issues and debates

Question 1

ethics

Answer 1

studying aggression and how findings are used; in the research itself such as issues of confidentiality and informed consent

Question 2

practical issues in the design and implementation of research

Answer 2

issues in scanning and measuring the complexity of the brain

Question 3

reductionism

Answer 3

focusing on aggression when studying the brain

Question 4

comparisons of ways of explaining behaviour using different themes

Answer 4

causes of aggression comparing Freud’s ideas and biological explanations

Question 5

psychology as a science

Answer 5

synaptic transmission, brain scanning techniques

Question 6

culture and gender

Answer 6

hormonal differences between males and females possibly influencing behaviour, such as aggression

Question 7

nature-nurture

Answer 7

brain localisation in aggression and environmental influences in aggression

Question 8

an understanding of how psychological understanding has developed over time

Answer 8

development of scanning techniques up to FMRI and development of knowledge accordingly

Question 9

issues of social control

Answer 9

using knowledge of brain function to control individuals

Question 10

the use of psychological knowledge within society

Answer 10

understanding causes of aggression, in order to perhaps deal with them

Question 11

issues related to socially sensitive research

Answer 11

confidentiality