biopsychology AO3

Question 1

what are the AO3 points for the fight or flight response?

Answer 1

1. does not explain the stress response in females
2. human behaviour not limited to two responses

Question 2

FIGHT OR FLIGHT:
P: does not explain the stress response in females

Answer 2

E: eg. research found that women are more likely to protect their offspring

Question 3

FIGHT OR FLIGHT:
P: human behaviour is not limited to two responses

Answer 3

E: some psychologists argue that the first response is to ‘freeze’ which allows individuals to avoid the problem completely
E: during the response, humans consider the best action they could do depending on the problem
L: FOF does not consider other factors such as thought processes