Paper 2: Social context and behaviour

In Milgram's original study, what percentage of participants went to 450 volts?

Bystander behaviour is more likely to involve helping when:

Explain what is meant by 'conformity'.

Explain one dispositional factor affecting obedience.

Outline Piliavin's subway study.

Describe the situational factors that affect conformity.

At a concert, fans begin damaging seats once a few people start. (study and data written for this paper) Use the concept of deindividuation to explain this.

Describe and evaluate Milgram's agency theory of obedience.

Which theory claims that language determines thought?

Which is an example of non-verbal communication?

Explain what is meant by 'personal space'.

Give two differences between human and animal communication.

Outline Yuki's study of emoticons.

Describe Piaget's theory of the relationship between language and thought.

In a study, people who speak a language with many words for blue distinguished shades of blue more quickly than English speakers. (study and data written for this paper) Explain how this supports a weak version of the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis.

Evaluate the view that non-verbal behaviour is innate.

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?

Which lobe of the brain contains the visual cortex?

Explain the role of a neurotransmitter.

Describe Hebb's theory of learning.

Outline Tulving's 'gold' memory study.

Describe the structure and function of a sensory, relay and motor neuron.

After a stroke, Raj can understand speech but finds it hard to produce words. (study and data written for this paper) Explain which area of his brain is likely to be damaged.

Describe and evaluate the use of scanning techniques to study the brain.

Which neurotransmitter is most associated with depression?

Which therapy focuses on changing negative thinking patterns?

Explain what is meant by 'mental health'.

Give two symptoms of clinical depression according to ICD.

Outline one explanation of addiction.

Describe how antidepressants work to treat depression.

A survey finds 1 in 6 adults reported depression last year, compared with 1 in 10 ten years earlier (study and data written for this paper). Suggest two reasons for the increase.

Evaluate interventions or therapies for addiction.