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Psychology - biological psychology (3)

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By: Ella Packham
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Decks in this class (14)

3.1.1 - central nervous system
What is the nervous system,
What is the cns,
What are neurons
50  cards
3.1.2 - effect of recreational drugs on CNS
What is a drug,
What are different categories whi...,
What is a psychoactive drug
29  cards
3.1.3 (part 1) - structure of the brain
What is the role of the brain,
What is the role of the spinal cord,
What are the four lobes of the brain
24  cards
3.1.3 (part 2) - brain structure as an explanation of aggression
What is aggression,
What is reactive hostile aggression,
What is controlled instrumental a...
22  cards
3.1.4 - role of evolution and natural selection to explain behaviour including aggression
What is evolution,
What is natural selection,
What is sexual selection
19  cards
3.1.6 - the role of hormones to explain aggression
What are hormones,
What are key features of hormones,
What is the endocrine system
24  cards
3.2.3 - biological research methods
What is a cat scan,
How do cat scans work,
What can cat scans tell you about...
26  cards
3.3.1 - Raine et al. (1997) Brain abnormalities in murderers indicated by PET
What was the aim of the study,
What is the angular gyrus,
What was the sample for the study
15  cards
3.3.3 - Brendgen et al. (2005) Examining genetic and environmental effects on social aggression
What is social aggression,
What is shared environment,
What is non shared environment
16  cards
3.4 - key question
What is the key question for biol...,
How does addiction impact the ind...,
How does addiction impact those a...
16  cards
3.5 - practical investigation
What is the question for investig...,
Which research methods will be us...,
What two variables need to be mea...
8  cards
3.6 - issues and debates
Ethics adoption studies
1  cards
Exam specific answers
Describe the process of synaptic ...,
Explain one strength and one weak...
2  cards
3.1.5 - biological explanation as an alternative to Freud's psychodynamic explanation
What is the unconscious mind,
What is the importance of the unc...,
What three components make up fre...
22  cards

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