Biological area

Question 1

outline the defining principles of this area

Answer 1

1)changes to the brain structure cause changes to behaviour. For example you have a stroke and the bleed is on the left side of your brain it can affect your language.
2)differnt areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours. For example the ventral striatum is involved in reward processing

Question 2

outline one application of the biological area

Answer 2

Casey- high and low delayers
teachers and parents teach cool activities to help them resist delay impulsive behaviourist

Question 3

2 stengths of the biological area

Answer 3

-very scientific due to the used of controlled research and precise measurements
-useful

Question 4

2 weakness of the biological area

Answer 4

-reductionist explanation for behaviour
-samples may be small when studying unusual biological conditions