The Biological Area- Paper 2

Question 1

What are the 3 assumptions of the area?

Answer 1

• Assumes behaviour is casused by our biology and the way our body works- “sll that is psychological is biological”
• The mind resides in the physical structures of the brain- all thoughts feelings and emotions have a physiological cause
• Psychology is a science- behaviour should be studied through objective and scientific means (lab experiments)

Question 2

What is the first key theme of the area?

Answer 2

Regions of the brain

Question 3

What is the second key theme of the area?

Answer 3

Brain Plasticity

Question 4

How does Sperry link to their key theme?

Question 5

How does Casey link to their key theme?

Question 6

What factor of the key theme does Sperry focus his research on?

Answer 6

The Split-brain study

Question 7

What factor of the key theme did Casey focus their research on?

Answer 7

Neural correlates of delay of gratification

Question 8

How are Sperry and Casey similar?

Answer 8

• Both used males and females (easier to generalise)

Question 9

How are Sperry and Casey different?

Answer 9

• Sperry= snapshot study, Casey= longitudinal study

Question 10

How do Blakemore and Cooper link to their key theme?

Answer 10

Investigated how the brains of kittens adapted depending on the environment they were reared in

Question 11

How does Maguire link to his key theme?

Answer 11

Investigated the structural differences in the hippocampus between taxi drivers and non-taxi drivers