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A-LevelPsychologyBiological approach9990/22 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q41 Mark

In the study by Canli et al. (brain scans and emotions), the dependent variable of emotional arousal was measured by the participants pressing buttons 0, 1, 2 or 3.

  1. Suggest why it was necessary for the participants to press buttons rather than speaking or writing.[1]

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  1. [1] 1 mark for reason Because they were in a scanner so couldn't move much / couldn't move to speak / write = 1

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Biological approach, A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Psychology, Oct/Nov 2020 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 4.

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