfield's study of the interpretive cortex, 1.3.11 Cognitive neuroscience, 1.3.12 Brain scanning techniques, 1.3.13 Tulving's 'gold' memory study, and 1.3.14 Effects of neurological damage. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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