hormones

Question 1

what are hormones

Answer 1

chemical messengers of the body, travel via blood much slower then NT. affect metabolism, mood and reproduction. secreted from glands.

Question 2

what is oxytocin

Answer 2

a hormone released from the pituitary gland to increase trust between people.

Question 3

which hormones are important when causing aggression

Answer 3

adrenaline and nor adrenaline, cortisol (steroid) glucocorticoid, produced by adrenal cortex gland during stress. testosterone in mean

Question 4

what did Raine find out about testosterone

Answer 4

5% of males are characterised with a pattern of antisocial behaviour. 50-70% more likely to commit a violent crime. generally men are more aggressive then females. the involvement in crime typically arises in mid/early teens (same time as testosterone).

Question 5

give research to support

Answer 5

aldelson. male rats were castrated and compared with control rats. found that controls were more aggressive. however when the control rats were injected with testosterone, aggression increased.

low internal validity - observations, subjective. animal studies lack generalisability to humans.

Question 6

give more research to support

Answer 6

Dabbs et al. (1995) found high levels of testosterone in 692 male prisoners.