approaches: biological approach Flashcards

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Define the Biological Approach. Include the 4 biological factors.

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What are the 3 assumptions of the Biological approach?

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What is meant by the genetic basis of behaviour? Give a specific example.

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How are twin studies used to investigate the genetic basis of behaviour?

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What is meant by a concordance rate? Can you give the concordance rate for OCD?

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What are the psychological terms for identical and non-identical twins?

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Give a specific example of a twin study that has shown that genetics play a role in behaviour.

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What is meant by the term ‘genotype?

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What is meant by the term ‘phenotype’?

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How is PKU used to illustrate the role of genotype and phenotype?

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What is neuroanatomy? Include a specific example

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How does the case of Phineas Gage support the role of neuroanatomy on behaviour?

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What is neurochemistry? How does this link to a specific psychological disorder?

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Define evolution

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Describe Darwin’s theory of ‘natural selection’

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Give a specific example of evolution and how a certain characteristic has been developed through the process. (e.g giraffes and long necks, memory, attachment etc)

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Describe the evolution of phobias

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ao3: How is the biological approach scientific? Why is this a strength of the biological approach?

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ao3: How can the biological approach be practically applied? Hint: treatment

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ao3: How is the biological approach deterministic? What are the potential implications for this? How is this a limitation of the approach?

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ao3: what is the potential difficulty with using twin studies to evidence a genetic basis to behaviour?

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ao3: What is the issue of cause and effect in the biological approach? Explain its importance

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