AQA A Level Psychology Paper 2 (7182/2) - 22nd May 2024 [Exam Chat]

cool thx - how are u feeling for paper 2 tomorrow

Stressed, I don't like biopsychology lol. What about you?

What would yu say for 6 marks of A01 for circadian/infradian/ultradian rhythms, would yu j state what it is, reference to exogenous zeit.. and endogenous pace.. and say an example like sleep stages, menstruation cycle, sleep wake cycle

Here is my AO1 for all the cycles:
Circadian rhythm - biological rhythm that takes 24 hours to complete. Sleep-wake cycle is an example. Sleep wake cycle coordinated by the endogenous pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Suprachiasmatic nucleus detects low levels of light, and signals to the pineal gland to secrete melatonin, which inhibits brain mechanisms that relate to wakefulness. Exogenous zeitgeber is light, which the lack of such causes melatonin to be secreted. Another example of a circadian rhythm is the body temperature cycle. Body temperature is also regulated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and is lowest in the early hours of the morning, and highest during midday. A low body temperature is associated with a state of sleepiness, lack of concentration and mind fog.
Infradian rhythm - a biological rhythm that takes over 24 hours, but less than a year to complete. One example of an infradian rhythm is the menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle involves the secretion of FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) which causes a follicle in the ovaries to release an egg, followed by the secretion of oestrogen which causes the egg to be released and travel down the fallopian tube. Progesterone causes the lining of the uterus to build, and if after two weeks no fertilisation occurs, then the lining is broken down, and this is when menstrual blood is released. Another example of an infradian rhythm is SAD - seasonal affective disorder. This is when in the lower months, due to the lack of light, people have symptoms of depression, brain fog and tiredness. Serotonin is thought to stimulate melatonin production, so more melatonin being produced in the darker months means that less serotonin is present, leading to symptoms of unhappiness. The pineal gland utilises serotonin for the production of melatonin.
Ultradian rhythm - ultradian rhythms are rhythms that repeat more than once in 24 hours. One example of an ultradian rhythm is the sleep cycle. The sleep cycle consists of five stages, beginning with stage 1 and stage 2. During the first two stages, the brain activity decreases, but there are many sleep spindles (short bursts of brain activity), and there is a transition from alpha waves in the brain to beta waves. During the third and fourth stage of the sleep cycle, delta waves are detected, and brain activity is low. It is difficult to wake someone at this stage. During the final stage of the sleep cycle, also called n-rem (rapid eye movement) stage, the eyes begin to rapidly twitch under eyelids, and brain activity is high (it is assumed at this stage, one is having a dream). REM sleep is associated with repair work.

AQA A Level Psychology Paper 2 (7182/2) - 22nd May 2024 [exam chat]
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Date of exam: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Time: AM, 2hrs
Topics in Paper: Approaches, Biopsychology, Research Methods
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Are PMT essay plans everything that could be asked or should we still prepare for any other topics? Obviously for approaches they didn't do any comparison essays but otherwise

nope they dont cover everything, you could be asked an essay on anything from these spec points:
The fight or flight response including the role of adrenaline.
Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research. Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma.
Ways of studying the brain: scanning techniques, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); electroencephalogram (EEGs) and event-related potentials (ERPs); post-mortem examinations.
Biological rhythms: circadian, infradian and ultradian and the difference between these rhythms. The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle.

how we feeling guys

how we feeling guys

My predictions:
Approaches
Biopsychology
Research methods

so nervous 🥲 I fear aqa is going to throw a curveball at us

Are PMT essay plans everything that could be asked or should we still prepare for any other topics? Obviously for approaches they didn't do any comparison essays but otherwise

Guys it's impossible to get a 16 marker in research methods right?

nope, features of science can be a 16 marker (see the page in the text book)

how we feeling guys