Free AQA GCSE Psychology
Practice Paper

What is tolerance in addiction?

1. The ability to resist taking a substance
2. Acceptance of a person's addiction by their family
3. A state in which larger amounts of a substance are needed to produce the same effect as before
4. The point at which an addiction ends naturally

What is instrumental aggression in sport?

1. Aggression used as a means of achieving a sporting goal, without the intention of causing harm
2. Aggression intended to injure an opponent
3. Aggression directed at officials
4. Aggression caused by crowd hostility

In Freud's theory of dreaming, what is the latent content of a dream?

1. The images the dreamer recalls on waking
2. The stage of sleep in which the dream occurred
3. The length of time the dream lasted
4. The hidden, unconscious meaning that the remembered dream is thought to disguise

The multi-store model divides memory into sensory, short-term and ____ memory.

1. long-term
2. random
3. muscle
4. instant

What is social facilitation?

1. Learning a skill by watching another performer
2. An improvement in performance caused by the presence of an audience or other people
3. Cooperating with team-mates during a match
4. The tendency to reduce effort when part of a group

Short-term memory has a limited ____ of about 7 items.

1. weight
2. speed
3. capacity
4. colour

What is Broca's area associated with?

1. Understanding the meaning of language
2. Processing visual information
3. The production of speech
4. Coordinating balance

What is a relay neuron?

1. A neuron that connects sensory and motor neurons, found mainly in the central nervous system
2. A neuron that carries impulses from the sense organs
3. A neuron that carries impulses to the muscles
4. A neuron that produces neurotransmitters only