hormones and aggression (pack 3)

Question 1

what researcher found a difference between girls and boys in aggression and testosterone
M….&…..J

Answer 1

Maccoby and Jacklin
dozens of lab and field experiments across cultures that boys are more aggressive than girls

men- violent offences
women- property offences

Question 2

what is there a great deal of in teenage years with testosterone

Answer 2

inter-male fighting

Question 3

What did Barzman et al look into to do with correlational research with humans

Answer 3

hormone ( cortisol) in saliva of 7-9 year olds in psych hospitals
measured testosterone and cortisol levels

Question 4

what did Dabbs et al look into and find

Answer 4

testosterone levels in prisoners of non-violent and violent offenders
found were higher in violent offenders

Question 5

what researcher beginning with O look into and find?

Answer 5

Olweus
boys who had higher levels of testosterone were more irritable and more likely to respond to being provoked

Question 6

What researcher did a lab experiment with Rodents and what did he find?

Answer 6

Wagner
observed aggression levels of male mice
after castration aggression levels dropped and when injected w testosterone they rose back to pre-castration

Question 7

what three things other than aggression is testosterone levels linked with

Answer 7

increased competitiveness to WIN

Enhance the thrill experienced with risk taking

aids male bonding and a motivation to protect own group and attack others

Question 8

what other hormone is associated with aggression

Answer 8

cortisol

Question 9

what is cortisol’s function

Answer 9

managing stress levels

Question 10

where is cortisol produced

Answer 10

adrenal glands

Question 11

what are 3 strengths of using hormones as an explanation of aggression?

Answer 11

scientific cred is high- theories are falsifiable and testosterone travelling through the blood stream is directly observable
AND measurable in a quantifiable way (DABBS)

reductionist controls and are measured with extraneous variables under tight control

supporting evidence- well controlled lab experiments and can be replicated easily such as DABBS

application- chemical castration and a reduction in sexual fantasies

Question 12

3 weaknesses of hormones as an explanation of aggression

Answer 12

scientific cred lowered- constrained by ethics and practical issues, largely correlational research

reductionism- focus only on hormones, only provides a partial biological explanation of what causes aggression

over emphasis on the role of nature and overlooks social learning…BANDURA (alternative theory)