Neural Explanation

Question 1

What are the 3 biochemicals that are implicated in offending behaviour?

Answer 1

Noradrenaline
Serotonin
Dopamine.

Question 2

Explain noradrenaline

Answer 2

Part of the fight of flight response
Helps respond to a threatening situation.
High levels are linked to violence and aggression.
So this means, it is easy to explain some crimes.
Chemical imbalance.

Question 3

Explain serotonin.

Answer 3

Regulates mood, and impulse control.
Low levels= more impulsivity
Have an impaired a agility to hold back

Question 4

Explain dopamine

Answer 4

Links to addiction- and substance abuse
Pleasure is experienced.
Greater activity of crime- more pleasure is experienced.
This makes addiction more likely.

Question 5

A03: based on very scientific methodology
Explain

Answer 5

Means many studies have been replicated.

Question 6

A03: issues relating to the samples used
Explain

Answer 6

Many of the offenders come from poor backgrounds
Makes it difficult to establish weather it is due to neural effects or innate psychological factors.

Question 7

A03: comparison groups
Explain

Answer 7

They cannot be well matched.
Each offender has different experiences.