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Question 2 (13 marks) Matilda takes her new pet dog, Biscuit, for a walk along the same route every day. Children often stop Matilda so they can pat Biscuit.
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a. Identify which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the movement to pat Biscuit and explain the sequence of biological processes that occurs. 5 marks
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b. During one of their daily walks, Matilda accidentally touched a sharp thorn on a bush and quickly removed her hand. Identify the biological process involved when Matilda quickly
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c. When Matilda takes Biscuit for their daily walk, they pass a house with a dog that barks. Biscuit becomes extremely excited and barks in response. After many months, Biscuit bec
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i. Using the language of classical conditioning, outline the three-phase process of how Biscuit learnt to get excited and bark in response. 3 marks
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ii. When the family with the dog moved away, Biscuit eventually stopped becoming excited and did not bark as they approached the house. Then, for a few weeks, Matilda had to take a
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Question 3 (12 marks) Effect of caffeine on Parkinson’s disease by F Marrow Drinking caffeinated drinks has been associated with reduced tremors in people with Parkinson’s disease.
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a. Explain the biological features of Parkinson’s disease and their progression. 3 marks
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b. Write an operationalised independent variable for this study. 2 marks 25 2021 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a TURN OVER
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c. Identify one extraneous variable that is evident in this study. Outline how this extraneous variable might have affected the results of this study and how this variable could ha
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d. Identify one factor that these researchers should have considered when making generalisations about their findings and outline how this factor can affect generalisability. 2 mar
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e. Why would these researchers have studied the population that they did when undertaking their research? 2 marks 2021 PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 26 DO NOT W R I T E N T H I S A R E A
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