neural and hormonal mechanisms Flashcards
1
Q
limbic system
A
regulates emotions and behaviour
2
Q
amygdala
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regulating emotional behaviour
3
Q
serotonin
A
regulates impulsive behaviour - low serotonin = increased aggression
4
Q
testosterone
A
production of male characteristics - high test = high aggression
5
Q
strengths
A
increased serotonin = decreased aggression
- breman found that ppts who were given paroxethathol ( sert) behaved less aggressively compared to control group when playing a video game
research for the amygdala
- pardini conducted a long study f 56 male ppts and found that ppts with lower amygdala volumes exhibited higher levels of agg
research for test
- dolan found that violent male prisoners in a max security prision displaued higher levels of test
strength
6
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limitation
A
overreliance on the limbis system
