GCSE Psychology

Re-cap test

1

• The amygdala creates an e________ response

2

• When the amygdala is removed from animals do they become aggressive or calm?

3

• What was the case study in which a women's amygdala was electrically stimulated and she became aggressive?

4

• What was Charles Whitman famous for?

5

• Are case studies reliable or unreliable?

6

• How do hormones (such as testosterone) get into their designated organs?

7

• What do correlations look for?

8

• Who wrote ‘Social Learning Theory’?

9

• What is vicarious reinforcement?

10

• What does A.R.M.M stand for?

11

• Out of ‘Nature’ and ‘Nurture’ what are we said to be born with?

12

• What two countries were used in the Ramirez et al (2001) study?

13

• How many psychology students were involved in the Ramirez et al (2001) study?

14

• In the Ramirez et al (2001) study how many points were for the point scale?

15

• In the Ramirez et al (2001) study what data was collected?

16

• What is a content analysis?

17

• What year was the Anderson and Dill study?

18

• What type of experiment was the Anderson and Dill study?

19

• Name one of the games used in the study

20

• What school shooting that we have spoken can be linked to this study?

21

• Where was the Charlton et al (2000) study conducted?

22

• What type of experiment was the Charlton et al (2000) study?

23

• In which country did the Williams et al (1981) study take place?

24

• Out of the Charlton and Williams study which one supported the concept that TV promotes aggressive behaviour in children?

25

• What does ‘BPS’ stand for?