3.5.2 Role of the amygdala evaluation (bio)

Question 1

What was Pardini’s sample

Answer 1

56 mean from a previous study 20 years ago who had shown aggressive behaviour since childhood

Question 2

What did Pardini do

Answer 2

measured pos amygdala volume

Question 3

What were Pardidni’s findings

Answer 3

High levels of aggression over the 20 year period were associated with lower amygdala volumes

Question 4

What are Pardinin’s findings evidence of

Answer 4

predictive validity as differences in amygdala volume may predict future aggressive behaviour and involvement in crime.

Question 5

Why is amygdala dysfunction a risk factor and not a direct cause

Answer 5

makes aggressive behaviour more likely not a certainty