Biological Approach

Question 1

What are the key concepts ?

Answer 1

• Influence of biology on behaviour
• genes
• neuroanatomy

Question 2

What are genes ?

Answer 2

Inherited traits and characteristics from parents due to DNA

Question 3

What does neuroanatomy refer to ?

Answer 3

Structure of the brain and that different parts have different functions

Question 4

What does neuro chemistry refer to ?

Answer 4

The role of neurotransmitters within the brain and nervous system on behaviour

Question 5

What is evolution?

Answer 5

The process of adaption, genetic changes which occur within a species to promote survival

Question 6

What is a phenotype ?

Answer 6

Observable characteristics of an individual as a result of interactions between genes & environment

Question 7

What is monozygotic ?

Answer 7

Indentical twins

Question 8

Where is the SRY gene located ?

Answer 8

Y chromosome

Question 9

What does the SRY gene determine ?

Answer 9

Sex of a baby

Question 10

What does localisation of function refer to ?

Answer 10

That different regions of the brain are responsible for different behaviours/processes

Question 11

What does damage of motor cortex cause ?

Answer 11

Loss of control over fine motor movements

Question 12

What does damage of auditory cortex cause ?

Answer 12

Loss of hearing

Question 13

What does damage to the somato sensory cortex cause ?

Answer 13

Loss of sense in skin

Question 14

What does damage to visual cortex result in ?

Answer 14

Loss of vision

Question 15

Which brain has a greater volume ?

Male or female

Answer 15

Makes

Question 16

What study is linked to localisation of function ?

Answer 16

Harlow (phineas gage)

Question 17

What region did Gage damage ?

Answer 17

Left frontal lobe

Question 18

Strength of Harlow study

Answer 18

Methods of research was very advanced for the time

Question 19

Weakness of Harlow study

Answer 19

Reliability as not enough evidence to have firm conclusions

Question 20

What does neurotransmitter do ?

Answer 20

Allows communications between nerve cells in the brain and the nervous system

Question 21

Examples of neurotransmitters

Answer 21

• serotonin
• dopamine
• GABA
• noradrenaline

Question 22

What disorder is linked to low levels of serotonin ?

Answer 22

Depression

Question 23

Female sex hormone

Answer 23

Oestrogen

Question 24

Make sex hormone

Answer 24

Testosterone

Question 25

What is higher levels of testosterone linked to ?

Answer 25

Aggression

Question 26

What study is linked to sex hormones ?

Answer 26

Deady

Question 27

What was the aim of deady study ?

Answer 27

To investigate whether there is a link between testosterone levels and maternal personality traits

Question 28

Strength of deady study

Answer 28

Reliability as the result have been replicated upon many women

Question 29

Weakness of deady study

Answer 29

Findings are based upon correlational data

Question 30

Who proposed the theory of evolution

Answer 30

Charles Darwin

Question 31

What does the EEA refer to ?

Answer 31

Environment of evolutionary adaptiveness

Question 32

What is genome lag ?

Answer 32

Refers to how the world is changed more quickly than human adaptation

Question 33

What key study is linked to evolution?

Answer 33

Buss et al

Question 34

Strength of buss study ?

Answer 34

High reliability due to use of many different research methods

Question 35

Weakness of buss study

Answer 35

Lacks generalisability as the sample of participants was on representative