fight or flight reponse

Question 1

weakness: doesn’t explain stress response in females

Answer 1

research found women are more likely to protect their offspring and form alliances with other women or the offender rather to fight or run away, suggests gender bias as assumes men and women respond in the same way to a threatening situation, limiting explanation

Question 2

discussion: too simplistic

Answer 2

could be argued fight or flight response is far too simplistic and other responses to threatening situations may be applicable

Question 3

issue: human behaviour not limited to two responses

Answer 3

some psychologists argue that the first response to danger is to avoid confrontation entirely through a freeze response, consider best course of action whilst frozen, suggests fight or flight response doesn’t consider other factors(such as thought process)