Biological Area

Question 1

Application

Answer 1

Giving advice to people with brain damage

Using drugs to alter undesirable behaviour

Psychosurgery

Question 2

Defining principle 1

Answer 2

Behaviour can be largely explained in terms of biology; what is psychological is always biological first

Question 3

Defining principle 2

Answer 3

Psychology should study the brain, nervous system and various biological systems in an attempt to explain behaviour

Question 4

Defining principle 3

Answer 4

Psychology should be seen as a science, to be studied in a scientific manner, measuring variables objectively, for example using physiological measures such as MRI scans

Question 5

Strengths

Answer 5

Scientific in approach using objective measures such as brain scans

By being reductionist thee biological area often results in good application such as treatments for a range of conditions

Question 6

Weaknesses

Answer 6

Reductionist as it focuses on the nature side of the nature-nurture debate

Lab based, scientific research jeopardises the ecological validity of the research within the biological area

Question 7

Define “brain plasticity”

Answer 7

The brains ability to recognise new neural pathways throughout life, based on new knowledge and experience

Question 8

Define “primary visual cortex”

Answer 8

processes visual info

Question 9

Define “Monocular vision”

Answer 9

one eye being used

Question 10

Define “Binocular vision”

Answer 10

two eyes being used

Question 11

Define “neurophysiology”

Answer 11

Physiology of the nervous system