AQA A-Level Psychology - Biopsychology revision PowerPoint

Detailed and in-depth PowerPoint slides on the specification relating to the Biopsychology section on AQA Paper 2 for the Psychology A-Level. Detailed notes are included on the following areas:

• The divisions of the nervous system
• The fight or flight response
• The structure and function of neurons
• Types of neurons
• The function of the endocrine system
• Localisation of function in the brain
• Plasticity die functional recovery of the brain following trauma
• Split-brain research into Hemispheric Lateralisation
• Ways of investigating the brain
• Biological rhythms - circadian, infradian and ultradian
• The effect of exogenous zeitgeibers and endogenous pacemakers

All slides include AO1 and AO3 information to help with different types of exam questions.
These resources have been made by a student who achieved a grade A* in Psychology, who is now studying Psychology in Education at the University of Birmingham.