biological approach Flashcards
1
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assumptions
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- everything psychological is biological at first
- how biological structures impact human behaviour
- behaviour has a physiological cause which may be genetically or environmentally altered
- genes affect behaviour and influence individual psychological differences between people
2
Q
methods for investigation of genetic behaviour
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twins
family
adoption
selective
comparative
3
Q
monozygotic
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identical
4
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diozygotic
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non-identical
5
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geneotype
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genetic programming that provides the phenotype
6
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phenotype
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physical appearance
7
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issues
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reductionist + deterministic
8
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strengths
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interactionist approach
helps with biological treatments
twin studies
