approaches: biological approach

Question 1

Define the Biological Approach. Include the 4 biological factors.

Question 2

What are the 3 assumptions of the Biological approach?

Question 3

What is meant by the genetic basis of behaviour? Give a specific example.

Question 4

How are twin studies used to investigate the genetic basis of behaviour?

Question 5

What is meant by a concordance rate? Can you give the concordance rate for OCD?

Question 6

What are the psychological terms for identical and non-identical twins?

Question 7

Give a specific example of a twin study that has shown that genetics play a role in behaviour.

Question 8

What is meant by the term ‘genotype?

Question 9

What is meant by the term ‘phenotype’?

Question 10

How is PKU used to illustrate the role of genotype and phenotype?

Question 11

What is neuroanatomy? Include a specific example

Question 12

How does the case of Phineas Gage support the role of neuroanatomy on behaviour?

Question 13

What is neurochemistry? How does this link to a specific psychological disorder?

Question 14

Define evolution

Question 15

Describe Darwin’s theory of ‘natural selection’

Question 16

Give a specific example of evolution and how a certain characteristic has been developed through the process. (e.g giraffes and long necks, memory, attachment etc)

Question 17

Describe the evolution of phobias

Question 18

ao3: How is the biological approach scientific? Why is this a strength of the biological approach?

Question 19

ao3: How can the biological approach be practically applied? Hint: treatment

Question 20

ao3: How is the biological approach deterministic? What are the potential implications for this? How is this a limitation of the approach?

Question 21

ao3: what is the potential difficulty with using twin studies to evidence a genetic basis to behaviour?

Question 22

ao3: What is the issue of cause and effect in the biological approach? Explain its importance