Biological: Amygdala

Question 1

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Answer 1

we learn to inhibit anti social behaviour during childhood through fear conditioning.
Who we realise that aggressive behaviour will lead to punishment. the amygdala involved in aggressive behaviour and fear conditioning so any dysfunction will mean that the child cannot identify social cues that indicate threat, and therefore do not link punishment to behaviour. Conducted a longnitidunal study, observed 3 years old to 23 years old and those who showed lack of far conditioning in a younger age later became criminals.

Question 2

Amygdala doesn’t operate on its own.

Answer 2

The hypothalamus has been shown to cause aggressive behaviour when electrically stimulated, and has receptors that help determine aggression levels based on their interactions with serotonin and vasopressin. Dysfunctions in the amygdala may not be enough to account for criminal behaviour as the neurology of aggressive behaviour is complex.

Question 3

Research on the amygdala and crime do not show cause and effect

Answer 3

Because research like rain et al is correlational , therefore we cant conclude that the brain abnormalities cause offending behaviour or the result of the environment has made them this way. This highlights the complexity of biology and behaviour.