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1.3 Biopsychology

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Question 45

Leila is a gymnast. In her routine she watches the end of a narrow beam, plans her next move, and then walks along the beam without losing her balance.

Use your knowledge of brain structure to explain how three different structures in Leila's brain help her to perform the routine.

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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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