Biological Psych Hormones + Aggression

Question 1

What is a hormone?

Answer 1

A chemical substance, secreted by glands + transported to a target organ in bloodstream

Question 2

Where do they operate?

Answer 2

All over body, carried in blood = effects can be powerful + widespread

Question 3

Where are they produced? Give a brief example of a location + its function.

Answer 3

• in glands (endocrine system) e.g. adrenal gland secretes adrenaline + noradrenaline- affect cells in organs (e.g. heart - fight/flight)

Question 4

Where is Testosterone produced / what is it secreted by?

Answer 4

(see A4 on mindmap)

Question 5

What are 3 functions of Testosterone?

Answer 5

(see A5 on mindmap)

Question 6

What are 2 ways we could test the effect of testosterone on aggression in animals?

Answer 6

(see A6 on mindmap)

Question 7

What is an example of an animal study into aggression? (Include the researcher)

Answer 7

(see A7 on mindmap)

Question 8

What is a brief positive of using animal studies to investigate aggression?

Answer 8

(see A8 on mindmap)

Question 9

What are problems with using animals in aggression in research? Give 2 problems.

Answer 9

(see A9 on mindmap)

Question 10

How could we test the link between

testosterone and aggression in humans?

Answer 10

(see A10 on mindmap)

Question 11

Outline one study which provides evidence for the link between testosterone and aggression in males

Answer 11

(see A11 on mindmap)

Question 12

Outline one study which provides evidence for the link between testosterone and aggression in females

Answer 12

(see A12 on mindmap)

Question 13

Explain at least one weakness of human research looking at the role of testosterone in aggression

Answer 13

(There’s at least 3- see A13 on mindmap)

Question 14

What is the dual-hormone hypothesis and how does it explain the more complex nature of testosterone’s role in aggression?

Answer 14

(see A14 on mindmap)