Biological Approach

Question 1

theory of natural selection

Answer 1

Traits in an animal that enables it to survive and hence increase its probability of reproducing (and raising offspring successfully)

Question 2

sexual selection

Answer 2

An animal’s characteristics that make it more appealing to the opposite sex, and hence increase the probability of reproducing

Question 3

what are the 4 lobes in the bran :

Answer 3

1. frontal lobe (front)
2. parietal lobe (upper side)
3. temporal lobe (around the temples)
4. occipital lobe (at the back)

Question 4

what is the frontal lobe associated with?

Answer 4

Higher functions,

E.g., thinking, speech, motor control, and co-ordinating information

Question 5

function of parietal lobes?

Answer 5

Receive and interpret sensory information

Question 6

function of occipital lobe?

Answer 6

process visual information

Question 7

function of temporal lobe?

Answer 7

Process auditory information and also memory

Question 8

If Broca’s area in the brain is injured, what loss of function may occur?

Answer 8

speech

Question 9

What is the tiny gap between neurones called?

Answer 9

synapses

Question 10

what does dopamine do?

Answer 10

Dopamine plays a key role in driving behaviour related to pleasurable goals, such as food, sex, and social interaction.
Dopamine plays a role in how we feel pleasure and it’s also part of our unique ability to think and plan, helping us to strive, focus, and find things interesting. (If you’ve switched off now, perhaps you’ve got low dopamine :))
Dopamine is associated with:
Learning
Motivation
Heart rate
Blood vessel function
Kidney function
Lactation
Sleep
Mood

Question 11

what is serotonin associated with?

Answer 11

• Stabilising moods, and is associated with eating, arousal, and sleep.
• It is linked with depression, aggression, OCD, and eating disorders

Question 12

name three strengths of the biological approach

Question 13

evolutionary assumption