hormones

Question 1

role of hormones to explain behaviour such as aggression

Answer 1

chemical messengers in the body produced by endocrine system, travel in blood stream so it’s slow process

affect metabolism, stress, mood, sleep

environment affects the release of hormones, such as a stress situation

Question 2

DABS et al 1987

Answer 2

measured level of testosterone in the saliva of 89 male prisoners in violent and non violent crime, the higher the levels of testosterone, the more aggressive the individual

+ males with more testosterone had less friendly smiles

Question 3

serotonin aggression hypothesis

Answer 3

DUKE et al meta-analysis - inverse relationship between serotonin and aggression