The biological approach

Question 1

The biological approach in one sentence

Answer 1

Everything psychological is at first biological

Question 2

Biological approach brief AO1

Answer 2

Assumptions: Biological processes - genes, neurochemistry and the nervous system
Genetic basis of behaviour: Twin and family studies
Genotype and phenotypes
Evolutionary behaviour

Question 3

Biological approach brief AO3

Answer 3

Scientific methods: Precise techniques, scanning techniques, family studies, drug trials
Real-life applications: Psychotheraputic drugs
Casual conclusions: Drugs may only be associated with symptom reduction, not causes
Can’t separate nature and nurture

Question 4

What is genetype?

Answer 4

Genetic makeup

Question 5

What is phenotype?

Answer 5

Characteristics of an individual deermined by both genes and the environment

Question 6

What is the name for identical twins?

Answer 6

Monozygotic

Question 7

What is the name for non-identical twins?

Answer 7

Dizygotic

Question 8

What % of genes do MZ twins share?

Answer 8

100

Question 9

What % of genes do DZ twins share?

Answer 9

50%